Last time, we told you about Adaptive Design, an organization that creates custom solutions for everyday challenges that people might face - like five-year-old Danna Jellinek who has cerebral palsy.
Danna's mother says Adaptive Design has changed her daughter's life.
"Until I meet these people, she was just sitting in a high chair for a baby and it's not good for her posture and it's not good for her age, and it's not good for her self-esteem," says Nurit Ozeri.
The team at Adaptive Design created a custom chair for Danna in less than a month. One of the goals is to strengthen her core so she can be more independent.
"She's going to be able to, in the future hopefully, walk and sit down by herself,” Ozeri says. “Hopefully it's going to give her more interaction with her brothers, you know. And more important it's going to help her to get academics, better academics, because she's going to be able to sit down in a desk and be able to, for example, read a book with somebody."
The team also created an adaptation for a motorized car that allows Danna to control it with her head.
And most importantly, it allows her to play with other children.
"Go to the park before with a wheelchair and my daughter be seen like 'Oh, poor girl in the wheelchair.' To be, to come in with a car they make for her that she can drive with the head and be the most popular girl in the park, and teach to the new generation that perfection comes in different ways," Ozeri says.
And even something simple like an iPad holder opens up new possibilities for a child with special needs.
"You saw her, she was very excited to see her favorite cartoon,” Ozeri says. “To be able to grab the iPad, something that today she's not able to do and now she's going to be able to do it."
Norit says Adaptive Design's creations give new opportunities to all people with limitations and challenges.
In our final segment on Adaptative Design, we will introduce you to another woman whose life and career path were impacted when she found out about the organization.
For more information, go to adaptivedesign.org.
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