7-year old João Vicente of Brazil wanted to skateboard, but cerebral palsy left him completely unable to do so.
That's when the Skate Anima project was born. CBS News explains how it makes skateboarding accessible for these children with severe physical limitations:
Physiotherapist Stevan Pinto and psychologist Daniel Paniagua started the Skate Anima project, with a mission of creating skateboard adaptations, so children with various types of disabilities can enjoy the sport, Patron said. "It is a very powerful and beautiful work. It is necessary," she said,
The company built a "walker" that fits around João so he can hold on while someone pushes him on a skateboard. This particular tool was designed by Ricardo Oliveira, who is not only a skateboarder, but a father.
Oliveira's daughter also has a disability, and he invented the walker so she could enjoy skateboarding with him. He sold the design to Skate Anima, which then created one for João, his mother said.
-via Geekologie