Custom made chairs help disabled toddlers get moving

(21 Dec 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Roads, Louisiana - 30 November 2023
1. Various of Elijah Jack in mobility device
HEADLINE: Custom made chairs help toddlers get moving
ANNOTATION: At 19-months-old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg and a short femur in the other, is unable to walk on his own like most toddlers his age.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Crystal Jack, New Roads, Louisiana Resident:
"If he sees his chair he knows that he's going in and he's just going to go ahead and like, hey I know what to do. I know to go with it and if I take him out he's not going to be a happy camper."
3. Various of Elijah using chair
ANNOTATION: Elijah was one of the first to get a specially designed rolling chair built by a team of biomedical engineering students at Tulane University.
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Crystal Jack, New Roads, Louisiana Resident:
"His chair shows him that like, I could be up like other children."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Orleans, Louisiana - 24 September 2023
5. Wide of Tulane students working on chairs
6. Various of Noam Platt showing pieces of plywood
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Noam Platt, Director of MakeGood:
"Really, the craftsmanship comes into making the cushions and the straps and things like that are all custom made and sown here at the Tulane maker space."
8. Various of students using sewing machines
9. Tight of seat cushion
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10. Various of Tulane students sanding plywood
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Noam Platt, Director of MakeGood:
"Right now the students are assembling the sheets, sanding them down and putting them together using the pre-cut notches and screw holes to make this final product."
12. Wide of chair spinning

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Metairie, Louisiana - 30 October 2023
13. Wide exterior of Louisiana Children's Hospital Rehabilitation Center
ANNOTATION: MakeGood is the New Orleans area coordinator for TOM Global, an Israeli nonprofit manufacturer that helps those with limitations.
14. Tight shot of Freya Baudoin
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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Hampton, Metairie, Louisiana Resident:
"It has been a roller coaster ride honestly. She's been in and out of the hospital her whole life."
16. Wide of Freya being put into her chair
ANNOTATION: Born premature, Freya Baudoin’s mobility has been delayed compared to kids her age, but she recently learned to walk with help from the device.
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17. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Jennifer Gaubert, Physical Therapist:
"A device like this gives her the ability to be upright in a more age appropriate way and also the ability to move around, go everywhere she wants in her home."
18. Wide of Freya pushing chair

ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Orleans, Louisiana - 24 September 2023
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Dylan Lucia, Tulane University Graduate Student:
"Seeing how much these were improving their lives and helping them become a more independent person, even as a small toddler. Like, it was really, really enduring to see something like that and to see the positive change."
20. Various of laser cutting out chair tires
21. Platt and student working with chair

ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Roads, Louisiana - 30 November 2023
22. Various of Elijah in his chair
ANNOTATION: The devices are particularly helpful for families whose children will eventually need wheelchairs, like Elijah.
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23. SOUNDBITE (English) Crystal Jack, New Roads, Louisiana Resident:
"Like I said we come a long way, but I'm blessed to have him."
24. Various of Elijah in his chair
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