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Hand Controls Spell Freedom for Teen Driver

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There is an excellent blog by the owner of a woman-owned car dealership in California at AskPatty.com "Automotive Advice for Women". She supports and is the president of the United Spinal Association and her blog posts include many that relate to disabled drivers.

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John Katona using hand controls. Click image for larger view.
"Transportation From a Different View Part II – Hand Controls Spell Freedom for Teen Driver" is an article about a teenage boy who was featured in the GM Fastlane Blog¹ in 2005 after his spinal cord injury in a car accident. This is his progress report about how he now has a driver's license and is driving independently in his GM conversion van.

1. The lauded GM Fastlane Blog was discontinued in December 2015.

“Hand in Hand” Disabled Ballet

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Performed by Ma Li (馬麗) and Zhai Xiaowei (翟孝偉).

The music is composed by San Bao whose work includes the music from the film, "The Road Home", directed by Zhang Yimou. This music is originally from a very popular TV show in China, named Qian Shou (牵手 Hand in Hand).

Note: This film clip is from Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/. The original film clip was from english.cntv.cn (English).