Viewers respond with money and time to help design tiny wheelchairs for sick kids

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Viewers respond with money and time to help design tiny wheelchairs for sick kids
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Since 'CBS Mornings' lead national correspondent David Begnaud's original report in December, more than $40,000 in donations rolled in to help create more of these specially designed wheelchairs.

A groundbreaking program at Tulane University is creating waves of change for young children with disabilities, providing them with specially designed chairs that offer newfound mobility and independence for free.In December 2023, 'CBS Mornings' lead national correspondent David Begnaud reported about the volunteers at the university and how they dedicate their time and skills to building the chairs with the help of 3D printing technology.

'That's what made me happy 'cause it's like, he's included with everything,' Elizabeth Fabregas said.Another child, Sebastian Grant, who was born prematurely and spent months in the neonatal ICU, received a customized chair that could support his ventilator and tubes. The chair allowed him to sit upright for the first time in his life.'This is a chair that he could be in and go around the house...

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