It was a mistake that cost Reem Al Marzouqui an important grade in a university case, but it also led to the development of a unique vehicle to help disabled people.
The foot-controlled vehicle that Reem, a 23-year-old Emirati architectural engineering student, built can enable people with arm and upper torso disabilities to drive a car with relative ease.
“My course had required that I find out how everyday items had been modified to help people with special needs, but I misunderstood this and thought I had to make the modifications myself,” she told Gulf News.
After watching a documentary about an American female pilot with arm disabilities who found it easier to fly a plane than drive, Reem decided she had to develop a car that for such people. It took her three months and a lot of learning via the Internet, but at the end, Reem had made a car, which people could control with their feet.
“When I took it to my professor, he said he could not give me a grade because I had not understood his instructions. But he said it was a ‘beautiful mistake’ that I should try to make available for people who might need it,” Reem said.
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Emirati student develops unique vehicle for the disabled
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