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TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005

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NCPR News

Freedom and Independence in a Hand-Controlled car

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Wil Hansen in his Ford Contour.
Wil Hansen got his driver's license on the third try when he was in his mid-20s. He has spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. It mostly affects his legs. He drives with his hands. He and his dad installed a $450 hand control system in his Ford Contour in just a couple of hours. Wil took David Sommerstein for a demo to the gas station and the bank.
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