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I just watched this video. How amazing is this:
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This discussion centers around a video that evokes strong emotional responses, particularly due to its connection to a favorite song of the user's father. The user reflects on a harness device seen at the "Abilities Expo" in San Jose, designed to assist parents in helping their disabled children walk. The emotional impact of witnessing parents using this device is highlighted, along with positive experiences at the expo, including thoughtful accommodations made by the Convention Center staff.
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This discussion is beneficial for caregivers, medical professionals, and individuals interested in assistive technology and emotional support for families with disabled children.
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fresh_42 said:
Thanks for this. I actually cried, as this was my dad's favorite songs.
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This reminds me of a nice harness device that I saw for the first time at an "Abilities Expo" when I was working a medical standby shift at the San Jose Convention Center a few years ago. I saw a demo of a harness similar to the one below that let parents help their disabled kids to "walk" with them. Seeing the parents at the expo try it out with their kids was truly amazing, and really choked me up.
https://www.fireflyfriends.com/us/our-products/upsee
There were other very nice things at the show, including some nice touches by the Convention Center staff. The pictures of mine below show a nice artificial grass area set up in a corner of the hall for all of the service dogs who were in attendance, as well as a bathroom that had been temporarily converted into a "Family Bathroom" since some of the folks were there with helpers of the opposite sex.
https://www.fireflyfriends.com/us/our-products/upsee
There were other very nice things at the show, including some nice touches by the Convention Center staff. The pictures of mine below show a nice artificial grass area set up in a corner of the hall for all of the service dogs who were in attendance, as well as a bathroom that had been temporarily converted into a "Family Bathroom" since some of the folks were there with helpers of the opposite sex.
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