More than 20 million people worldwide are effectively immobile. One Mid-Missouri group is working to change that unfortunate reality in Guatemala, but the work they do won’t conquer the culture that crawls.
Guatemala: Building Wheelchairs in Wheelchairs
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Published November 28, 2010
On Monday, Nov. 29, KOMU-TV aired YouTube Project Report winner Alex Rozier's story on a wheelchair factory in Guatemala where all the employees building the chairs are in wheelchairs themselves. He explores how the factory has helped disabled individuals, who are now making the most of their newfound mobility.
The piece aired on KOMU-TV , local channel 8, which broadcasts in Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Grantee, Project Report winner
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