Show Handicapped Students Students' i Now Learn To Drive Through the generosity of ofen offen fen Sen en Garff Garf and the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors handicapped students will now be able to take Driver fon n n. n Dr Vaughn L. L Hall Exe Ex- Ex e Director Office of Ref Re Re- i habilitation Services announced announced an an- f this week A 1968 Toro Tor- Tor ado rado o equipped with hand con- con has been donated to the theOffice Office o of Rehabilitation Serves es tes ts for this purpose I I THE TIlE CAR w will Il be used in schools in the Salt Lake t tea area a to teach Leach paraplegics how 10 b drive through the State Stater r er Education Program The Theor I I or tar will be scheduled for fulle full- full e use alternating between stools in the area which need I the service P The hand controls were invented invented invented in in- vented by a paraplegic named Gresham who was in Salt Lake City recently to install them inthe in inthe inthe the THE TILE CONTROLS basically consist of a lever used with the i left hand Gas is fed by pushing pushing pushing push push- ing down on the lever When the lever is pushed forward the brake engages According to Mr Garff the car will be replaced each year for the newer model REFERRING to the significance significance significance cance of this training for the i I handicapped Dr Hall stated i II I This is a major breakthrough I in the mobility of the handicapped handi handi- capped Through the availability availability availability of this car for drivers driver's i I training the handicapped may now learn to do for themselves that which has always had to tobe tobe tobe be done for them |