Students design prosthetic to help teacher type
From: WZZM13.com - 02/05/2009
By: Valerie Lego

In this fast-paced technology driven world, can you imagine not being able to
type with both hands? For one Grand Rapids teacher it's the only way he
could, until his students invented prosthesis for a hand he lost 40 years ago. 

Martin lost his left hand in a punch press accident 40 years ago. He adapted
but admits typing is a chore.  

And his students noticed. "We all had him, so we know what issues he
struggled with most and the issue was typing," said Kevin Greene, who is one
of ten senior engineering students at Catholic Central who was given the
assignment to design a device for people with disabilities.  

Students invent for teacher (video)
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/04/lego.the.handy.typer.WZZM

Grand Rapids students invent the Handy Typer
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/GR_students_invent_the_Handy_Typer

Handy Invention
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/02/04/transcript.thu/?section=cnn_latest#three

Jeanine Gasper - pre-engineering instructor