Engineering with Grace: Students help teen communicate
From: Michigan News - 12/10/2013
By: Nicole Casal Moore

A Uuniversity of Michigan software engineering class has spent the past
semester building systems that might help a sixth-grader connect with others
and act more independently at school and at home. Grace Simon, 13, has
athetoid cerebral palsy. While she can read, understand spoken words, and
signal "yes" or "no", she can't speak or use extensive sign language to
communicate because of her limited muscle control. "This is different from a
typical class," says teaching assistant Chris McMeeking. "When a project
fails for us, we understand - we're developers. But if it fails for Grace,
it's like we let her down."

Read the entire article at:
http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21862-engineering-with-grace-students-help-teen-communicate

Links:
Engineering with Grace: Software class aims to help one teen communicate
  (with photos) 
http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/slideshows/21712-engineering-with-grace-software-class-aims-to-help-one-teen-communicate

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