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College students give 'freedom' by retrofitting motorized cars for kids with disabilities

CHICAGO - The kids couldn't be stopped.

Bubble wrap laid out on the floor burst in loud pops under the tires of kids zooming by in motorized cars outfitted with harnesses and joysticks Saturday in a downtown Northwestern University office.

While a 2-year-old girl waved to her family from her hot pink car, students from Northwestern cheered her on as she navigated the obstacle course's twists and turns.

The cars had been modified for a handful of kids who have difficulties standing or walking independently, to give them a chance to be mobile and independent.

A little over two

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