Article: Tyner student builds chairs for Siskin: Adam Albright's senior project helps children with cerebral palsy and other conditions.

Byline: Clint Cooper

Jun. 12--With help from a recent Tyner Academy graduate, all Siskin Children's Institute preschool students now can be together on the floor for music and other learning activities. As part of his senior project, Adam Albright created 12 chairs for children with cerebral palsy and other conditions who normally couldn't sit on the floor unassisted to do so. "Corner chairs allow children to sit on the floor without being held by an adult," said Lisa Battersby, a physical therapy assistant. "Since these are preschool classes, a lot of things that happen are on the floor or in the sandbox or in the grass." Since the classrooms are ...

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