I feel for parents with disabled children. Raising kids is hard enough but raising one with special challenges - whew! I just wanna commend them and show them something that might make their lives a little easier and give back what some kids lose when disabled - their mobility.

The Wizzybug is an electric mobility buggy designed for children 5 years of age and under. It clocks in at 2 miles per hour and can be controlled by the child via joystick or adult via remote. Of course a slick ride for the kiddies demands the best. That’s why the Wizzybug has super comfortable memory foam seat cushions and rugged wheels to ride both indoors and out. The Wizzybug will sell for $3,300 later on this year.

[Via BBC]

So 3 dogs and a rabbi walk up to an ATM. . . Sorry, I’ve always wanted to start a story out like that.

No these pooches aren’t robbing their owners nor have they figured out another ATM hack. They’re part of a group of assistance dogs trained to use the ATM, yes THE ATM! Unfortunately they don’t enter in your pin number. That you’ll have to do yourself, but they do insert the card and take the money out with their mouths.

It takes 2 years for Canine Partners to train the 30 dogs that enter the program every year. When they graduate, they’re brought to disabled people whom are confined to wheelchairs for life.

The program all started when a Gulf War veteran struggled to take money out from the ATM when his dog, Endal, instinctively jumped up and pulled the money, card and receipt out with his mouth. The feat earned Endal the Millennium Award in 1999 and kick started the training program at Canine Partners.

[Via Metro UK]