Personal injury lawyers help disabled kids
A West Yorkshire branch of personal injury law firm Irwin Mitchell has donated a specially designed toy car worth over £150 to the William Merritt Centre at St Mary's Hospital in Armley.
The toy car is controlled by head movements and can stimulate development, helping disabled children learn about cause and effect and develop their mobility. The car is a miniature Subaru Impreza and is controlled by the children's head movements when they wear a specially designed baseball cap fitted with movement sensors.
The personal injury team at Irwin Mitchell were proud to donate the car as part of their continued support of the centre, which they have donated over £1,200 to since the beginning of the year.
The money from Irwin Mitchell has gone towards the centre's assessment service and loan library which provides adapted toys such as tape recorders, musical toys and bubble machines. Paula Spencer, therapist at the William Merritt centre said: "This is a fantastic addition to our resources. As well as supporting development it provides great enjoyment and independence, particularly for older children who have limited or no hand function."
David Knaggs, managing partner at Irwin Mitchell, said: "Our personal injury lawyers deal with a lot of cases involving disabled children, particularly cerebral palsy, so it is fantastic for the firm to be able to support the centre in this way."
The close relationship which has now developed between the centre and the personal injury firm can perhaps go some way to demonstrate to the public that personal injury lawyers do not deserve their money grabbing image.
Updated on 02/09/2008