Parker Hannifin was a corporate partner with KDE on the project and asked districts to participate. The project was funded by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) with money from the American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) fund. The two prototype designs from each team were presented on April 26 in a competition where judges ranked them based on how effective they were at addressing issues like color blindness, wheelchair accessibility, dyslexia, blindness and cognitive disabilities. “I am so grateful people are actually wanting to include us actively in the workforce,” said Barrows. The event was sponsored by Parker Hannifin, a California-based company with a factory in Lexington that designs motion and control technologies and systems, and Berea Makerspace, a community space where people can create things with woodworking, digital printing or other means.īarrows expressed how important it is for people with disabilities to feel seen. Work cells are spaces in manufacturing where the resources – including labor, equipment and materials – are placed in one area to streamline production. The senior at Woodford County High School was a presenter for his school’s team at the Purpose in Action event at Eastern Kentucky University, a project aimed at figuring out solutions to make the workplace more accessible for people with disabilities.Įvent planners invited two schools – Woodford County High School and Berea Community High School – to design a new work cell with Parker Hannifin that will better serve employees with disabilities. (RICHMOND, KY) – Gavin Barrows has firsthand experience with the challenges people with disabilities face as a busy student who uses a wheelchair.
The work cell was created as part of the Purpose in Action event at Eastern Kentucky University. Gavin Barrows, a senior at Woodford County High School, demonstrates how a work cell his school developed operates.
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