Wheelchair-bound children can't experience flight and fast motion in a safe, controlled environment. Inexpensive and large high-definition monitors, coupled with a motor-controlled platform, now give us a means of presenting these children with a realistic simulation of flight and fast motion.
Every aspect of the simulation will be under the joint control of the child and his/her therapist. The simulator will be able to take its users through environments modeled on the real world, but it won't be limited to that; the software responsible for generating the terrain will be able to produce fantastic and exciting landscapes that could never exist in real life. It will also have a high-contrast rendering mode which surpresses fine detail and accentuates the broad outlines of the environment, so that even children with poor eyesight can use it.
There will not be one, fixed control scheme. There will be large, customizable pushbutton controls for the child, and a joystick for the child's therapist. If the child can't use a physical controller, autopilot will take over.
The simulator is being designed to accomodate all children, no matter what their disabilities might be.