An evaluation of capuchin monkeys trained to help severely disabled individuals. Monkeys being tested as aides for handicapped.
Monkeys help handicapped.
Andrea Campbell has been foster mother to Ziggy since 1989, when the capuchin monkey was just five weeks old. Ziggy came to the Campbell's through Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization that trains capuchins to assist quadriplegic individuals. And just as she has changed their lives, the Campbells know that Ziggy will bring immeasurable joy and assistance to someone who needs her. Controversial Project Debated. A photo-essay focusing on a teenager with quadripeligia and his capuchin monkey, illustrating how capuchins are trained to provide help and companionship to people who are disabled.