When Jimmil Campbell first enrolled in Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s School of One at The Foundry, Cleveland’s community rowing and sailing center, he faced a unique challenge.
Having lost the fingers on his right hand to an infection as an infant, the now-high-schooler worried his disability would prevent him from taking part in “The Foundry Experience”—an hour of daily lessons in physical activities such as rowing.
Campbell’s best friend, Mario Hull, had other plans. Hull drew sketches of a proposed prosthesis—one tha