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A braille note-taker for Elisa: help me move freely

Help Elisa get a braille note-taker so She can get to the shops and visit friends.

🇮🇹 Milan, Lombardy, Italy1,456 views
Elisa Gatti
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Milan
I live with a spinal cord injury. My occupational therapist at Milan General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $4,350. My current equipment is 13 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 3 weeks. With the right equipment I could get to the shops and visit friends. It would change my everyday life and my ability to work from home. We've applied to two charities already and received small contributions; this campaign covers the rest. I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered. Where the $4,350 goes: • braille note-taker: $3,900 • Fitting and training sessions: $230 • Delivery and set-up: $70 • First-year servicing plan: $150 Every share and every dollar helps. - Elisa

Updates from Elisa

  1. Quick update: $160 raised so far (4%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. We're at 2% thanks to 5 of you. the plan for delivery and set-up is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “Hope things get better. From Surabaya with love. - Surabaya”

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Elisa all day after reading this.”

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    “All the best. Thought of Elisa all day after reading this. - Jacksonville”

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    “You got this. Shared with friends too. - Kasarani”

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    “Rooting for you. Thought of Elisa all day after reading this.”

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  • Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Milan.

    $467 raised of $4,350

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