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A braille note-taker for Rabia: help Rabia move freely

Rabia needs a braille note-taker that the health system won't fund; the cost is $1,250.

🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan1,067 views
Shazia Afshan Sandhu
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Lahore
Rabia lives with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. The occupational therapist at the Lahore Rehabilitation Centre has assessed her and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,250. Her current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 12 weeks. With the right equipment Rabia could speak with the people around her. It would change everyday life for the whole family. 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 $1,250 goes: • braille note-taker: $1,150 • Fitting and training sessions: $45 • Delivery and set-up: $20 • First-year servicing plan: $35 Glad we found this place.

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  1. 65% there. the plan for fitting and training sessions is now scheduled. Thank you.

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  • Keep going. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.

    • Todd J. AlvarezID verified

      Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 28 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything

      • Hang in there, Shazia. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

        • wishing you the best, Shazia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Lahore

          • Get well soon. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

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