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A braille note-taker for Rima: help me move freely
Help Rima get a braille note-taker so She can join the school sports day.
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I live with a spinal cord injury. My occupational therapist at the Heliopolis Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,400.
My current equipment is 10 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 6 weeks.
With the right equipment I could join the school sports day. 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.
Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing.
Where the $1,400 goes:
• braille note-taker: $1,300
• Fitting and training sessions: $55
• Delivery and set-up: $20
• First-year servicing plan: $25
Thank you for reading my story.
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Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Wishing you the best, Rima. Shared this with my family. I hope April is when things finally get easier.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Badagry!
look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. God bless.
Hope you get there. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.