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A communication tablet with eye tracking for Tammy: help me move freely
Tammy needs a communication tablet with eye tracking that the health system will not fund; the cost is $4,500.
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I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at the San Diego Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a communication tablet with eye tracking. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $4,500.
My current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 5 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.
Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing.
Where the $4,500 goes:
• communication tablet with eye tracking: $4,150
• Fitting and training sessions: $230
• Delivery and set-up: $120
Thank you for reading my story.
- Tammy
Updates from Tammy
Update from San Diego: we've started the first stage. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $253 so far, I made the first payment toward delivery and set-up.
- Rodrigo Manoel Araújo 🇧🇷 · $100
- Kathleen J. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $79
- Uma M. Murthy 🇮🇳 · $37.50
“God bless. Only $38 but hope it helps.”
- Mangesh H. Shah 🇮🇳 · $25
- Ji-hye Hae-won Cha 🇺🇸 · $100
- Abril R. López 🇨🇴 · $25
“Best of luck. Thought of Tammy all day after reading this.”
- Paisley T. Walsh 🇺🇸 · $10
- Alice Ray 🇬🇧 · $5
“Hope things get better. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Edinburgh”
- Adewale Danjuma Bankole 🇳🇬 · $30
- Luís André Marques 🇧🇷 · $30
- Jorge K. Aguilar 🇺🇸 · $50
- Viktoria Alina Zaitsev 🇷🇺 · $75
- Aleena Bushra Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $10
“Thought of Tammy all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Samuel Holland 🇦🇺 · $10
“Happy to help - Brisbane”
- Nadia Daria Sidorov 🇺🇦 · $8
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Thinking of you. Get well soon. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. It's not much but it's yours.
Hope it all works out, Tammy. Get well soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of San Diego
sending good thoughts, Tammy. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Fresno but we're thinking of you.
Sending good thoughts, Tammy. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Please keep us posted. Thinking of San Diego.