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A communication tablet with eye tracking for Vivaan: help Vivaan move freely

Vivaan needs a communication tablet with eye tracking that the health system won't fund; the cost is $9,000.

🇺🇸 California, United States1,565 views
Pradeep C. Kumar
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Los Angeles
Vivaan lives with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. The occupational therapist at the Los Angeles Rehabilitation Centre has assessed him and recommended a communication tablet with eye tracking. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $9,000. His current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined him to home for 12 weeks. With the right equipment Vivaan could go to school independently. 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. Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing. Where the $9,000 goes: • communication tablet with eye tracking: $8,250 • First-year servicing plan: $370 • Fitting and training sessions: $380 Every share and every dollar helps. - Pradeep
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Pradeep

  1. Quick update: $221 raised so far (2%). I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Los Angeles: the plan for fitting and training sessions is now scheduled. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Thành Hoàng Vo 🇻🇳 · $31
  • Florian Yann Gerard 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Kana Kumiko Hayashi 🇯🇵 · $50
  • Amaka Mercy Balogun 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Good luck. Thought of Vivaan all day after reading this. - Badagry”

  • Manoj N. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Josiane Ana Miranda 🇧🇷 · $5

    “Hope this helps. My brother told me about this one. - Uberlândia”

  • Pooja B. Pawar 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Best of luck. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Mangaluru”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Oliver H. Peterson 🇬🇧 · $68.50
  • Laura M. Estrada 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Stay strong. Only $100 but hope it helps. - El Paso”

  • Erica C. Tomas 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Thought of Vivaan all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

  • Hassan Faisal Radwan 🇸🇦 · $30
  • Mongkol Lertchai Onsri 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Priscila Valentina Martins 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Xuân Uyên Dinh 🇻🇳 · $76.50

    “Only $77 but hope it helps. - Cầu Giấy”

  • Bithi Puja Karim 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Lucky Chinedu Lasisi 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Reem Amin 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Tammy D. Rice 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Vivaan all day after reading this.”

  • Vadym Vladimir Sidorenko 🇷🇺 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. My mother told me about this one. - Saint Petersburg”

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  • Sajib Ratul Barua

    Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

    • Gianna C. Keller

      hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Sacramento so I could bring a meal.

      • Imran Imran Abbasi

        Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless

        • Valentina Rose

          Sending strength, Pradeep. Shared it with a few friends

          • Claudia Marlene Otto

            Take care, Pradeep. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Asaba.

            • Lanre Emeka Tijani

              Rooting for you, Pradeep. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.

              $794.50 raised of $9,000

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