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Independence for Ping: communication tablet with eye tracking
Ping needs a communication tablet with eye tracking that the health system will not fund; the cost is $8,450.
🇺🇸 Albany, New York, United States6,196 views
I live with cerebral palsy. My occupational therapist at the Albany Rehabilitation Centre 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 $8,450.
My current equipment is 13 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 4 weeks.
With the right equipment I could go to school independently. 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 $8,450 goes:
• communication tablet with eye tracking: $7,750
• Fitting and training sessions: $200
• Delivery and set-up: $220
• First-year servicing plan: $280
With deep gratitude,
Ping
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Wishing you peace, Ping. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Greetings from Mumbai.
Wishing you the best, Ping. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Paris.
best of luck, Ping. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. God bless.
Good luck, Ping. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Envigado but we're thinking of you. Love from Envigado.
Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Athens.
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take care, Ping. I hope things turn around soon
Thanks for sharing this. Wishing Ping a smooth procedure and a full recovery. After 24 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care!