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John needs a communication tablet with eye tracking - help us make it happen

Help John get a communication tablet with eye tracking so He can go outside without waiting for someone to push.

🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York, United States6,239 views
Cynthia P. Chambers
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Brooklyn
John lives with an amputation below the knee. The occupational therapist at the Brooklyn Mobility Clinic 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 $9,650. His current equipment is 14 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined him to home for 10 weeks. With the right equipment John could go outside without waiting for someone to push. 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 $9,650 goes: • communication tablet with eye tracking: $8,750 • Fitting and training sessions: $360 • Delivery and set-up: $220 • First-year servicing plan: $320 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Cynthia
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Cynthia

  1. Small update. $2,975 so far, the plan for communication tablet with eye tracking is now scheduled.

  2. Small update. $2,215 so far, we've started the first stage.

  3. 10% there. I made the first payment toward fitting and training sessions. Thank you.

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  • Amani Wangari ByaruhangaQuestionPhoto verified

    what exactly is the $9,650 for?

    • Cynthia P. ChambersOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Communication tablet with eye tracking is $8,750 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Gifty Wiredu

    Hope it all works out, Cynthia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Jakarta Selatan

    • Wendy ClarkPhoto verified

      wishing you peace, Cynthia. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side.

      • Reem Zainab Al-Farsi

        Wishing you the best, Cynthia. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Blessings

        • Dilara Yıldırım

          Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Belfast but we're thinking of you. Take care.

          • Shahid Arslan Iqbal

            Thanks for sharing this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Blessings.

            • Damien Florian Marchal

              Best of luck, Cynthia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together

              • Irene P. Díaz

                Thinking of you, Cynthia. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Lahore donated after I showed her your page. Love from Lahore

                • Rafaela Raquel RamosPhoto verified

                  sending good thoughts. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Brooklyn.

                  • Nisha N. Gurjar

                    Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Kadıköy donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

                    • Jagadish T. Shetty

                      Sending strength. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Cork.

                      • Brandon Gutierrez

                        Wishing you the best, Cynthia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

                        • Josefa R. Acosta

                          Stay strong, Cynthia. Get well soon. Love from Limoges

                          • Esperanza D. Ávila

                            Best of luck, Cynthia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care

                            • Igor Danylenko

                              hope the doctors have good news. After 26 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

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