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Kebede needs a communication tablet with eye tracking - help us make it happen
A communication tablet with eye tracking would give Kebede independence - we are $650 away.
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I live with an amputation below the knee. My occupational therapist at Addis Ababa General Hospital 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 $650.
My current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 6 weeks.
With the right equipment I could go outside without waiting for someone to push. 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.
I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered.
Where the $650 goes:
• communication tablet with eye tracking: $590
• Fitting and training sessions: $45
• Delivery and set-up: $10
• First-year servicing plan: $5
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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- Tariq Usman Jatoi 🇵🇰 · $50
“Good luck. Thought of Kebede all day after reading this.”
- Sakda Onsri 🇹🇭 · $5
“Happy to help. Hope the May deadline works out. - Chiang Mai”
- Emily S. Adams 🇿🇦 · $5
- Souad Maryam Qureshi 🇪🇬 · $30
- Tushar F. Vora 🇮🇳 · $100
- Waseem Haris Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $54
“Sending love. My colleague told me about this one. - Peshawar”
- Edilene Renata Moraes 🇧🇷 · $20
- Pınar Seda Coşkun 🇹🇷 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $15
- Teresa Maria Witkowski 🇵🇱 · $75
“Thought of Kebede all day after reading this. - Gdańsk”
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Rooting for you. Hope the doctors have good news. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Hope it all works out, Kebede. Shared this with my family. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Love from Cincinnati.
Stay strong, Kebede. Hope the doctors have good news. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Addis Ababa