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Mobility fund: braille note-taker for Althea in Montego Bay
Help Althea get a braille note-taker so She can attend work interviews.
🇯🇲 Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica2,299 views
I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at the Montego Bay Rehabilitation Centre has assessed me and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $2,750.
My current equipment is 15 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 8 weeks.
With the right equipment I could attend work interviews. 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 $2,750 goes:
• braille note-taker: $2,500
• Fitting and training sessions: $105
• Delivery and set-up: $50
• First-year servicing plan: $95
Thank you so much.
Updates from Althea
We're at 37% thanks to 26 of you. I made the first payment toward braille note-taker. More news soon.
Small update. $315 so far, I made the first payment toward fitting and training sessions.
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- Andrea D. Martínez 🇪🇸 · $200
- Novi Fitri Budiman 🇮🇩 · $100
- Ritu K. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $100
- Naresh T. Krishnan 🇮🇳 · $100
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- Bilal Mustafa Zerrouki 🇪🇬 · $100
- Mwende Rashidi Kiprop 🇰🇪 · $100
“Thought of Althea all day after reading this. - Mombasa”
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $75
“Best of luck. Thought of Althea all day after reading this. - Guadalupe”
- Njeri Nakato Nabwire 🇺🇬 · $75
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $70.50
“Thinking of you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Coventry”
- Subramanian F. Sivakumar 🇮🇳 · $57.50
“Hope this helps. Hope the March deadline works out. - Thiruvananthapuram”
- Raúl D. Duarte 🇺🇸 · $50
- Roman D. Pruitt 🇬🇧 · $50
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- Nebiyu Fasil Belay 🇪🇹 · $50
“Be well. Thought of Althea all day after reading this.”
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I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Warsaw but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Montego Bay
praying for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Althea. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Take care, Althea. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Portland