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Mobility fund: braille note-taker for Rafael in Springfield
A braille note-taker would give Rafael independence - we're $5,750 away.
🇺🇸 Massachusetts, United States4,053 views
I live with profound hearing loss. My occupational therapist at the Springfield Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $5,750.
My current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 12 weeks.
With the right equipment I could speak with the people around him. 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 $5,750 goes:
• braille note-taker: $5,250
• Fitting and training sessions: $175
• Delivery and set-up: $110
• First-year servicing plan: $215
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Rafael
Thank you all. We're at 24% now ($1,372). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $200
- Rocío L. Mendoza 🇪🇸 · $100
- Keisha Grant 🇯🇲 · $100
“Stay strong. Hope you get the rest soon. - Half-Way Tree”
- Serge Benoît Roussel 🇫🇷 · $100
- Niels Jesse Gerritsen 🇳🇱 · $100
“Every little bit. I'm in Haarlem, thinking of you.”
- Gilbert E. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $100
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $100
- Lola Abosede Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Natalia A. Perez 🇺🇸 · $100
- Isaac Lanre Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $100
- Adalynn Adams 🇨🇦 · $100
“God bless. My cousin told me about this one. - Ottawa”
- Léo David 🇫🇷 · $100
- Rosa Maldonado 🇺🇸 · $100
“God bless. I'm in Bronx, thinking of you.”
- Lerato J. Nkosi 🇿🇦 · $80
“Thought of Rafael all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”
- Ji-ho Nam 🇺🇸 · $75
“Be well. Shared with friends too. - Jacksonville”
- Everly B. Little 🇬🇧 · $75
- Márcio André Melo 🇧🇷 · $75
“Good luck. I'm in Belo Horizonte, thinking of you. - Belo Horizonte”
- Santiago B. Núñez 🇲🇽 · $68
- Sheila Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $64
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $58
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Hang in there, Rafael. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Rafael. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 37 people at work.
You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together
Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Niterói.
Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out.
get well soon. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.
Wishing you peace, Rafael. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Wishing you peace, Rafael. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Wishing you the best, Rafael. Hope the doctors have good news.