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Mobility fund: communication tablet with eye tracking for Giovana in Rio de Janeiro

A communication tablet with eye tracking would give Giovana independence - we're $1,200 away.

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,233 views
Giovana Mariana Alves
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Rio de Janeiro
I live with profound hearing loss. My occupational therapist at the Rio de Janeiro 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 $1,200. My current equipment is 14 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 7 weeks. With the right equipment I could get to the shops and visit friends. 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 $1,200 goes: • Fitting and training sessions: $105 • communication tablet with eye tracking: $1,050 • First-year servicing plan: $45 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Giovana
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Giovana

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($685 in total) the plan for fitting and training sessions is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Update from Rio de Janeiro: the plan for first-year servicing plan is now scheduled. We're at 43% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Rio de Janeiro: the plan for fitting and training sessions is now scheduled. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Rey H. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $20
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  • Nokuthula R. Dlamini 🇿🇦 · $75

    “You got this. Shared with friends too. - Richards Bay”

  • Serenity R. Hansen 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Yasmin Huda Rashid 🇪🇬 · $10

    “Thought of Giovana all day after reading this. - Giza”

  • Cris Lacson 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Nadia Lina Farouk 🇲🇦 · $19
  • Khalid Mohammed Tawfik 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Trinh Tâm Quach 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Leandro Tiago Ramos 🇧🇷 · $15
  • Mateo H. Castro 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Gabriella Moreno 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Özlem Hande Çakır 🇹🇷 · $50
  • Damilola Ngozi Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $15
  • Adewale Uchenna Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Lata K. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Miguel D. Espinoza 🇺🇸 · $25
  • José A. Chávez 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hang in there. From Bellevue with love. - Bellevue”

  • Samir Marwan Nabulsi 🇪🇬 · $100

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  • Isaac S. Ford

    Sending strength. Wishing Giovana a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best

    • Xiu Ling Tan

      Thinking of you, Giovana. Get well soon.

      • Carolina A. Contreras

        Hope things get better soon, Giovana. Hope the doctors have good news. God bless.

        • Shima Nipa Howlader

          Hang in there, Giovana. It takes guts to ask. Well done

          • Francisco A. Zamora

            Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Birmingham but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

            • Sarah Laine

              sending strength, Giovana. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Rio de Janeiro.

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