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Mobility fund: communication tablet with eye tracking for Mateo in Brooklyn

A communication tablet with eye tracking would give Mateo independence - we're $7,000 away.

🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York, United States2,846 views
Mateo D. Nava
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Brooklyn
I live with muscular dystrophy. My occupational therapist at the Brooklyn Mobility Clinic 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 $7,000. My current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 5 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 $7,000 goes: • communication tablet with eye tracking: $6,500 • Fitting and training sessions: $220 • First-year servicing plan: $280 Glad we found this place.
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Mateo

  1. Update from Brooklyn: we've started the first stage. We're at 30% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($1,094). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward communication tablet with eye tracking.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Hudson Ware 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Priya Sabina Khan 🇧🇩 · $500
  • Lokesh Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $21

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Mateo all day after reading this.”

  • Kanokwan Ubol Bunnag 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Aleksandra Barbara Mazur 🇵🇱 · $5

    “All the best. I'm in Gliwice, thinking of you. - Gliwice”

  • Yasir Zakaria Radwan 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Rima Khadija Naguib 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Be well. My mother told me about this one. - Brest”

  • Hằng Như Lieu 🇻🇳 · $250

    “Thought of Mateo all day after reading this. - Hải Phòng”

  • Lea Schröder 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Stay strong. Hope the September deadline works out. - Wiesbaden”

  • Padma E. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $25

    “My mother told me about this one. - Gaya”

  • Imam Dimas Susanto 🇮🇩 · $30
  • Samantha G. Andrews 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Ariana S. Rogers 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Mateo all day after reading this. - Sheffield”

  • Romeo G. Concepcion 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Agnès Geneviève Aubry 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Only $50 but hope it helps. - Saint-Étienne”

  • Nadia Manal Nassar 🇮🇹 · $100
  • Huyền Anh Ngo 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Dian Dinda Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $20

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  • Fernando Vinícius AndradePhoto verified

    You're not alone, Mateo. Your post was clear and honest

    • Usha N. ChauhanID verified

      Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like!

      • Sachini Rajapaksa

        Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Duque de Caxias

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