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Clove rasing money for a charity close to their hearts |
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Written by CB Team
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Monday, 06 July 2009 |
 Several members of Clove Technology have recently set up a new charity 'If I have to' to help raise money for children and young people with disabilities. Clove's founders, Chris and Jill's son Greg was involved in a tragic road accident with catastrophic head injuries which has left Greg with serious brain damage. So Clove have a very personal mission to raise as much money as possible.
Greg attends Victoria Education College (a division of Livability, registered charity 1116530), a local school which specialises in the care of children with all sorts of disabilities.
There are numerous pieces of equipment used and needed, not just for Greg, but for all the students all having differing needs. One recently introduced item is the Eye Gaze. Some students including Greg have very little means of communication which, we are sure you will agree, is vital in life. If the normal methods of talking or showing your feelings are not possible, every effort has to be made in to looking at alternative means.
One such method is using eye focus to be able to make choices, express desires or just have a moan! The Eye Gaze is a piece of machinary that enables the user to do such things by focusing or staring at options on screen which are then recognised. The decision could then be dictated by a voice or by simply going to another screen. For example, simple yes or no's, choosing which television programme to watch or letting someone know you're feeling hungry. The potential to the user could be enormous and life-changing.
But, pieces of equipment like these, for which there is not a great demand are extremely expensive, in this case 13-15,000 pounds. However, Clove believe Greg and other students are ideal candidates for this.
As part of their campaign to raise money for the cause Clove have amongst many other things donated 2 x Sony Ericsson C905, SIM FREE UNLOCKED Handsets which are up for auction on the following links:
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Every penny raised from the sale of these units goes to the cause!
Clove thank you in advance for any support you can give.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 July 2009 )
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