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From: era@era.scd.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold)
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Subject: Re: System for housebound friend?
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Date: 25 Jul 90 15:25:21 GMT
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In article <12821@bunker.UUCP> Reed.Hopkins@f7.n125.z1.fidonet.org writes:
>Index Number: 9218
>
>A friend of mine does home care for a woman who is severly disAbled
>and largely housebound by spastic Cerebal Palsey.  She is suffering
>increasing depression, due largely I think to lonliness and lack of
>stimulation.  She has had some experience on computers at the local
>Junior College though, and is able to use a keyboard. I would very
>much like to get her access to the wonderful world of
>telecommunications, but am at a loss where to start.
>
>It would seem to me that there should be some means to get grants,
>agency help, or private contributions for the equipment in a
>circumstance like this.  Has anyone tried this? Can you tell me
>what sort of organizations might be receptive to this idea?

Probably one of the best places to start on this, would be to contact
United Cerebral Palsy.  Their Washington number is 800-USA-5UCP.
They know of dozens or hundreds of stories like this, and what the
ins-and-outs of funding are.  I'm not sure where you ought to start,
but if you don't want to ask around blindly, ask to speak to Alan
Bergman or Fran Smith.  I've met and talked to both of them in the past;
I think either one of them would take the time to get you connected to
the right persons/organizations.
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