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From: Julius@f223.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Julius)
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Subject: CAN-DO
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Date: 22 Feb 90 05:10:02 GMT
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I was reading your message about showing 10 devices to the newly
disabled group.  What about including a reacher, and dicom (which
is a non-slip place mat, so your plate will be stabilized while
cutting your meat, etc.)?  Rob (my C.P. child) likes the reacher
the best.  That way he does not loose his balance when he has to
pick up something he dropped.  He is a short kid too and with the
reacher he can get things off high shelves, which saves us from
helping him.  I was wondering if you heard anything about a
companion dog, and where I could get information about them.  I
would love to get a companion dog for Rob, who (the dog) in some
ways would make sure he (Rob) is always safe.  Rob has cataracts
and also only sees out of one eye at a time.  He cannot judge
distances, so when he crosses the street he waits until he cannot
see any cars, since we live on a main road some days he stands
there for about 5 minutes before he can cross the road.  He is not
legally blind so we cannot get him a guide dog.  He is also a
lonely little guy and I thought the dog would be a good companion
for him.  One of the reason he does not have too many friends is
because he can only stand being with other kids for a short period
of time about 15 to 30 minutes, after that he gets overstimulated
and ends up throwing a temper tantrum, hits other kids etc.
Luckily his school recognizes the problem and he has his own
teacher's aid, and is never in a situation where the ratio is more
than 1 adult to 3 kids, usually he gets individual attention.

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