AN OXFORDSHIRE charity that helps severely disabled people communicate with the world has been given a helping hand.
Printing firm Webmart, in Wedgwood Road, Bicester, has donated £12,000 to Charlbury charity Special Effect.
The money will be used to pay for a specialised computer system that will open doors for a child or adult to play games and communicate.
Special Effect has developed computer hardware that allows people to operate the equipment by simply moving their eyes.
A basic computer costs about £12,000 – the biggest cost is a camera built into the screen which tracks eye movement.
Webmart’s donation will pay for a computer that will be loaned to people until a personally-tailored computer is ready for installation.
Special Effect director Mick Donegan said the equipment could be used by a people with a wide range of disabilities, from paralysis and stroke victims to those with cerebral palsy.
The charity is also appealing for donations for a project to create the world’s first fully accessible games suite at Helen and Douglas House, in Oxford.
Another £30,000 is needed to complete the project. Anyone who can help should call 01608 810055 or see specialeffect.org
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here