Who we've helped
Find out more about some of the inspirational people we’ve helped.
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Adam
“Your multiple interventions over the years kept him in touch with his world.” How our lifetime promise of support helped Adam.
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Bex
An eye-controlled tablet computer has helped Bex to communicate, use the internet, listen to music and watch TV following her brain stem stroke.
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Devina
There’s a competitive gleam in Devina’s eyes now she’s finally able to race against her brother, thanks to the loan of an adapted gaming setup.
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Steve
Steve describes the hope and independence we were able to give him following his motorbike accident.
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Stewart
Stewart’s quality of life was transformed by the introduction of a computer he could control by moving his head and chin.
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Ceyda
“I’m now a gamer!” Ceyda has cerebral palsy and finds using hand controls very difficult, but she’s back in the game with her adapted gaming setup.
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Archie
See how Archie’s ‘Archiebot’ has helped him to overcome his medical isolation to reconnect with school and his friends.
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Rodney
“You’ve made a middle-aged man feel like a child!” Rodney has given him a new lease of gaming freedom.
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Keren
What a smile! Keren’s face lights up as she outsmarts our own CEO in an eye-controlled connect four game.
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Rebecca
Rebecca’s dystonia Parkinsonism makes using a controller very tiring. But a chin, foot and hand-controlled setup is helping her to play.
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Aaron
“My life is back to the way it was. I can play games!” Aaron, who has muscular dystrophy, talks about the impact of his adapted gaming setup.
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Paul
Paul’s life-changing injury didn’t just devastate his own gaming, it had a big effect on the people he’d enjoyed playing with.
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