Free Computer for people with disabilities

[kiljadn]

Originally posted by: doinmybestatlast
Printed out a bunch of these forms. We have a lady in the office who was in a car accident and when she went to get out of the car the driver backed up and intentionally ran her over. Cannot work ever again.

Man, what a horrible thing to do. Makes me sad that someone would even have the balls to do such a terrible thing.

 

[weepul]

my dad is disabled. problems with his knees. but the work involved to get it looks tremendous and dont really think the computer he'll be receiving is worth the effort. thanks tho!

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[compslckr]

is ADHD/ADD a disability or just a disorder?

 

[Monkeyshack]

Good find, I forwared it to my boss to share with the disabled students here..

FYI: my boss had a hard time with there form cuase it was a pdf, she can get to it but how is she suppost to fill it out if she is blind?

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: doinmybestatlast
Printed out a bunch of these forms. We have a lady in the office who was in a car accident and when she went to get out of the car the driver backed up and intentionally ran her over. Cannot work ever again.

Absolutely terrible.....

 

[Sesopedalian]

Is this just for residents of Illinois?

 

[Havoc13]

Originally posted by: orion7144

Originally posted by: AnyMal
I think this is wonderful, but I'm wondering who's paying for this?

It's a "foundation" they get a huge tax write off for this kind of thing. Foundations are what contribute money for research and so on.

If you read a bit on the website you will see that it is not a write off for the Jim Mullen Foundation. Jim Mullen is a quadriplegic Police Officer, which was a result of being shot in the line of duty.

Quote from website "Jim has formulated an alliance with several Chicago area firms including Microsoft, IBM, Kemper Insurance, Dell Computers, Gateway Computers, Motorola, Dragon Systems, ANET Internet Services, 3-Com, Visual Highway, Wheels, Inc., Hobi, Fellows, and more." As well as recieving donations from Government Agencies.

I would think this is where he "gets" the computers.




Thank you for posting this. My mother-in-law has Lou Gehrig's Disease. So far we have been able to jury rig a computer that kinda works for her, but that Dragon software would really be a help...

 

[lobadobadingdong]

bump to keep a good cause up there.

 

[devilboy215]

great post that's worth the bump

 

[ScottyB]

Could my mom get one? She has Fibromyalgia and back/neck problems. She is mobile but she is on SS for her disability.

 

[jjet67]

Bump for the information

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: Monkeyshack
FYI: my boss had a hard time with there form cuase it was a pdf, she can get to it but how is she suppost to fill it out if she is blind?

Get someone else to fill it out. She just needs to sign.

Originally posted by: weepul
my dad is disabled. problems with his knees. but the work involved to get it looks tremendous and dont really think the computer he'll be receiving is worth the effort. thanks tho!
//krunk (^_^x)

Doesn't look that hard, fill out a form and get your doctor to verify and fill out a form. I mean if they didn't have the doctor verification part, a lot of people would scam them and fraudulently get computers. Sad to think that people would do that to a disabled foundation, but its true.

Originally posted by: Sesopedalian
Is this just for residents of Illinois?

I don't see anything like that on the form. Why not call them and ask?

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Could my mom get one? She has Fibromyalgia and back/neck problems. She is mobile but she is on SS for her disability.

Same answer as previous, call them and ask.

The phone number is on the bottom of the PDF form (and probably on the website too although I didn't check).

 

[conehead433]

I think I may have a brain cloud, so does that qualify me? Or maybe I should just go jump into a volcano.

 

[acemcmac]

Bump.... I hope someone who really really needs this would know to look here to find it...

I hate hearing about all of the truly horrible things that happen to innocent people while knowing that there is absolutley nothing I could do to help them within the realm of reason...

Just the thought of a single troll trying to take advantage of this poor guy's group rips my heart out :brokenheart: