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Re: Advice please - spinal injury

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"Kirker, Stephen" <[log in to unmask]>

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Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:10:03 -0000

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The OTs at the spinal injury unit he attends may also have some suggestions

Stephen Kirker MD FRCPI
Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
Addenbrookes Rehabilitation Clinic 9
Box 120
Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge  CB2 2QQ

01223 217870   fax 01223 242038
[log in to unmask]        www.EasternRehabGroup.org.uk
www.CambridgeAmputeeRehab.org.uk        www.papworth.org.uk/rehab


-----Original Message-----
From: Pain H.S. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 15 February 2008 09:03
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Advice please - spinal injury

May be this has already been trawled, but is http://www.spinalnet.co.uk/
any help?

Helen Pain (Mrs)
Research Assistant
SPRING, School of Social Sciences 
University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ 
-----Original Message-----
From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Simon Judge
Sent: 14 February 2008 10:24
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Advice please - spinal injury

Ah! Yes, referring to yourself is generally not very useful!

It might be that N Thames can help and/or know the appropriate service:

http://www.assistech.org.uk/doku.php/services:services
&
http://tinyurl.com/2vpa9h

Cheers.
 
Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian F.
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Advice please - spinal injury

Hi
Thanks. I should have clarified, I'm an assessor at an HE assessment
centre, and I did his original assessment. His condition has
deteriorated since I saw him. I've specialised in identifying assistive
tech aids for student with complex physical disabilities for several
years. I used to have the luxury of having  a very small, local client
base that allowed me to visit students with complex disabilities at home
on several occassions during the assessment process -  co-ordinating
evaluations of equipment, working with specialist suppliers and even
getting local carpenters and IT bods involved in designing solutions
that could be tweaked and adjusted on an on-going basis. At the moment,
I can't offer this level of support, as the numbers of students coming
through for assessment makes it impossible. I was hoping there might be
a local, specialist assessment service capable of spending time
identifying custom solutions I could refer him to.
Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Judge" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: Advice please - spinal injury


> RE assessments - he should be entitled to an assessment through an HE 
> assessment centre.
>
> http://www.nadp-uk.org/resources/links.php
>
> EA from emptech.info was also compiling a map of centres, but this 
> doesn't seem to be public yet  (EA?).  Also, http://www.techdis.ac.uk/

> may be able to help find an appropriate centre.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian F.
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Advice please - spinal injury
>
> Hi
> Wonder if anyone can offer any advice. A student with a spinal injury 
> contacted me today. He says he cannot attempt to sit and read or use a

> computer for even brief periods because of chronic pain, and that he 
> is only comfortable when he is lying flat on his back, when there is 
> "no pressure on the spine". I don't have access to the details of his 
> condition at this time.
>
> He asked for advice on aids that could allow him to read and undertake

> computer based coursework tasks while lying flat on his back. He 
> thought some way of "projecting the pages of a book onto a screen over
his head"
> might work. I made some basic suggestions he didn't think would help. 
> In the end, I could only suggest some specialist equipment suppliers 
> he could investigate and that he might want to contact AbilityNet or 
> local British Computer Society volunteers.
>
> The student studies at University of Essex and I think he could 
> benefit from expertise I'm not able to offer. Is there a specialist 
> assessment service I can refer him to, or tell him to ask to be 
> referred to by his GP or Social Services, where he can try out 
> potential aids and adaptations that allow him to use computer 
> equipment and read in bed that take into account any medical 
> implications of his condition, ideally in the London or Essex area? 
> Any suggestions on how best to advise this student will be gratefully 
> received.
>
> If necessary, I can approach his local education authority to pay for 
> a specialist assessment. However, I'm concerned that the nature of the

> assessment might require involvement of medical specialists, which 
> might not happen if a private assssment is arranged. It wasn't 
> possible to explore his current treatment but I got the impression he 
> is struggling to get medical support that he's happy with, as he also 
> asked if I knew of any charities he could approach to pay for surgery.
>
> Maybe people know of a good spinal injuries organisation I can refer 
> him to that can provide practical, realistic advice and support e.g. 
> arranging appropriate treatment through the NHS, understanding why 
> treatment isn't being offered, pursuing alternative options etc?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions people come up with.
>
> Regards
> Ian Francis
>
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