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
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Sent: 14 February 2008 10:24
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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
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Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:39 PM
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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
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From: "Simon Judge" <[log in to unmask]>
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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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