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	ATP in England by Cohen, Holly :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Good Morning All, I received an email from a family in England, in a small village called Upper Swanmore, near Bishops Waltham, near Portsmouth near Southampton. They have a family member with MS, that does not have any active movement of her arms or legs. She is very interested in getting on the computer and investigating other options to improve her quality of life. Does anyone know of an AT center that I could refer this family to? Thanks in advance, Holly Cohen, OTR/L, ATP NYU Langone Medical Center holly.cohen@... ------------------------------------------------------------ This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. =================================
	Re: ATP in England by Bauer, Stephen :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Hi, A well known group in the UK that could certainly help is lead by Alan Newell. See: http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/staff/afn/ Steve -----Original Message----- From: RESNA's Assistive Technology Forum [mailto:AT-FORUM@...] On Behalf Of Cohen, Holly Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:37 AM To: AT-FORUM@... Subject: ATP in England Good Morning All, I received an email from a family in England, in a small village called Upper Swanmore, near Bishops Waltham, near Portsmouth near Southampton. They have a family member with MS, that does not have any active movement of her arms or legs. She is very interested in getting on the computer and investigating other options to improve her quality of life. Does anyone know of an AT center that I could refer this family to? Thanks in advance, Holly Cohen, OTR/L, ATP NYU Langone Medical Center holly.cohen@... ------------------------------------------------------------ This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. =================================
	Re: ATP in England by Neil Hansen :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Hi, The places I would start would be: AbilityNet - www.abilitynet.org.uk Communication Matters - www.communicationmatters.org.uk IT can Help - http://www.itcanhelp.org.uk/ Communication Aids Service Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Shirley, Southampton SO16 6YD Tel: 02380 796455 If she has an Environmental Control she may be able to get funding through her local service. ECU systems are free to adults in the UK. St Mary's Hospital Disablement Services Centre Milton Road Portsmouth PO3 6AD Tel: 02392 866444 She might also try a few other local specialist centres (which may not cover her because of their remit) but would be able to give advice for Hampshire. Treloar College in Alton - http://www.treloar.org.uk/ Enham in Enham Alamein - http://www.enham.org.uk/ Hope this helps, if you need any further advice feel free to contact me directly. Neil Neil Hansen AAC Technology Manager Phone: Fax: Mobile: + 44 (0) 1943 871 004 + 44 (0) 871 666 3521 + 44 (0) 7734 551 205 cid:image001.jpg@... Main: Fax: + 44 (0) 1296 461 000 + 44 (0) 1296 461 001 Possum Limited 8 Farmbrough Close Stocklake Park Industrial Estate Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ UK E-mail: <mailto:NHansen@...> NHansen@... Website: <http://www.possum.co.uk/> www.possum.co.uk Queens Awards Emblem Innovation Founded in 1961, Possum Ltd, a successful UK company based in Buckinghamshire, has recently received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for their Electronic Assistive Technology products. Recognised for its innovative technology, Possum designs, manufactures and installs electronic devices which work together to enable disabled or elderly users to control their immediate environment. Possum is one of the few Assistive Technology providers to have received this award and is a worthy winner of the most prestigious business awards in the UK. This e-mail (which includes any files transmitted with it) may contain information that is sensitive, confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. It is not to be relied upon by any person other than the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this email you may not use this information for any purpose or disclose it to any other person. This email and any attachments hereto are not intended to create contractual relations or legal obligations binding on the sending organisation and no action may be taken in reliance on this e-mail and any attachments hereto unless the contents are confirmed by letter. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by Possum Limited. -----Original Message----- From: RESNA's Assistive Technology Forum [mailto:AT-FORUM@...] On Behalf Of Cohen, Holly Sent: 19 October 2009 13:37 To: AT-FORUM@... Subject: ATP in England Good Morning All, I received an email from a family in England, in a small village called Upper Swanmore, near Bishops Waltham, near Portsmouth near Southampton. They have a family member with MS, that does not have any active movement of her arms or legs. She is very interested in getting on the computer and investigating other options to improve her quality of life. Does anyone know of an AT center that I could refer this family to? Thanks in advance, Holly Cohen, OTR/L, ATP NYU Langone Medical Center holly.cohen@... ------------------------------------------------------------ This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ================================= No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.20/2444 - Release Date: 10/18/09 09:04:00 image001.jpg (2K) Download Attachment image004.jpg (5K) Download Attachment
	Re: ATP in England by Simon Judge :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Ditto to Neil's email. To reinforce: the family should try and pursue contact with services through their local OT or EC service in the first instance, provision of computer access is unfortunately patchy over here though. Cheers, Simon Senior Clinical Scientist Assistive Technology Team simon.judge@... 01226 432159 www.barnsleyrd.nhs.uk Dept of Medical Physics Block 14 Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust Gawber Road Barnsley S75 2EP -----Original Message----- From: RESNA's Assistive Technology Forum [mailto:AT-FORUM@...] On Behalf Of Neil Hansen Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:01 AM To: AT-FORUM@... Subject: Re: ATP in England Hi, The places I would start would be: AbilityNet - www.abilitynet.org.uk Communication Matters - www.communicationmatters.org.uk IT can Help - http://www.itcanhelp.org.uk/ Communication Aids Service Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Shirley, Southampton SO16 6YD Tel: 02380 796455 If she has an Environmental Control she may be able to get funding through her local service. ECU systems are free to adults in the UK. St Mary's Hospital Disablement Services Centre Milton Road Portsmouth PO3 6AD Tel: 02392 866444 She might also try a few other local specialist centres (which may not cover her because of their remit) but would be able to give advice for Hampshire. Treloar College in Alton - http://www.treloar.org.uk/ Enham in Enham Alamein - http://www.enham.org.uk/ Hope this helps, if you need any further advice feel free to contact me directly. Neil Neil Hansen AAC Technology Manager Phone: Fax: Mobile: + 44 (0) 1943 871 004 + 44 (0) 871 666 3521 + 44 (0) 7734 551 205 cid:image001.jpg@... Main: Fax: + 44 (0) 1296 461 000 + 44 (0) 1296 461 001 Possum Limited 8 Farmbrough Close Stocklake Park Industrial Estate Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ UK E-mail: <mailto:NHansen@...> NHansen@... Website: <http://www.possum.co.uk/> www.possum.co.uk Queens Awards Emblem Innovation Founded in 1961, Possum Ltd, a successful UK company based in Buckinghamshire, has recently received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for their Electronic Assistive Technology products. Recognised for its innovative technology, Possum designs, manufactures and installs electronic devices which work together to enable disabled or elderly users to control their immediate environment. Possum is one of the few Assistive Technology providers to have received this award and is a worthy winner of the most prestigious business awards in the UK. This e-mail (which includes any files transmitted with it) may contain information that is sensitive, confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. It is not to be relied upon by any person other than the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this email you may not use this information for any purpose or disclose it to any other person. This email and any attachments hereto are not intended to create contractual relations or legal obligations binding on the sending organisation and no action may be taken in reliance on this e-mail and any attachments hereto unless the contents are confirmed by letter. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by Possum Limited. -----Original Message----- From: RESNA's Assistive Technology Forum [mailto:AT-FORUM@...] On Behalf Of Cohen, Holly Sent: 19 October 2009 13:37 To: AT-FORUM@... Subject: ATP in England Good Morning All, I received an email from a family in England, in a small village called Upper Swanmore, near Bishops Waltham, near Portsmouth near Southampton. They have a family member with MS, that does not have any active movement of her arms or legs. She is very interested in getting on the computer and investigating other options to improve her quality of life. Does anyone know of an AT center that I could refer this family to? Thanks in advance, Holly Cohen, OTR/L, ATP NYU Langone Medical Center holly.cohen@... ------------------------------------------------------------ This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ================================= No virus found in this incoming message. 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	Re: ATP in England by Zahid Aejaz (East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust) :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Dear Holly As suggested earlier, Abilitynet should be fine for impartial assessment of this clients needs for computer access. However, if there were other associated needs e.g AAC, environmental controls or powered wheelchair control, then a more holistic and comprehensive assessment of this client's needs may be beneficial. The NHS (National Health Service) does have a few services in various part of England (e.g. East Kent, Barnsley or Selly Oak) that can provide assessment for all of these aspects of AT under one roof. However, I am not aware of such a service around Portsmouth/Southampton. I do know of an independent AT consultancy based very close to where this client lives (Winchester) : http://at-cs.co.uk/default.aspx . They will ofcourse, charge for their services (unlike the NHS). The first port of call (as Simon et al have already emphasised) may be the OT service based within the clients Health or Social Service authorities. I'd also recommend putting the question to the equally popular British equivalent of this listserver ASSISTECH (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/assistech.html), where you might find an AT professional from the region where this client is based. Regards, Aejaz ____________________________________ Aejaz Zahid MSBE, MPhil, MIET Senior Clinical Engineer Adult Communication & Assistive Technology Department of Medical Physics Kent & Canterbury Hospital Canterbury CT1 3NG [T] 01227 864083 [F] 01227 783137 [E] aejaz.zahid@... ________________________________________ From: RESNA's Assistive Technology Forum [AT-FORUM@...] On Behalf Of Cohen, Holly [Holly.Cohen@...] Sent: 19 October 2009 13:36 To: AT-FORUM@... Subject: ATP in England Good Morning All, I received an email from a family in England, in a small village called Upper Swanmore, near Bishops Waltham, near Portsmouth near Southampton. They have a family member with MS, that does not have any active movement of her arms or legs. She is very interested in getting on the computer and investigating other options to improve her quality of life. Does anyone know of an AT center that I could refer this family to? Thanks in advance, Holly Cohen, OTR/L, ATP NYU Langone Medical Center holly.cohen@... ------------------------------------------------------------ This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message. Please note, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The organization accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ================================= ****************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSI recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere For more information and to find out how you can switch, visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhsmail ******************************************************************************************************************