Major donation helps disabled people go wi-fi
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Disabled clients at Compaid’s Activities Centre in Tunbridge Wells are enjoying the world of wireless computing thanks to a major donation from KHOCA.
KHOCA, a Kent based grant making charity, awarded £5,000 to Compaid to purchase new wireless computers and other equipment, which is used by Compaid’s clients each day to create original computer artwork, write diaries and memoirs, and enjoy games and other activities on the internet.
The money has been used to buy 13 new wireless machines, which can now all communicate directly with each other, and with a wireless printer bought earlier in the year thanks to proceeds from the Courier’s Heart of the Community Awards. Compaid’s clients are now hard at work creating new paintings for Christmas cards and a major exhibition at the Trinity Theatre gallery in November.
Pam Nelson, Activities Centre Manager at Compaid, comments: “The new equipment has made a huge difference to the disabled people who come to the Centre. They can now create more elaborate artwork, play more challenging games, and produce greetings cards in a fraction of the time it used to take. We are very grateful to KHOCA for their support, and we hope to upgrade more equipment at the Centre over the next few months.”