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“A medicine that can’t be administered in hospital”
Image: A young girl and boy (left and right) join in their school classes remotely via AV1 robots (example pictured centre) that sit in their place on their school desks. Zayan was just four years old when he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia. We introduced his parents to a small, remote-controlled AV1 desktop robot…
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“To Christopher it means the world”
Gaming’s still a lifeline for Chris, who we’ve been supporting for several years now through a series of carefully configured gaming controller setups that our team have regularly revised to match his changing abilities. Chris has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and it was wonderful to hear from his dad recently that he’s still loving every minute…
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“It’s everything that I want to do, but can’t in real life”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUkiOE3E9z0 A low-level link in Joe’s gaming setup has helped to unlock access to some of his favourite games. Joe’s ataxia-telangiectasia limits his movements, and in recent months, tremors and a loss of strength in his left arm have made it increasingly difficult for him to play the games he loves. Frankie, one of our…
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SpecialEffect receive BAFTA Special Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOLc6f0-g4A SpecialEffect were awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the 20th BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday 11 April 2024. The award, which recognises outstanding contributions to games, film and television, is one of the highest accolades bestowed by BAFTA. SpecialEffect Founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan received the award from Sir Ian Livingstone. In his…
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Bringing Max’s hands into play
Here’s a stick-swap with a difference! Our specialist assessment team have helped foot-control expert Max to discover just the right combination of equipment and positioning for controlling joysticks with her hands as well as her feet. Max’s cerebral palsy makes using a standard controller with her hands tricky, but her flying feet had enabled her…
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“I’m able to play so much more!”
We couldn’t be more thankful for your all your support and generosity, and THIS is the kind of life-changing impact it’s making for so many people around the world. Meet Oliver. He has Tourette’s syndrome and his physical tics making gaming very challenging: holding a gamepad is painful and he often presses the wrong buttons…
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