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We have two days left in our fundraising drive, and although donations are trickling in, more is needed and it really doesn't take much to get us to where we need to be. We have given approximately 2700 voice-activated laptops in the past, and the need is still very high. Just a few bucks you would normallly have spent on lunch will help, hows about brown baggin it for a day and puttin in $5.00.
As a reminder to those that may not realize the significance Valour- IT plays in the day-to-day healing process of our wounded troops let me refer you to Chuck Z's "Something For You To Try" post (the first injured troop to benefit from Valour-IT) .
And as John of Argghhh!!! reminds us, although many of us may remember the days of pen and paper, our troops today are of the Internet Generation, with email, MySpace, Facebook, etc... The use of computers keep them connected to family and friends, while they are in far off lands. They also use the internet to take care of their personal business, say banking, insurance, legal or something as trivial as Christmas shopping for their families.
Now as Chuck and and John poignantly point out, we take to using the computer for granted AND the pen and paper, but take away the use of your hands and eyes, and you can see how our injured can get disconnected from the outside world and this can be devastating in their healing process.
Valour-IT is not all about Voice-activated laptops, the program has expanded. In the years since its founding in 2005, the project has acted to meet emerging needs and its mission of supporting the severely wounded. In addition to voice-controlled laptops, Valour-IT now helps provide active and whole-body video games such as Wii Sports, which is used to great effect in physical therapy, and personal GPS systems that help compensate for short-term memory loss and organizational/special challenges common in those with brain injuries.
Note: Originally Valour-IT provided the voice-controlled software that accompanies the laptops, but now works closely with the Department of Defense Computer/electronic Accommodations Program (CAP): CAP supplies the adaptive software and Valour-IT provides the laptop. In addition, DoD caseworkers serve as Valour-IT’s “eyes and ears” at several medical centers, identifying patients in need of laptops and other technological support for their recovery. Wounded military personnel can also directly request a laptop through the sign-up form or through the Valour-IT/Soldiers' Angels representatives at the following medical centers:
* Balboa Naval Hospital
* Brooke Army Medical Center
* Madigan Regional Medical Center
* National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda Naval Hospital)
* Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton
* Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital (29 Palms)
* Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Thanks to the efforts of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Valour-IT is also able to reach patients in VA hospitals who would benefit from a Valour-IT laptop or other technology to support their recovery and independence.
To donate to other teams, click here, but want to know why to donate to the Air Force team?
(All proceeds go to the same worthy cause, and to individual service members as the need arises, regardless of which team you pick.)
And if you aren't familiar with Valour-IT, start here.
Click here to get in on the Valour-IT auctions.
My adaptive version of the Soldiers Angel Motto:
