{"id":2386,"date":"2021-04-12T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/were-still-very-much-open-for-business"},"modified":"2021-10-19T09:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T08:43:35","slug":"were-still-very-much-open-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/were-still-very-much-open-for-business","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re still very much open for business!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s just over a year since we posted about how we helped\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/remote-support-boosts-zoes-gaming-ambitions\">Zoe<\/a>, a gamer with cerebral palsy and the added challenge of tendonitis in both hands and forearms. 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