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News of some fantastic funding that will reach the stars: As a result of awareness from our wonderful BAFTA Award<\/a> one year ago this month, we were invited to submit a funding application to The Hospital Saturday Fund<\/a>. We\u2019re grateful that they’ve subsequently supported us with a fantastic \u00a310,000 donation towards our StarGaze<\/a> project \u2013 our assessment and support service for people in intensive care due with urgent, severe and complex physical challenges.<\/p>\n

As a result of the grant, two new eye gaze systems – computers that can be controlled by eye movement alone – will be making a world of difference to those who need it, like Peter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Seven<\/p>\n

Image: John Greenwood (l) and Blessing Dada (centre right) of The Hospital Saturday Fund with members of the SpecialEffect team<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News of some fantastic funding that will reach the stars: As a result of awareness from our wonderful BAFTA Award one year ago this month, we were invited to submit a funding application to The Hospital Saturday Fund. 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