{"id":5206,"date":"2009-11-10T09:44:47","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T13:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/28\/project-valour-it-teams\/"},"modified":"2009-11-10T11:18:11","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T15:18:11","slug":"project-valour-it-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/10\/project-valour-it-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier&#8217;s Angel Project Valour &#8211; IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bumped again to give it some additional visibility.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t do pledge drives, but here is a charity and project I believe is well worth supporting and one I have personally supported for a number of years.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counters.gigya.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID%3D2000002.0NXC\/bHQ9MTI1Njc2NDM1MTc4NyZwdD%2AxMjU2NzY%2ANDg5Mzc3JnA9ODk1ODQxJmQ9Jm49d29yZHByZXNzJmc9MSZvPTczODNjZmY4ZWRhODRmMTJiZTBkYzA4Zjc1Mjk4ZWMxJm9mPTA%3D.gif?resize=0%2C0\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><object id=\"gauge\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"gig_lt=1256764351787&amp;gig_pt=1256764489377&amp;gig_g=1&amp;gig_n=wordpress\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/soldiersangels.org\/gauge.swf?stage_width=400&amp;stage_height=300&amp;xml_source=http:\/\/soldiersangels.org\/all4gauge.php&amp;time=1256764347\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"gauge\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"gig_lt=1256764351787&amp;gig_pt=1256764489377&amp;gig_g=1&amp;gig_n=wordpress\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see the graphic, you can find out\u00c2\u00a0 more <a href=\"http:\/\/soldiersangels.org\/index.php?page=project-valour-it\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a bit about the purpose of the project.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>More About Valour-IT<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Personal GPS &#8211; <\/strong>Handheld <a href=\"http:\/\/gps.about.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GPS<\/a> devices build self-confidence and independence by compensating for short-term memory loss and organizational challenges related to severe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdhealth.mil\/TBI.asp\" target=\"_blank\">TBI<\/a> and severe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdhealth.mil\/clinicians\/ptsd.asp\" target=\"_blank\">PTSD<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><a name=\"additionalinfo\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\">Project Valour-IT helps provide voice-controlled\/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries.\u00c2\u00a0 Items supplied include:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Voice-controlled Laptops &#8211; <\/strong>Operated by <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scansoft.com\/naturallyspeaking\/preferred\" target=\"_blank\">speaking<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"> into a microphone or using other adaptive technologies, they allow the wounded to maintain connections with the rest of the world during recovery.<\/span><\/li>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Wii Video Game Systems &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us.wii.com\/\">Whole-body game systems<\/a> increase motivation and speed recovery when used under the guidance of physical therapists <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\">in therapy sessions (donated only to medical facilities)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. 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