Hi Everyone,
Many of you know about my love for pinball. Many of you also know that my fiancée, Angie, who is the president of the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Iowa and who loves helping others. We have the unique opportunity to combine both of these passions. We hope to purchase a wheelchair accessible pinball machine for the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Iowa. We plan to take the machine to various locations and organizations allowing people with disabilities the chance to access life and enjoy pinball. Some places we plan on working with - local chapters of Easter Seals and Paralyzed Veterans of America, local hospitals and rehab units, nursing homes and in-patient facilities.
This is a rare machine - only 15 machines were converted for use by people with limb impairments and other disabilities...and that was over 20 years ago, it is not known how many still exist (my guess would be very few). This machine allows rooms for wheelchairs to fit underneath, is on wheels so that it can be brought to a person's bed, has large buttons on the front of the cabinet for easier pushing, has a remote set of buttons so that the person can sit them on their lap, table or whatever works best, and has a straw-style sip/puff adaptor for those with severe limb impairment.
But we aren't buying this machine for ourselves, we hope to take to many locations and functions across the state so that all people can enjoy pinball. You can learn more and donate through our indiegogo fundraiser page. A plaque will be made and attached to the machine with all donors’ names. We need to raise $2500 for the machine and shipping.
Any extra money will be donated to the Spinal Cord Injury Association to help others through different projects.
Thank you for any help that you can offer, also if you could please share this with others, it would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Michael
