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Summary Life of José Rafael
Excuse me, my English is not very good
My name is José Rafael Ramírez Ramos, I live in the city of San Cristóbal, Táchira State, Venezuela; I am an Industrial Engineer graduated on 4 December 2010, of the National Experimental University of Táchira State (UNET), finishing the 20 by academic qualifications of a total of 84 graduate students. I am 31 years old.
I have a physical disability product of a cerebral palsy since my birth which only affects my motor skills and speaking, even so has not prevented me form me academically.
Therefore, Rotary International District 4380 give me in 2004, the Rotary prestige by "impressive example of what it means the determination to avoid being shot down by the adversities of life".
I would like to tell my story of how did to study
Summary of my life as a student
My experience as a student started from pre-school where started the 7 years of age, in the garden of childhood, here I was treated by the psychologist Mercedes Orozco, who helped me to develop various skills and abilities; as I having the same intellectual coefficient of any child of that age, I did two levels of kindergarten in one level. But because that my disability prevents me from writing, I could not continue studying in regular schools, however at the age of 9 year old I went to a school where I learned to read in 3 months. Later when he was 12 years old I again met with the psychologist Mercedes Orozco, who prepared me academically in 5 months to integrate me to the regular education system; because my biggest impediment to continue my studies was that he could not write, we seek the way to do so through an electric typewriter, by trial and error I managed to do it with my left elbow, then I became less difficult using a computer.
At the age of 13 I joined as a regular student in the school of America Latin Integration (IDEAL), where I was generously scholarship by their owners, and according to my knowledge nivelaron me in 5th grade and provided me a desktop computer and a printer so I could copy and receive classes as any student; to do the activities in my house, a desktop computer, was donated me by Dr. Diego Orozco, who lent me their full support until the end of high school. The printer of my house at that time the donated me the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) of Táchira State.
At the start of my studies, I worked with the program WordStart where I copied notes and I performed all of the tests, including mathematical equations; also I had use the program Flow to the area of technical drawing. Later I worked under Windows 95 and 98 with packages of Office, especially Excel and Word.
So I was as I began studying as a student regular; at the end of 5th grade awarded me a diploma by honoring the effort, at the end of 6th grade I was second in my class ratings, each school year from 7th to 4th year of high school was first in my class ratings, and in 5th year of high school was second in my class.
Then to start my university studies, I presented for the first time the entrance examination at the National Experimental University of Táchira, I can't join at that time, so I did the course of preparation that gave the University, however, they gave me the option to carry a letter to university authorities to that give me the entrance to the University, but I have not accepted, I wanted enter for own merit, and so did, present again the admissions test and I stayed in post 26 of a total of 712 students we presented for the college.
Throughout my college personal experience, I saw the need for search various tools that allowed me to study the way most optimal possible in each field of the college. The main tool used was a common laptop without adjustments to hardware of any kind, through which I transcribed notes and I done lots of work and the college assessments; but to improve performance and meet the requirements of college, I used various software such as Maple, MathCad, Excel and Statsgraphics to make any kind of mathematical and statistical calculation, Microsoft Word to processing text together with a common scanner, Autocad in subjects such as drawing and others, Multisim for the field of electrical engineering laboratory, among other software of daily use for any student, and a recorder of sound in the English classes.
Likewise during the college counted with the support of teachers, who despite having no knowledge or training in how to evaluate a student with a motor disability prevents him to write normally and that should do it with his left elbow on a laptop, they accessed to giving me more time to carry out the assessments, even some provided me consultancy on the use of some software. As well as I too had peer support to have the notes of classes and mobilization within the University, until I graduated on December 4, 2010.
In the month of November, 2010 with the effort of my family and as a gift for my graduation from an Industrial Engineer, I was able to go to a medical consultation at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, United States, there the neurologist that I saw and not charged me the consultation, to see what I have done and achieved despite my disability, recommended me a Deep Brain Stimulator surgery, which will allow me to improve my abilities on a high percentage and get my personal independence.
Letter of the Dr. Madan from Memorial Hermann Hospital from Houston Texas
The surgery has a cost of $ 86.310,00, besides I muststay of 6 months to a year in treatment of rehabilitation depending on my progress, so I do not know the total cost of the treatment. But my family doesnot have the resources to cover such costs.
By clicking on the following link, you can download and see my medical records
With a small donation, you can help me to improve my quality of life. If 250,000 individuals each donate me a dollar, I can get my medical treatment for about 6 months and improve my quality of life.
I put myself in God's hands and of you in order to raise money that will allow me to recover and do my dream come true and contribute to the development of our society.
On this video from youtube can see a summary of my life and my Act of graduation of Industrial Engineering, subtitled in English
Thanks very much for you help for me José Rafael Ramírez Ramos C.I.: 15.695.527 (Venezuela ID) Industrial Engineer
