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Girl, 8, meeting princes at party

An eight-year-old Shropshire girl who has been blinded by a rare illness was due to meet Prince William and Prince Harry at a special party today. An eight-year-old Shropshire girl who has been blinded by a rare illness was due to meet Prince William and Prince Harry at a special party today. Anna Hilton, of Coton, near Whitchurch, who has Batten disease, was invited to attend to a WellChild Children's Charity Party with Prince Harry at Wembley Stadium. The youngster travelled to London today for the event, which was due to run from noon until 3pm, with her mum Amanda Hilton. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star 

North Shropshire|Jun 30, 2007
North Shropshire

Ben, 8, writes with his eyes

School life has never been easy for young cerebral palsy sufferer Ben Nutbrown. School life has never been easy for young cerebral palsy sufferer Ben Nutbrown. Restricted to only minor hand movements, relatives and teachers never thought they'd see the day the bright eight-year-old could write out his school projects – but Ben has become one of the first in the country to make use of a revolutionary device which lets him write using his eyes. The £15,000 "mytobii" device was snapped up by Penn Hall Special School, Wolverhampton, where Ben is a pupil. There are only four of the devices currently in use in the UK. The computer works by using infra-red to track Ben's eyes as he moves his head along a special keyboard which appears on screen. Read the full story in the Express & Star.

Wolverhampton|May 28, 2007
Wolverhampton
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