In Kenya, Blind Students Learn Through Technology
<p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visually">visually</span> <span word="impaired">impaired</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Braille">Braille</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="audible">audible</span> <span word="form">form</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="expands">expands</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>.</p><p><span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="Mwanzia">Mwanzia</span>, 17, <span word="intently">intently</span> <span word="searches">searches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="biology">biology</span>. <span word="Mwanzia">Mwanzia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="visually">visually</span> <span word="impaired">impaired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thika">Thika</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blind">Blind</span>.</p><p><span word="Mwanzia">Mwanzia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vision">vision</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="frontiers">frontiers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="inaccessible">inaccessible</span>.</p><p> "<span word="Braille">Braille</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="one">one</span>," <span word="Mwanzia">Mwanzia</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="download">download</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>."</p><p>'<span word="Assistive">Assistive</span>' <span word="technology">technology</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> "<span word="assistive">assistive</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>" <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visually">visually</span>-<span word="impaired">impaired</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span>.</p><p><span word="Zachary">Zachary</span> <span word="Muasya">Muasya</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="blind">blind</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p>
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