Success Story: Visually Impaired Students Find Independence Through Mobile Devices

December 30, 1899

Before June 2012, when visually impaired students Sammy Luvonga and Silas Opanga attended classes at Kenyatta University (KU), they would bring a bulky manual brailler machine and expensive paper they purchased themselves. Today Sammy and Silas are among KU’s visually impaired students who use mobile digital devices and are able to work more independently.

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