Project Report
| Jun 9, 2014
Turn Potential Challenges into Real-Time Success
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Students with Laptops
A little over five months ago, inABLE bridged the gap for technology by saying good-bye to a fixed computer console classroom set up and embracing a mobile technology alternative for the class seven pupils at the Thika Primary School for the Blind. inABLE took this step ahead, in advance of the republic of Kenya’s plan to roll out the laptop project in all schools, set a exemplary example that demonstrates real-time learning instruction and results.
In the begin some of our students exclaimed, "This is just impossible... I can't do it”. Yet, now all the class seven pupils’ parents, relatives, community and teachers celebrate the introduction of laptops. What would've happened if inABLE wasn’t forward thinking and gave up the idea of portable laptops that might be dropped or too small for blind or visually impaired students to easily maneuver? How very limited would the students’ computer learning knowledge be today if we didn’t stick to our plans and see this technological evolution through to the end? Thankfully, the inABLE leadership had this vision and passionately worked towards it with greater enthusiasm.
For sure success is a journey of thousands miles with lots of challenges. InABLE took the risked last April to give out seven laptops to pupils in the pilot project with a few doubts as to whether the laptops would be returned in good condition. Reloaded up with more than ten class audio clips lessons, kindle books for the social studies, user guides and different book share story books, the students enjoyed carrying home their laptops and keenly made use of them while at home with weekly phone call support by the Assistive technology instructors.
With technology….disability is NOT inability. We are very proud of all of our responsible students and appreciate the extended learning opportunities that mobile laptops provide.
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