Education
This project titled: “Computer literacy skills for blind and low vision pupils” is designed to equip blind and low vision pupils with skills and knowledge to use computer, access email and internet independently. The project will also train blind and sighted teachers so that they can provide better training and technical support to the pupils….
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This project titled: “Computer literacy skills for blind and partially signed pupils” is designed to equip blind and low vision pupils with skills and knowledge to use computer, access email and internet independently. The project will also train blind and sighted teachers so that they can provide better training and technical support to the pupils….
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The absence of employment for the blind and partially sighted people in Liberia is alarming. This is further exacerbated by the lack of access to computers and internet connectivity. This project proposes to use Sustain for Life’s adaptive technology expertise to help blind and partially sighted young people and adults to gain computer skills…
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The Problem Sierra Leone (SL) is one of the poorest countries in the world, with over 50% of the population living in multidimensional poverty. Unfortunately, children with disabilities in SL are often denied their right to education. Many families keep their children out of school and when children with disabilities are enrolled in school, they…
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Sustain for Life, with generous funding from Masikini Foundation, supports a residential school for blind, deaf and deaf-blind children in Kisoro, Uganda – a town in Western Uganda near the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. During a field visit to the school in 2012 we saw first-hand the hardships endured by the children…
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This project aims to improve the well-being and education opportunities for children with special needs through training in computing and adaptive technology at Kisoro Demonstration School, Hornby High School, St Francis Primary and Secondary Schools. Special needs children are among the most marginalised groups in Uganda and are often not given the chance to attend…
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