On June 17, 2014, Alan Foley, Katie Nichiporuk and Joanna Masingila worked with eight Standard 7 and Standard 8 pupils (7th and 8th graders) and three teachers at Kibos School for the Visually Impaired near Kisumu, Kenya. Some of us had visited Kibos last July and had donated some iPods and an iPad with keyboards at that time. This time we had 11 iPads and keyboards to donate.
During the all-day training session on basic skills in using VoiceOver (the built-in screen reader on iOS devices), we had two Kenyatta University students (Job and Hellen) who have used iOS devices and keyboards for 1.5 years assist and support students. Additionally, Mandela, who graduated from Kibos last year and who we worked with last July and is now a university student at Maseno University, helped out.
USAID-Kenya sent a professional photographer to take photos of the training for their website and information.
CaptionKatie Nichiporuk works with Ruth
CaptionAlan Foley works with a Mrs. Templer and Don
CaptionAhbdi explores apps using VoiceOver
CaptionGilbert swipes to move to different icons on the iPad
CaptionMr. Leich and Mrs. Templer explore an iPad
CaptionJob demonstrates something to Alan
CaptionMandela checks out something on an iPad while Abdi listens
CaptionAlan discusses advocacy ideas with Hellen, Mandela, a secondary teacher, and two visitors from Kericho
CaptionA professional photographer sent by USAID-Kenya takes a photo of Miriam working with an Ipad
CaptionAlan discusses VoiceOver capabilities with three teachers
CaptionChickens on the school grounds
CaptionSeveral teachers lead a group of students in an activity involving singing and movement
About Joanna Masingila
Joanna Masingila is Dean of the School of Education and Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education at Syracuse University. She was a Fulbright Scholar to Kenyatta University in 1998, and since that time Syracuse University and Kenyatta University have an institutional linkage.
