On June 20, 2014, Alan Foley, Katie Nichiporuk and Joanna Masingila worked with six Form 1 (9th grade) and Form 3 (11th grade) students and eight teachers at Thika School for the Blind in Thika, Kenya. Some of us had visited Thika last July to introduce iOS technology and also in January 2014 to work with students and teachers and donate 8 iPads and keyboards. This time we had 3 more iPads and keyboards to donate.
During the morning training session on basic skills in using VoiceOver (the built-in screen reader on iOS devices), we had one Kenyatta University student (Dan Onyango) who had used an iOS device and keyboard for six months assist and support students.
CaptionDan Onyango assists Lily Cherotich in using gestures with VoiceOver
CaptionNelson Otieno explores VoiceOver commands
CaptionCarol Ngondi, a teacher, and James Musau, a student, listen to instructions
CaptionRhoda Wanjiru and Lily Cherotich explore VoiceOver features
CaptionAlan Foley supports Rhoda Wanjiru with swiping
CaptionIan Ogendo uses the Zoom (magnification) feature
CaptionDan Onyango assists Susan Karari, a teacher
CaptionJoseph Otieno uses the zoom feature to read and write text
CaptionTwo teachers, Mburu Ngaruiya and Dorothy Ogongo, explore the iPad assistive technology features
CaptionRebecca Keli, from the National ICT Innovation and Integration Centre, supports Job Kimani, a teacher
CaptionKatie Nichiporuk discusses gestures with Lily Cherotich
CaptionKatie Nichiporuk discusses VoiceOver gestures with Lily Cherotich while Rhoda Wanjiru practices
CaptionAlan Foley talks Nelson Otieno through some settings
CaptionKatie Nichiporuk discusses some points with the whole group
CaptionKatie Nichiporuk answers questions from Lily Cherotich and Rhoda Wanjiru
CaptionAlan Foley guides Susan Karari, a teacher, in using VoiceOver commands
CaptionDan Onyango assists Lily Cherotich in using some gestures with VoiceOver
CaptionRhoda Wanjiru practices gestures with VoiceOver
CaptionKatie Nichiporuk assists two teachers
CaptionJames Musau experiments with the camera on an iPad
CaptionJoseph Otieno uses the zoom features to read and type
CaptionIan Ogendo uses the zoom feature to read and type
CaptionDan Onyango assists two teachers
CaptionJames Musau studies a feature on the iPad
CaptionAlan Foley works with Joseph Otieno in creating a document in Pages
CaptionAlan Foley explains how an email account works on an iOS device
CaptionAlan Foley shows Carol Ngondi and another teacher how some documents are not accessible (cannot be read by VoiceOver)
CaptionDan Onyango shares how his iPad and keyboard have helped him with his studies at Kenyatta University
CaptionJames Musau, Carol Ngongi, Dan Onyango
CaptionJoseph Otieno asks a question
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.
