Old laptops transform the lives of Africa's blind

By equipping 200 students with Dolphin Pens, in four secondary schools and four colleges, the programme will assess the role that "assistive technology" can play in enhancing the education of the visually impaired. The three-year pilot programme began earlier this year, and it is also being supported by the UK's Royal National Institute for the Blind, and the Kenyan Ministry of Education. The total cost of a donated laptop and the Dolphin Pen comes to around £130, compared to around £320 for a Braille reader.

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