InKenyablindstudentsandthosewithpooreyesightwerestillusingBraille(布莱叶盲文)booksfortheirstudiesuntilrecently.ButKenyanschoolsfortheblindarenowbeginningtousetechnologythatprovidesmaterialinanaudible(
InKenyablindstudentsandthosewithpooreyesightwerestillusingBraille(布莱叶盲文)booksfortheirstudiesuntilrecently.ButKenyanschoolsfortheblindarenowbeginningtousetechnologythatprovidesmaterialinanaudible(听得见的)form.Thishasexpandedpossibilitiesforthestudentsandtaughtthemnewwaystointeractwithtechnology.
Seventeen-year-oldLucasMwanziaisvisuallyimpaired.ForthepasttwoyearshehasbeenattendingcomputerclassesattheThikaSchoolfortheBlind.LucasMwanziaisineighthgrade.Hestartedschoolatalateragebecauseofhispooreyesight.ButusingthenewtechnologyhecansearchtheInternetforbiologyclass.Hesaysthetechnologyhasopeneddoorsthatoncewereclosed.HesaysthatBraillebooksarecostlyandyouhavetospendalotofmoneytobuyone.Withcomputershesaysthebooksareavailableatlittleornocost.“Sowedownloadthebookstoreadandwhenaredonewejustclosetheprogram”hesays.
ZacharyMuasyawasbornblind.Heisnowoneoftheschool’steachers.Hehasbeenteachingthestudentshowtousethetechnologyforabouttwoyearsnow.Hesaysthetechnologyopensuppossibilitiesthatcanleveltheplayingfieldforhisstudents.“Assistivetechnologyequipsthelearnerswithmanyskillsthatreallymakethemindependentinlife”saysMuasya.“Theycanreadmaterialslikebooksmagazinesnewspapersbythemselves.Andapartfromthat–assistive(辅助的)technologyequipsthemwithemployableskills.”
Anon-governmentalorganizationcalledInAblehasprovidedtheassistivetechnologytotheschoolatnocost.PeterOkeyotheprogrammanageratInAblesaysblindstudentsusingthetechnologymaystillfacedifficultieswhentheymovetohighereducation.Hesaysstudentswhohaveusedthetechnologyupthroughhighschoolmightnothaveitattheuniversitytheyattend.ThosestudentsmighthavedifficultiesiftheyhavetogobacktoBrailleheadds.
FouroutofKenya’s11schoolsfortheblindareusingthetechnology.Inablesaysitwillprovidethefinancingfortheremainingschoolstojointheeffort.
28.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.
A.thesituationoftheblindchildreninKenya
B.theteachesworkingfortheblindchildreninKenya
C.thenewtoolsprovidedfortheblindc