Why Support the Visually Impaired with Assistive Devices
- Cost of Scientific calculator is Kshs 50,000 for visually impaired. For a normal child, a scientific calculator cost Kshs 1,000
- Cost of Braille machine is Kshs 89,000. For normal child –cost of pen is about Kshs 10.
- The Braille Machine requires Braille paper of 200 pages at a cost of Kshs 650 per ream. Normal child would require exercise book costing Kshs 80.
- Cost of sound ball to play for visually impairment is Kshs 25,000. Normal child would require a ball of Kshs 300 – 1,000.
- Cost of geometrical set (PEP Kits) for a visually impaired is Kshs 5,000 for visually impaired. For normal child is about Kshs 250
- The software required by the blind and visually impaired persons to use a computer, Job Access With Speech (JAWS), costs about Kshs 125,000. This cost is over and above the cost of a computer for the sighted.
| Bic Pen (For sighted child)
KSH 20.00 |
Braille machine (pen for blind child)
KSH 89,000.00
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| Scientific calculator (For sighted child)
KSH 1,000.00 |
Talking Scientific calculator
( for blind child) KSH 40,000.00
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| White cane (Foldable)
KSH 1,500/=
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| Sound Ball and Goal Ball
Kshs 11,000 its equivalent is Kshs 1,500
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| Geometrical set for the Blind
PEP Kit = Kshs 5,000 (white cane only included when order placed)
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Geometrical set for sighted Child = Kshs 200
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| Use PEP KIT
1. Spur wheel 2. Slate & Stylus 3. Tylor Frame with types 4. Geometrical tools 5. Abucus 6. Cylindrical Block 7. Cube 8. Alphabetic Blade |
– Drawing diagrams for touch readers
– A4 bookklet where learners can insert Braille paper and take notes -Simple arithmetic – 2 sets of Squares/Ruler/protractor/pair of cumpus all used for introducing cycles and angles – Computation of simple arithmetic statements – numbers/ additions and subtractions – Building Braille sentence – Remedial Braille words eg CAT – Remedial Braille lettters |
