Johnson Riungu, a student at Kenya's Kenyatta University, is totally blind.
Until recently, many of the everyday tasks of student life were impossible for Riungu without a student assistant. Just keeping up with the reading elements of the curriculum meant having to have the material read out by a helper.
Now, thanks to a second-hand IBM ThinkPad, supplied by IT charity Computer Aid with help from the UK's Department for International Development (DIFD) and Sightsavers International, Riungu and other students have access to information previously only available in scarce and bulky Braille books.
To help students like Riungu, DIFD has also provided funding for Dolphin Pens, which contain screen-reading and voice-enabled applications that vastly improve the accessibility of the internet.
Photo credit: Glenn Edwards
