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Computer for the blind

This is in the office. We did an official presentation of a computer for the blind community on the island. The computer reads aloud what it says on the screen. There are 5 blind teenagers who mainly come to use it. They are shy about it thought because they say they are worried about wasting too much of the office electricity or bothering us while we work.
Fotos 2 and a little bit of news from Maggie's world

August 11th 2008
I thought I would tell my story in images...click on the photos for detailed captions. If the photos don't load at first press Refresh on the webpage and they should come. Be patient, there are a lot of them! Here is a good map (click on it to zoom) for you to follow on with my island journeys to different towns: http://www.nicatour.net/en/nicaragua/Ometepe.asp P.S. I updated the captions of ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe

Nicaraguan Flag The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the fir... ... read more
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