May 2020 – In this video, Mark Sabwami – Founder of Jipange was doing advocacy work for the blind and visually impaired persons in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County through mainstream media. The translation of what he said is shown below:
It is very important to consider the plight of blind people and the deaf during this COVID-19 pandemic. Reason being, if home schooling and online learning for the disabled during this quarantine period is hampered by lack of accessibility features on eLearning platforms and television educational broadcasts, then progress of these disabled persons is impeded to a great extent. As a result, they are bound to attain very low grades in standardized examinations in comparison to sighted students. I am appealing to the Ministry of Education and the Kenyan Government to offer accessibility features on eLearning platforms and educational television broadcasts to benefit the blind and the visually impaired students as they prepare for their examinations.