Kenya

[GerardM]

Hoi,
It is for this reason that PC and server based functionality will function
in these circumstances better then Internet based functionality. I would
really like to know if the software works on an OLPC system.
Thanks,
     Gerard

On Nov 9, 2007 10:40 PM, Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa <
shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stuart,
>
> yeah youre right there - internet is a real nightmare.
>
> however the government is talking about introducing broadband and all
> that - it would be a big help in its economy there.
>
> Don't know when it ll happen - but very soon I hope.
>
> However most deaf schools are based in the rural areas where access to
> quality telephone lines is limited.
>
> Shane
>
> On 09/11/2007, Stuart Thiessen <sw at passitonservices.org> wrote:
> > I was there in September, and will go back in January. I did have a
> > chance to show SW to some Deaf there a little, but the internet that I
> > had access to was very slow. So SignPuddle will be frustrating to use
> > there, I suspect. I did hear that there was work on a new internet
> > backbone to Kenya, but I don't know anything more about it. I was
> > working with one of our clients there on a different project. There I
> > think handwriting will be the better place to start.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 9 Nov 2007, at 14:05 , Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa wrote:
> >
> > > hi Val,
> > >
> > > no im still in Belfast, Ireland.
> > >
> > > As for Kenya, we need to train some deafies there how to use
> > > SignWriting - the internet there isnt great and not everyone have
> > > computers - but it ll change soon.
> > >
> > > Hope we ll see a few Kenyans trained pretty soon.
> > >
> > > Shane
> > >
> > > On 09/11/2007, Valerie Sutton <signwriting at mac.com> wrote:
> > >> SignWriting List
> > >> November 9, 2007
> > >>
> > >> Hello Shane!
> > >> I could read your Norwegian (grin ;-)))
> > >>
> > >> I understand you are in Kenya right now? Is that correct?
> > >>
> > >> Can you find some Kenyan Sign Language users to start adding Kenyan
> > >> signs into the Kenyan SignPuddle? ;-)
> > >>
> > >> Kenyan SIgn Language SignPuddle
> > >> http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=79
> > >>
> > >> It would be so cool to see some signs from Kenya...I never have!
> > >>
> > >> Val ;-)
> > >>
> > >> -------
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Nov 9, 2007, at 11:23 AM, Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Dearest Ingvild,
> > >>>
> > >>> Gratulerer med fødselsdagen!
> > >>>
> > >>> :-)
> > >>>
> > >>> hope I have got my Norwegian right (not that I would know anything
> > >>> - I
> > >>> fingerspell better in Norwegian!!!)
> > >>>
> > >>> Glad that your lesson went well at HiB - you have really lovely
> > >>> people
> > >>> working there in the interpreter training programme there.
> > >>>
> > >>> hope your bday went well today :-)
> > >>>
> > >>> Shane x
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 09/11/2007, Ingvild Roald <iroald at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>> Thank you Stefan, this too is a wonderful card and a wonderful
> > >>>> gift,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> thank you
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Ingvild
> > >>>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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