Kenya

Fri Nov 9 22:16:00 UTC 2007

Jason,

we did look into using satellite internet and all that - for Kerugoya
School for the Deaf - but its so expensive we can't afford to maintain
it.

However I was told last week that Kerugoya School for the Deaf will
have internet - dont know how it is possible seeing that its 2 hours
away from Nairobi - maybe they ll just use dial-up?

Shane

On 09/11/2007, Jason Hopkins <codenosher at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I was just checking on "broadband" wireless there a couple of days ago
> knowing the landlines are poor.  I knew it would be high, but WOW.
>
> 100kb up 300kb down is $1016.50 per month - after you purchase the hardware
> and get it installed.
>
> -Jason
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa
> <shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at gmail.com>
> To: SignWriting List <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
> Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 3:40:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Kenya
>
> 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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