What can blind students in Kenya benefit from the technology to be adopted?

Until recently, blind and visually impaired students in Kenya were still using Braille books for their studies. But Kenyan schools for the blind are now beginning to adopt technology that provides material in an audible form—and in the process expands their opportunities. Assistive technology equips the learners with many skills that really make them independent in life. Students can read materials like books, magazines, newspapers by themselves. And apart from that—assistive technology equips them with employable skills.

Russian media say the government plans to cut the amount of money it spends on the International Space Station during the next decade. The Izvestiya daily reports the latest budget drafts for 2016—25 include about $ 3. 3 billion in spending on the station, or about $ 330 million a year. That is a 10 percent reduction from a previous draft in April. Russia’s space agency is one of five that work together to operate the station with a rotating crew of astronauts that conduct experiments.