Ahmed starts his day at Clovis West by spending an hour with teacher Susan Dickerson, who works for the Fresno County Office of Education's Vision Program. Dickerson teaches Ahmed new Braille skills, helps translate his schoolwork into Braille and assists him with new technology so he can become more independent. Laurie Hoke, an orientation and mobility specialist for the county office, also works with Ahmed. Ahmed already possesses a flair for expressing himself, even in his second language. Combinations of keys produce the raised dots of the Braille alphabet.
Text is stored on a microchip and can be printed.
A display pad allows Ahmed to read any portion of the text in Braille and a voice function repeats the displayed text, allowing him to quickly edit his work. He's using it to learn about the Internet. In Kuwait, he didn't have most of the technology he uses at Clovis West. During algebra class, he often figures out answers before other students finish writing the problem. I love math my whole life.