UNESCO supported telecentre for the blind opened in Uruguay
From: UNESCO - 06/21/2006

The Juan Antonio Lavalleja Public Library of Minas, the capital of the
department of Lavalleja in Uruguay, hosts since last week a telecentre for
visually impaired. The two room premises in the House of Culture with
state-of-the art equipment was opened on 16 June. Private sector companies -
ANTEL Telecommunication and SALUS/Danone - donated PCs with acoustic output,
cassette recorders for audio books and a fast Internet access. UNESCO
provided access to free educational software - Cantaletras and Toque Magico
of the Catholic University Santiago, Chile - and offered printed books in
Braille and 3D materials like geographical maps and texture games thanks to
its cooperation with libraries for the blind in Buenos Aires and La Plata,
Argentina. Earlier in 2005, UNESCO supported one of the only two public
schools in whole Uruguay for the blind and visually impaired with PCs, free
educational software, and a Braille printer and provided capacity building
for teachers.  

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Submitted by:
Marianne R. Petit
marianne.petit@nyu.edu