The first computer camp for the blind in Indonesia
Information technology access should be like air or oxygen for everyone, including for those who lack eyesight. So, then, IT is also one of human rights’ requirements.
One hundred blind and visually impaired people gathered yesterday in the main hall of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) building, Jakarta, for a computer camp for the blind, the first of its kind in the country.
Attended by blind people aged 12 to 48, the competition on Thursday was divided into three sections: Typing a poem on Microsoft Word; proficiency in Microsoft Excel; and Internet browsing.
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