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Organization	Kenya Christian School For The Deaf
Region	Kenya
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ProjectLeader	Charles Ngiela

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The project will develop Assistive Technology devices that support the acquisition of sign language for deaf children, providing a rich supply of critical literacy support services to 200000 school-age deaf children who hail from less-privileged families in our society.

Challenge

The delayed first language acquisition affects the organization of the mental lexicon that leads to detrimental of language development for deaf children. More often than not children born deaf rapidly lose the ability to learn language by age three if sign language is not introduced. 90% of 200,000 deaf Kenyan children today struggle to access sign language World Health Organization (WHO) report.

Long-Term Impact

KCSD will provide learning materials to 200000 deaf school-age deaf children. KCSD puzzle board is an art of forming letters of the alphabet through play on finger shapes; the letters are formed using hand shapes. Fingerspelling accounts for 7.8%KSL and is typically used for names and borrowings from English, It's a representation of letters of the alphabet. The device supports sign language acquisition, it's interactive and enjoyable and for effective communication.