Cyber Corner For The Blind At State Library

Bernama.com (Malaysia)
Friday, October 26, 2007

Cyber Corner For The Blind At State Library

Caption: CYBER CORNER? Sabah State Library Customer Relation Officer Lucia 
Lumboi, who is blind, has never missed local and international news updates 
since she started using the facility jointly initiated by the Sabah Society for 
the Blind, National Council for the Blind and the Sabah State Library. Pix: 
Zamain Singkui 

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Although Lucia Lumboi, 45, is blind, she has 
never missed to access various local and national issues as well as 
international issues.

This is because the mother of a five-year-old boy has Information and 
Communication Technology (ICT) including computer equipped with tools at home 
that enables her to surf online local, national and international news website 
easily.

However, not all blinds are lucky or have similar opportunities like Lucia, who 
is a public relations officer at the Sabah Port Authority (SPA) as it would 
cost a lot to bring home such facilities.

But a joint initiative by the Sabah Society For the Blind (SHSB), the National 
Council for the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM), and the Sabah State Library to provide 
a Cyber Corner for the group however will be one of the long awaited solutions 
to problems faced by the blinds in accessing information online.

In the joint efforts, NCBM provides the fund to buy computer facilities and 
computer programmes while the State Library provides space at the library.

The Cyber Corner equipped with three PCs located at the State Library, was 
launched today by Sabah Deputy Chief Minister cum State Minister of Community 
Development and Consumer Affairs Datuk Yahya Hussin.

"Of course, this centre is very useful for the group of people like me. Its 
very helpful in providing us with information on what happens around our 
country and the world," Lucia said when met during the centre's launching 
ceremony.

"I will regularly visit this centre. Maybe once in a week," she added.

Meanwhile, Yahya in his address said the establishment of such a corner was 
timely because the special group like the blinds had similar rights as those 
normal to access to information and at the same time to voice their views or 
opinion.

--BERNAMA 


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