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Hong Kong Blind Union has launched an e-learning resources portal as part of the Jockey Club e-Learning For All (Elfa) service.
Hong Kong Blind Union has launched an e-learning resources portal as part of the Jockey Club e-Learning For All (Elfa) service, a three-year project sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to help the visually impaired.
Since last August, the project has provided a wide spectrum of e-learning services, which includes converting printed learning materials into accessible electronic or tactile formats.
Other Elfa benefits include assistive software development, training workshops, and technical support. Teachers, parents and students can upload images of printed text documents to the site through the new portal, and receive converted files by email within 24 hours.
Nearly 30 per cent of the first batch of IB students at the International College Hong Kong, Sha Tau Kok, scored 40 points or above (out of a maximum of 45) in the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme.