Sudan`s Invisible Heroes

The Math Teacher

Salah Ahmed is a math teacher at The Sudanese Rehabilitation For The Blind .He graduated from the same center and has been teaching Braille system and math for 22 years now.

The Perkins Brailler

It is a typewriter with a key corresponding to each of the six Braille code.A back space key, a space key and a back line space key like a manual typewriter. The two sides knobs are to advance paper through the machine and carriage return lever above key.The rollers that hold advanced paper have grooves to avoid crushing the raised dots that Brailler creatses .Unfortunately the center can not provide smart Braillers .

Reading Braille

Braille is a system of touch reading and writing for blind persons in which raised dots represents the letters of the alphabets and numbers.It is read from left along each line both hands are usually used In the reading process and it is done by the index finger. Each character or cell is made up of six dot position arranged in a rectangle comprising 2 columns of dots maybe raised at any of the six positions

Zaharitha

Zaharitha is a 14 years old partially sighted student who comes daily to the rehabilitation center, and lives in Al Iskan Omdurman.He enjoys studying, especially mathematics; he loves handcrafts and personal hygiene as well. Zaharitha is excellent in math. When it comes to Braille slate written he is the master

Slate and Stylus

Slate and Stylus are the most common tools used by blind persons to write text and they can read without assistance. Inspite of new technologies no technology can replace it because it allows easy and quick writting . This method was invented by Charles Barbier.The slate looks like a flat board with 27 lines and 30 cells.It comes in different shapes and sizes, wherease the stylus is a small pencil like tool.

The Abacus

The Abacus, also called counting frame is a calculating tool used to teach children math in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic process.It is a great tool in teaching simple math-like counting, addition, and subtraction for blind and partially sighted students.

Bakri Hussein

A pensioner, who has been a volunteer teacher for 18 years before he retired and becomes a full time dedicated volunteer.He had taught carpentry at Al Qirsh industrial institute.He trains the blind students on carpentry and enjoys making Abacus for math classes.

The Angel

Fawzia Abbas a nutritionist once , has been a volunteer in the center for more than 30 years .She teaches her students different kinds of handcrafts to help them earn money by selling their handmade products.she also helps in math classes when she is needed

Love and Hope

A group of students laughing at jokes before starting their math lessons. On the left is Ahmed ,18 years old lost his sight during his work in a welding workshop 2 months ago,has become familiar with his new life.On the right , Safa Salah on her first day in the center after her mother died her relatives took her to the center to become an independent individual.She is now happy and enjoys her achievements.She can now use her white cane, cook for her self , and read Braille.She became very good in handcrafting and makes a living selling her products.

Self Portrait

I have been documenting the life of these amazing people since 2015 and it is still ongoing. along the way capturing the moments of their beautiful demonstration of resilience i became part of this institution .I made friends with many of these visionary so called blind people ; and their heroes; their dedicated teachers. I found my self eager to learn Braille , i started teaching my self and became more interested, in living their experience with them.My friends promised to teach me and i decided to volunteer. It is clear to me now that there is a different kind of light which the non blind can not see.