With support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and the Sir Robert Ho Tung Charitable Fund, the OUHK can buy equipment like this computer to help disabled students study more effectively.

Many students find a notebook computer convenient. But to Clayton Lo, a 22-year-old visually impaired student, it is a necessity.

Clayton has encountered a lot of difficulties in his studies in recent years due to his deteriorating eyesight. The strain became so acute that he had to discontinue his studies in Form Six. He then enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Humanities programme at the OUHK. With magnification and voice output software, he can now read news, Chinese classics and course materials in large print on the screen of his notebook computer, or listen to them being read out in his own home on Cheung Chau.

Disabled students at the University can also borrow other equipment, such as printers, fax machines and external modems, for use at home. In addition, they may go to the Disabled Students Centre in the University library to use learning tools such as Powerbraille and Reading Edge. The University also provides bursaries and advice on course selection for its 105 disabled students, as well as special arrangements to help them complete assignments and attend tutorials and examinations.