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Mr.
Hudson Asiema
co-founder/CEO of Deaf eLimu Plus Limited Deaf eLimu Plus Limited

Hudson Asiema is co-founder/CEO of Deaf eLimu Plus Limited, a Kenyan start-up company that provides innovative educational products and tutorial services in sign language. A self-taught developer, he has created web apps, mobile apps and bots using Facebook Messenger. He has vast experience in Google App Engine, Google Cloud Firestore, Google Cloud Functions, React Native, and Facebook Tools. He believes in developing innovative products and services to transform and improve the lives of Deaf people around the world. In 2012, he received his first local Tandaa grant, leading to the development of his first project, the Kenyan Sign Language Online Dictionary. He was a semi-finalist Google Cloud Developer Challenge 2013 and spoke at the F8 2019 conference, sharing his journey as a Deaf software developer. Currently, he is developing a Sign Language Dictionary Bot for mobile apps and Facebook Messenger. He received a BS in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge

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