Access and use of digital information resources by students with vision impairment: Challenges, prospects and expected role of libraries

A Akbar, A Jabbar, QUIA Saleem… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has considerably increased
among students, including students with vision impairment (SVI). There has been limited …

Digital library services for visually impaired students: A study of the University of Karachi

MW Zia, F Fatima - Pakistan Journal of Information Management …, 2011 - eprints.rclis.org
The aim of this study was to identify the digital library services for visually impaired (VI)
students, studying in the University of Karachi. The VI students have the same information …

[PDF][PDF] Information Access Mechanism for Visually Impaired Students in Higher Educational Institutions: A Study.

RK Bhardwaj - DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information …, 2018 - researchgate.net
The present study identified information access mechanisms for visually impaired students
in select universities in Delhi, India. Study has ascertained the availability of information and …

[PDF][PDF] Challenges in accessing electronic information resources by students with visual impairments in Kenyatta University Post Modern Library

FG Kiambati - Retrieved (5/2/2017), 2015 - academia.edu
The increasing provision of Web-based information resources has moved from a simple text
interface to dynamic and interactive designs. While this move has provided people with a …

Awareness and use of electronic resources by visually impaired students at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh: A Study

S Khowaja, N Fatima - 2019 - ir.inflibnet.ac.in
The study was conducted in order to identify the awareness and use of e-resources by
Visually Impaired students at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh by following survey …

[PDF][PDF] Use of library technology and services by the visually impaired and the blind in the University of Khartoum, Sudan

OH Abdelrahman - DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information …, 2016 - academia.edu
This study investigates the existing library and information services, facilities and support
available for the visually-impaired and blind students at the University of Khartoum in Sudan …

Digital inclusion for visually impaired students through assistive technologies in academic libraries

AO Alabi, SM Mutula - Library Hi Tech News, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the state-of-the-art assistive technologies
(ATs) developed for people living with visual disability and those that are used in academic …

Accessibility of digital systems in information retrieval by users with visual impairment

FG Kiambati, SW Juma, BA Wawire - Quality Assurance in Education, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the accessibility of digital information systems as a key
usability attribute in information retrieval by users with visual impairment (VI), to inform …

Availability and preferences for information services to visually impaired tertiary students in Delhi

RK Bhardwaj - Journal of Enabling Technologies, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to understand the information services provided to visually impaired
users in Indian universities. Further, the study identifies the nuances of information system …

A comprehensive digital environment for visually impaired students: user's perspectives

RK Bhardwaj, S Kumar - Library Hi Tech, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the perception of visually impaired
undergraduate students about the digital environment in their institutions and develop an …