This study sought to investigate access services that are presented to visually impaired
users in academic libraries. There is a clear lack of digital resources and assistive …

Globally it is estimated that there are 285 million persons living with some sort of vision
related difficulties. In Ghana, about 737,743 Ghanaians living with disabilities (Ghana …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyse the challenges faced by blind/vision-
impaired users during the web access in the leading academic and special libraries of Delhi …

Visually impaired people have the same information needs as sighted people. Just as
sighted people might read a newspaper, listen to a CD or download electronic information …

The use of advanced IT applications has enabled the university libraries to provide
innovative library services to their patrons. While the general students are getting all …

This paper examines the use of assistive technologies in libraries to enhance access to
resources for individuals with visual impairments. Various types of assistive technologies …

This case study focused on how students with visual impairment access library facilities and
resources at the University of Education, Winneba. Data were gathered through focus group …

University library websites constitute important access points to online resources for library
users including persons with disabilities. This is evidenced by the United Nations' adoption …

An analysis of the literature on access and accessibility in academic libraries identified five
themes including: evaluating electronic resources and services for disabled users …

Purpose–The paper addresses the importance of clarifying terminology such as visually
impaired and related terms before embarking on accessibility studies of electronic …