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 …

Digital Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Digital Information Services at Academic Libraries: The University of Jordan Case

F Hamad - The Library Quarterly, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
This research investigated student perceptions of the level of digital inclusion and the
difficulties they face in using information services at the University of Jordan library. A …

[PDF][PDF] Provision of assistive technology for students with visual impairment in university libraries in India

AM Dodamani, SM Dodamani - DESIDOC Journal of …, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
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 …

[PDF][PDF] The Exclusion of Persons with Visual Impairment in Nigerian Academic Libraries' Websites

YA Zaid - 2017 - ir.unilag.edu.ng
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 …

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 …

[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 …

Provision of assistive technologies in academic libraries to students with visual impairment in Ghana: A case study of the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

EM Ayiah Mrs - 2017 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Assistive technologies are tools used to promote access to information and general
education curriculum for students with visual impairment. For students with visual …

Availability and use of assistive technologies at selected South African public libraries

TMM Mamafha, P Ngulube, L Dube… - African Journal of …, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Abstract MAMAFHA, Takalani MM; NGULUBE, Patrick; DUBE, Luyanda and NGUBANE,
Sindile A.. Availability and use of assistive technologies at selected South African public …

[PDF][PDF] Learning resource centre for the visually impaired students in the universities to foster inclusive education

MM Koganuramath, PA Choukimath - International Conference on …, 2009 - researchgate.net
The Libraries need to be committed to ensure full access to their range of services and
facilities to their user community. In this paper the views and concerns about achieving the …

[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 …