Information Accessibility for Visually Impaired Students

Ahmed, Maleeha Rafiq; Naveed, Muhammad Asif

doi:10.47657/1793

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“…Furthermore, the current SRH programs should also have strategies to strengthen the implementation by ensuring the availability and expansion of self-testing kits at the community level, lowering the out-of-pocket expenditure related to SRH services and changing service providers’ negative attitudes. This would directly facilitate access to self-care interventions, as also indicated by the experience of Uganda and Nigeria in addressing all the barriers to increasing universal access to SRH services [ 26 ].…”

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Barriers and facilitators to self-care practices for sexual and reproductive health among women of reproductive age

Timilsina,

Bhandari,

Johns

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Introduction Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) have been promoted globally, yet sexual and reproductive health (SRH) interventions are seldom evaluated from the perspective of service users and service providers. Very little is known about whether and why various target groups including general women are (or are not) practicing SRH -related self-care practices. This study explored SRH self-care practices and facilitators and barriers to the adoption of SRH self-care among reproductive-age women of Nepal. Methods In this descriptive qualitative study, we conducted in-depth interviews in June 2022 with ten married women of reproductive age (service users) and four SRHR service providers (program managers and health service providers) in Nepal. Thematic analysis was conducted for data analysis. Results We found that commonly practiced self-care practices were self-administration of contraceptives, self-management of pain, self-monitoring of pregnancy, self-awareness and seeking medical abortions (tele-abortion), self-medication for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, and self-testing for HIV and pregnancy. The multi-level barriers to SRH self-care were poor knowledge and perceived lack of need for SRH self-care, limited access, and negative behaviors from the service providers. The program-related barriers included lack of evidence, limited financial resources, lack of accountability, and limited knowledge and skills among service providers on SRH self-care measures. Peer support, an increasing number of service sites, and access to and use of digital (health) tools emerged as the facilitators of SRH self-care. Conclusions The findings of this study suggest that addressing barriers such as poor knowledge, limited access, and negative attitudes while leveraging facilitators such as peer support and digital tools is essential for promoting and enabling effective SRH self-care among women. Population-wide awareness programs supplemented by increasing service sites are essential for increasing SRH self-care practices.

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Barriers and facilitators to self-care practices for sexual and reproductive health among women of reproductive age

Timilsina,

Bhandari,

Johns

et al. 2024

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“…In this regard, digital libraries have become an indispensable platform supporting access to written materials, which are perfectly readable and accessible by any student with screen reader software. System efficiency and usability: Software is often too slow or difficult to download, and resources have limited battery life. This creates many difficulties for learners in accessing information (Ahmed & Naveed, 2020; Menzi‐Çetin et al, 2017). Training: Training, both of teachers and students, is scarce.…”

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“…For example, teachers enlarge the font of the materials but do not consider student fatigue (Gómez Santos et al, 2018). Meanwhile, a lack of experience and poor digital skills hinder the use of ICT for learners with visual impairment (Ahmed & Naveed, 2020).…”

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Impact of ICT on university students with visual impairment

Rueda¹,

Batanero²,

Fernández‐Cerero³

2022

British J Special Edu

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Information and communication technology (ICT) are creating new horizons in the educational responses to students who have a disability in higher education. This study aims to provide the academic community with an overview of the research pertaining to ICT as a support for students with low vision or blindness. Data were obtained through a systematic literature review, covering the period from 2010 to 2021, in four relevant scientific and academic databases. The sample consists of 17 studies. A descriptive and quantitative methodology was used. The most significant bibliometric data are presented, and through bibliometric maps, a method based on co-word analysis, clustering techniques and visualization techniques were applied to determine the fields of study and research. The results indicate that research on ICT and visual impairment in higher education remains scarce and focuses on the educational needs of students with visual impairment in accessing and transitioning to higher education.

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“…These disabilities are recognized just like the actual climate, individuals' perspectives, how individuals impart, how establishments and associations are run, and the way that society victimizes us who are seen as 'various'. The schooling framework for the visually debilitated is extremely important and should not be overlooked (Ahmed, Khan, and Nasem, 2011).…”

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Usefulness of Social Model of Disability for Teaching Visually Impaired English Language Learners

Saeed

Mansoor

2022

JELTAL

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Visually disabled people confront numerous problems in learning and completing typical activities due to their peculiar physical condition. This study aims to focus on the usefulness of the Social Model of Disability for English Language Teaching to visually impaired students in the institute of Pakistan. The visually students are those who study with other students in the same public sector. We are comparing Punjab University and Lahore College of Women University with the other universities that are not using the social model of disability Government graduate college of science and Samanabad College. The results indicate that the Social Model of Disability can help disabled students and teachers understand each other better. The way language is taught in their institution provides them with the same possibilities to study language as other students; it was demonstrated that students believe that their language teacher is assisting them in overcoming language learning hurdles. So, it has been concluded that Punjab University and Lahore College of Women University are using the social model of disability in their teaching of visually impaired students, while the Government graduate college of science and Samanabad college is not using this social model in their teaching.

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Information Accessibility for Visually Impaired Students

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Barriers and facilitators to self-care practices for sexual and reproductive health among women of reproductive age

Barriers and facilitators to self-care practices for sexual and reproductive health among women of reproductive age

Impact of ICT on university students with visual impairment

Usefulness of Social Model of Disability for Teaching Visually Impaired English Language Learners

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