Library services provision for people with visual impairments and in wheelchairs in academic libraries in Tanzania

Majinge, Rebecca Mgunda; Stilwell, Christine

doi:10.7553/79-2-147

Cited by 22 publications

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“…Most notably, libraries have put in place working lifts and ramps to assist with the mobility of people with disabilities (Majinge & Stilwell 2013). Furthermore, information resources in Braille and large print are being procured to enable people with disabilities to access information sources more easily.…”

Section: Best Practices In Service Provision To People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Libraries in developing countries are beginning to provide assistive technologies as well as reading materials to people with disabilities (Nassimbeni & De Jager 2014, Majinge & Stilwell 2013. Most notably, libraries have put in place working lifts and ramps to assist with the mobility of people with disabilities (Majinge & Stilwell 2013).…”

Section: Best Practices In Service Provision To People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Provision of library services to people with disabilities in Malawi

Chaputula

Mapulanga

2017

SAJLIS

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Section: Best Practices In Service Provision To People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Best Practices In Service Provision To People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Provision of library services to people with disabilities in Malawi

Chaputula

Mapulanga

2017

SAJLIS

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“…However, wheelchair users in Tanzania still experience various challenges relating to mobility and community participation. Although libraries in some higher education institutions in the country provide services to people in wheelchairs, the services are not inclusive or universal 7 , raising concerns about the appropriateness of the wheelchairs. One of the resolutions of the Bangalore Wheelchair Consensus Conference related to the appropriateness of a wheelchair -"A wheelchair is appropriate when it is safe, durable and maintainable, meets the individual's needs and environmental conditions, provides proper fit and postural support based on sound biomechanical principles and can be accessed and sustained at the most economical and affordable price"…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Locally manufactured wheelchairs in Tanzania – are users satisfied?

Amosun¹,

Ndosi²,

Buchanan³

2017

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: The government of Tanzania created opportunity for the production of wheelchairs that would be appropriate to the local needs and environment. Objectives: The study assessed the extent to which the wheelchairs met the activity and participation needs of the users, as well as the users' level of satisfaction with the provision, repair and maintenance of these wheelchairs. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional analytical design was utilized to collect data through the administration of a questionnaire among 75 adult wheelchair users. Results: Participants had used wheelchairs for an average period of 9.3 years. Most participants (61%) had sustained spinal cord injuries, and used three-wheeler chairs (76%). More than 90% reported that their wheelchairs positively influenced their activity and participation needs, and 85% were satisfied with their ability to carry out daily activities. Participants expressed satisfaction with the durability of the wheelchairs (89%), and the professional services received (71%), but not with follow-up services (77%). There was difference in satisfaction with features of 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler rigid chairs (p=0.030). Conclusion:The wheelchairs positively impacted participants' activity and participation needs. Participants were satisfied with the features of the wheelchairs but not with follow-up services. The concerns of dissatisfied users should be addressed.

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“…The findings showed that obstacles to effective use of Assistive Technologies for inclusive education (IE) came from three different levels -school, national and network. In a related study, Majinge and Stilwell (2014) focused on SwVI in a different context. They studied library services provision for people with visual impairments and in wheelchairs in academic libraries in Tanzania.…”

Section: Disablers To Inclusive Education In Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Steel, 20-01-2017) All of the seven SwVI consulted had not used the library for learning purposes as it had study materials in inaccessible formats. Whereas academic libraries are expected to provide services to students with visual impairments, Majinge and Stilwell (2014) noted that their services were not inclusive or universal.…”

Section: Inaccessible Learning Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lived Disablers to Academic Success of the Visually Impaired at the University of Zambia, Sub‑Saharan Africa

Simui

Kasonde-Ng’andu

Cheyeka

et al. 2019

JSAA

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The World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark of persons with disability in every population is 15.6 per cent. However, the University of Zambia is way below that benchmark as it is home to less than 0.1 per cent of students classified as 'disabled'. Within the 0.1 per cent, students with visual impairment are the majority, estimated at 70 per cent. The purpose of this study was to explore disablers (also known as barriers) to academic success faced by students with visual impairment at the University of Zambia. A Hermeneutic Phenomenological approach directed the research process. Seven purposively sampled participants volunteered to voice their lived experiences and a cluster of themes emerged thereafter. Emerging from their lived experiences are thirteen disablers that impede the learning experiences at University and key amongst them are: (i) negative attitudes; (ii) policypractice disjuncture; (iii) staff unreadiness and unpreparedness; (iv) inaccessible buildings; and (v) rigid curricula.

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Library services provision for people with visual impairments and in wheelchairs in academic libraries in Tanzania

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Provision of library services to people with disabilities in Malawi

Provision of library services to people with disabilities in Malawi

Locally manufactured wheelchairs in Tanzania – are users satisfied?

Lived Disablers to Academic Success of the Visually Impaired at the University of Zambia, Sub‑Saharan Africa

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