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Students with disabilities in higher education: challenges and tactile solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Helen Petrie ,
Christopher Power  and
David Swallow
Helen Petrie*
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York Y010 5DD, UK
Christopher Power*
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York Y010 5DD, UK
David Swallow*
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York Y010 5DD, UK
*
Email: petrie@cs.york.ac.uk
Email: petrie@cs.york.ac.uk
Email: petrie@cs.york.ac.uk
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Abstract

This paper highlights the increasing numbers of students with disabilities in higher education. Results from international online surveys of such students, and the professionals who work with them, show that the provision of alternative format and enhanced materials is less than ideal. In particular the provision of tactile versions of images and graphics is very poor. Methods for producing such materials for blind and low-vision students are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , 2009 , pp. 35 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2009

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