Provision of Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities in South African Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15507139 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sibonokuhle Ndlovu (0000-0002-0917-6956, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 3892-3892 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18083892 |
| PMID | 33917670 |
| OpenAlex | W3142381426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper used the Critical Disability Theory (CDT) to analyse the provision of assistive technology (AT) and assistive devices at an institution of higher education in South African. In this empirical study, data were collected through interviews with students with disabilities and Disability Rights Centre staff members. The paper sought to explore the effectiveness of the provision of AT and assistive devices, in terms of enabling students with disabilities' learning. The provision was deemed inadequate, and a specific AT and assistive device was inaccessible to one category of disability, consequently limiting learning. The paper concludes that the provision of assistive devices at the institution enabled students with disabilities' learning, however, there was a need for improvement by way of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The UDL will help all diverse students, including students with disabilities in all their categories of disability, to be assisted to learn through the provision of AT and assistive devices. It is hoped that the paper will contribute to contemporary debates on the provision of AT and assistive devices for people with disabilities in low-resource settings, from a South African context specifically, and in higher education broadly
Assistive device · Assistive technology · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Disability studies · Human–computer interaction · Inclusion (mineral · Institution · Learning disability · Limiting · Medical education · Pedagogy · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Political science · Special education · Universal design · Universal Design for Learning · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Computer Science · Disability Education and Employment · Disability Rights and Representation · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |