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The purpose of this study was to examine how students with visual impairment access
assistive technology in Adidome Senior High School and to make recommendations for
effective use of such technologies. The case study design was adopted to guide the
study. The sample size was 30 respondents. The sampling technique adopted was
purposive sampling. Interview and observation were used to gather data from the
respondents. Data collected were transcribed and analysed thematically. Findings of the
study revealed that both high-tech and low-tech assistive technology devices such
desktop computers, an embosser, Perkins, slates, and stylus were available in the
school. However, they were not enough to meet the learning needs of the students with
visual impairment. In addition, the majority of the Perkins machines in the school were
broken down. Findings of the study revealed that students with visual impairment did
not frequently access JAWS because they did not have the requisite skills. Furthermore,
the findings revealed that resource teachers were not trained on how to maintain
assistive technology devices. On the positive side, the students with visual impairment
had mobility and keyboarding skills. It was recommended that the headmaster could
collaborate with benevolent organizations to provide more assistive technology devices
such as desktop computers and Perkins, in the school. The researcher recommended that
1) the headmaster should contact the District Education to hire a technician to repair
broken down Perkins machines periodically, 2) the students with visual impairment
should be trained on how to use the JAWS and NVDA, and 3) the resource teachers in
the school should be trained on how to maintain the assistive technology devices. |
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