Availability and preferences for information services to visually impaired tertiary students in Delhi

What is it about?

The study aims to understand the information services provided to visually impaired users in Indian universities. Further, the study identifies the nuances of information system for visually impaired (ISVI) development suitable to the requirements of the visually impaired community in Indian higher educational institutions. Two-fold methodology was followed in the study: (i) empirical survey and (ii) information system design and development. The empirical survey was conducted in Indian higher educational institutions wherein 316 responses were collected including 185 (58.5 per cent) undergraduate and 131 (41.5 per cent) postgraduate students. A stratified random sampling technique was used in data collection. Empirical study findings were further used as a basis for ISVI design and development for addressing the information requirements of visually impaired users.

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