NDLI: Innovations in Tertiary online for Students who are blind or vision impaired

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Permvattana, R. Murray, I. Hollier, S.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA (Permvattana, R.; Murray, I.; Hollier, S.)
Abstract	The provision of accessible information is vital to the pursuit of education for people with a vision impairment. The improvements of disability-related policy in tertiary environments have resulted in measurable improvements in the adoption of Universal design concepts in the development of print and electronic curriculums. Yet despite this progress in policy, many tertiary institutions face a notable lack of practical policy implementation. People who are blind or vision impaired struggle in the Tertiary environments due to inadequate resources and technical expertise in the support structure. In order to take a proactive approach towards this issue, Curtin University of Technology recently completed pilot project to develop the necessary procedures, tools and training (staff and students) that addresses difficulties faced by this important group of students. The overall aim of the project was to identify the issues confronting students with a vision impairment at Curtin University, as well as the issues and factors that could contribute to their success at tertiary education. These include the provision of training to educators, the creation of alternative electronic information and the provision of accessible library and information resources
Starting Page	507
Ending Page	512
File Size	283097
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1424404053
DOI	10.1109/ITHET.2006.339804
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-07-10
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Technological innovation Computer vision Visualization Accessibility Vision Impaired Face detection Disability Computer displays Education Blindness Aging Libraries Australia
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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