Stellenbosch University, a public research university located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, has taken the initiative to expand their academic support services by using assistive learning technologies as a tool to promote disability inclusion.
In past years students with print disabilities relied on university resource units, non-profit organizations or even volunteers to provide access to their academic texts. Fortunately, this is changing for the better.
Libraries provide us with a vast resource of knowledge whereby a student can access books, journals, periodicals, newspapers and other learning resources. To make the library inclusive ensures that persons with disabilities have equal access to both the physical and digital library.
Websites, Learning Management Systems, online Libraries and any information distributed through the internet needs to be easy to use for everyone including learners with disabilities.
Educational institutions have the responsibility of ensuring that all learners including persons with disabilities have equal access to all facilities and services. Technology can play a role in accommodating different disabilities.
