Improving vision impaired students’ access to graphics in higher education : final report.
This report describes a project aimed to investigate the level and type of access that vision impaired students gain to graphic components of their study materials in higher education in Australia, to uncover any barriers to access and inclusion, and to offer strategies and resources to enable impro...
| Institutions: | Monash University Deakin University |
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| Główni autorzy: | , , , , , |
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Australia. Dept of Education, Skills and Employment
2020
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| Dostęp online: | https://ltr.edu.au/resources/ID14-3962_Marriott_Report_2020.pdf |
| Streszczenie: | This report describes a project aimed to investigate the level and type of access that vision impaired students gain to graphic components of their study materials in higher education in Australia, to uncover any barriers to access and inclusion, and to offer strategies and resources to enable improved access to graphics for blind and vision impaired students. For vision impaired students, graphic materials include anything that is not provided as text or audio. The methods, strategies, and principles for improved access are outlined as well as the stages of the project. Stage One of the project focused on gaining an understanding of the infrastructure, processes, technologies and philosophy underlying the current level of vision impaired students’ access to graphics, via a national online survey of 71 vision impaired students, along with semi-structured interviews with students, their disability advisors, academics and accessible formats producers. Stage Two of the project focused on testing, developing a proposed model for improved access to graphics using pilot studies. Stage Three involved development of a set of principles for the provision of accessible graphics to students in the higher education sector. The report contains the materials used in the project including online survey questions, semi-structured interview questions, and description of the project outputs, dissemination and impact. The project revealed a lack of equity in that many vision impaired students in Australian higher education were not receiving an equivalent educational experience to their peers. Limited access to graphical material has consequences outside the immediate university study period, by reducing study and career options for vision impaired students, particularly in STEM fields. [Executive summary, ed.] |
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| ISBN: | 9781761140112 (PDF) 9781761140204 (DOCX) 9781761140129 (Print ed) 9781761140112 (PDF) 9781761140204 (DOCX) 9781761140129 (Print ed) |
