Study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy among Visually Impaired Students

Deepankar Patel

Abstract: The aim of the study is to study and understand the Information and communication technology (ICT) related technical abilities among visually impaired students based in Delhi. Research is done by utilising the mixed methods research approach for the quantitative study likert scale and checkbox questions used for qualitative study open ended question and semi structured interview is done. A convenience and sampling technique was used to select 20 visually impaired students of higher education who have done or are pursuing higher education courses from Delhi. The collected data was analysed. The study found that all students are using an android phone, many of them have laptops. Almost all of them know the basic operation skills, where very few of them have basic knowledge of advanced skills like audio editing skill or PPT making skill, they have also discussed challenges associated with different software and software updation. This study gives us insight of ongoing challenges and tentative solutions of these challenges associated with the technical dimension of the assistive technologies used by visually impaired students.

Keywords: visually - impaired students, Information and communication technology (ICT), ICT skill, assistive technology