Challenges In Accessing Electronic Information Resources By Students With Visual Impairments In Kenyatta University Post Modern Library

ABSTRACT The increasing provision of Web-based information resources has moved from a simple text interface to dynamic and interactive designs. While this move has provided people with a more creative and flexible experience, there are dangers that some people will be excluded because they cannot use standard methods of access. In this light, this study came timely to explore the challenges that students with visual impairment faced in accessing electronic information resources. Technological, institutional and personal factors were examined closely to find out their related challenges in acc…