Disabled Students’ Inclusiveness on E-learning Platforms
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2021
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This study aims at highlighting the existing issues
of inclusiveness in educational sector and the inclusiveness of
disabled students on e-learning platforms in Nigeria. As e learning witness significant acceptance during Covid-19 period
and beyond, there still exist a divide between the able and
disabled students in the use of e-learning platforms. Platforms
such as Blackboard, Moodle, Google classroom, Zoom,
Microsoft teams and WhatsApp are highlighted. While
disabilities such as autistic spectrum, visual impairment,
hearing impairment, mental health and mobility difficulties
are discussed, assistive technologies such as screen magnifier,
screen reader, screen keyboard and speech recognition are
shown to be significant for inclusiveness when it comes to
disability.
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E-Learning, Inclusive education, Disabled students, Online platform