Students with vision impairments in the UAE higher education system
Institution: | Deakin University |
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Department: | School of Education |
Year: | 2014 |
Keywords: | special needs education; vision impaired students; United Arab Emirates; higher education; support services |
Record ID: | 1059829 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30073004 |
Students with vision impairments are facing significant challenges accessing the physical, educational and social environments in the UAE higher education system. This thesis highlighted this main barriers, and provided useful recommendations to universities in the UAE to improve their support services to individuals with vision impairments.