ACCESS AND USE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS BY BLIND STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA

The purpose of the study was to investigate the Access and use of Virtual Learning Environments by blind students at University of Rwanda. The objective of the study was to identify learning content accessibility requirements for the blind students using Learning Management System and to investigate extent to which learning content offered to blind students meets the accessibility requirements. The research also identified the skills gap for the teaching staff as one the factors that hinder the creation of accessible learning content to all learners. Participants were selected using purposive sampling techniques. To collect data, we used questionnaires and a semi-structured interview guides…