Higher education and disability: digital accessibility and assistive technology in the UK

Louise Carleen Grimmett, Desiree Tan and Zachary Walker

Chapter 25 in Handbook of Higher Education and Disability, 2023, pp 338-350 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Assistive Technology (AT) applied within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) shows great promise to enable individuals with disabilities to succeed in tertiary education in the United Kingdom (UK). To fulfil its promise of supporting disabled students to succeed in UK HEIs, digital accessibility policy and practice needs strengthening. Varying belief systems about the “disabled student’s” experience, and inefficiencies in policy, planning and the implementation of AT, have all hindered the digital prowess for the student-user, the academic and the Higher Education (HE) disability adviser/practitioner. Additionally, not enough attention has been given to inclusivity models, whereby AT that would benefit a disabled student would likely benefit all students in a teaching and learning environment. In this chapter, we explore some of UK HE’s key failures to grasp AT’s ability to empower disabled students and offer suggestions for moving forward.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Education; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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