A Case Study on Information and Communication Technology in Empowering the Visually Challenged Women in Inclusive Education

Autor/inn/en	Naneetha, R.; Srihari, M.
Titel	A Case Study on Information and Communication Technology in Empowering the Visually Challenged Women in Inclusive Education
Quelle	In: Shanlax International Journal of Education, 9 (2021) 4, S.374-381 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Naneetha, R.) ORCID (Srihari, M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2320-2653
Schlagwörter	Womens Education; Females; Developing Nations; Gender Bias; Equal Education; Barriers; Access to Education; Visual Impairments; Students with Disabilities; Inclusion; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Assistive Technology; Braille; Social Bias; Interpersonal Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Young Adults; College Students; Foreign Countries; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Geschlechterstereotyp; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Inklusion; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Collegestudent; Ausland; Indien
Abstract	Brigham Young posits that 'If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but you educate a woman, you educate a nation.' Even now, educating a woman is challenging in cultural practices dominated by values and beliefs in the social system. Women in developing countries face significant barriers in accessing education, whereas gender inequality in communities, society, and the workplace hinders economic and social development. Education as a means of empowerment of women can bring changes socially, economically, and politically. An American author, Helen Keller, says that 'Education cannot be created with ease, only through the experience of trial and sufferings it can be strengthened, inspired and achieved.' Women with visual impairment are still receiving less schooling, denied social acceptance, and lack of access to information also became an impediment added to their woes. Perhaps, ICT has changed visually impaired women's lives by giving them access to mainstream and trying to be independent financially and socially. Furthermore, ICT has allowed visually impaired women in accessing braille materials, operating assistive devices and applications that build confidence, recognition, self-expression, and acquire knowledge. This study explores how inclusive education creates an opportunity for visually impaired women in overcoming societal stigma by achieving personal, social, emotional, and academic goals. ICT in education plays an essential role in developing women and facilitates empowerment, calibrated to a new order of society's structure and functions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01