Εξ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευση: πρόσβαση για όλους

Abstract

Distance education options create learning opportunities for many people but simultaneously, they erect access barriers for some individuals with disabilities. This paper addresses this target group - students with disabilities- and encourages their greater inclusion in the planning and delivery of library services. Furthermore, it identifies the lack of literature on information seeking behavior of people with disabilities and the fact that distance learning literature does not discuss issues of equal access for this vulnerable group of users. For eliminating information disability, this paper pinpoints the essential role of libraries, legislation and assistive technologies and highlights the need for further research and investigation in the fields of on-line accessibility, information seeking behavior of disabled students and disabilities in higher education.