Inclusive Education: An Application of ICT to Overcome the Functional Limitations of Visually Impaired Students

The present research highlights the functional limitations in online teaching and testing for visually impaired students. Learning amid visual impairment, overcoming the odds through assistive techniques and tools is challenging. The locomotive disability learners faced the bright side of empowerment through online teaching whereas the visually impaired students have limited access to the latest technologies and online tools such as Learning Management Systems as they are visual based and rely on the student's ability to see the screen to use the mouse. Inclusive education promotes child learning, through parents and related stakeholders participation in curriculum. The study analyzes barriers of visually challenged learners in accessing their digital materials and the examination system through a scribe. The data received through a structured questionnaire is scrutinized and the research has identified the effectiveness of scribe and their cooperation with a visually challenged candidate. The researchers share inputs on inclusive education, disabled-friendly E-learning to enable hybrid mode of teaching and learning.