Abstract:
The study looked at how accessible ICT tools are to students with
visual impairment at the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School of Brong
Ahafo Region of Ghana. A total number of 38 respondents took part in the
survey. The 38 respondents were made up of 20 males, representing 52.6% of
the students and 18 females, also representing 47.24% of the students. The
Wenchi Methodist Senior High School was targeted because it is the only
school that takes charge of the education of students with visual impairment in
the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Simple random sampling was used to
select the respondents. The respondents were students with visual impairment
in the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School. The instrument used for data
collection in the study was a questionnaire. SPSS was used in generating the
various output of the analysis of data that was collected. The main findings of
the study were that, most teachers do not use the computer to give instructions
in their lesson delivery to the students with visual impairment in the school.
Also, inadequate ICT infrastructure in the school is another major factor
inhibiting the integration of ICT into the teaching and learning process of
students with visual impairment. The study also revealed that in spite of the
fact that students with visual impairment have some computers at their
disposal, most of them do not learn with those computers. It is therefore
important that the government makes ICT facilities accessible to students with
visual impairment. Training on how to use the computer for the purpose of
learning should also be organized for students with visual impairment.
