Accessibility Policy: what people with visual impairment say

Abstract:

This study aimed to discuss the national policy of digital inclusion and the impact of Assistive Technology (AT) on the education and inclusion of visually impaired people. The analyses anchored to Cultural Studies and to the opinion of people with impaired vision or blindness indicated advances and challenges to improve resources and adaptation of TA applications in order to effect the access to knowledge, mastery and functional use of resources, in a way to ensure the right to education and to the quality of school and social inclusion.

Keywords:
Inclusive Education; Assistive Technology; Visual Impairment