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    Adoption of ICT facilities in teaching and learning for students with visual impairment in higher learning institution: a case of University of Dar es salaam, main campus.
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2012) Suleiman, Masoud Said
    This study was conducted to assess how the University of Dar es Salaam has adopted ICT facilities in the teaching and learning process and support to students with visual impairment. The study also examined the state of these ICT facilities, coping strategies, constraints of using the technology by students with visual impairment, facilitators and the academic staff .A case study design was used to investigate the adoption of ICT facilities for students with visual impairment at the University of Dar es Salaam in the Special Education Unit. Twenty five (25) students from Undergraduate studies all first, second and third years, were included, four post graduate students both from first and second years, one PhD student, two (2) Deans, one (1) from school of Education and one (1) from Dean of students UDSM, one (1) Head Department of Psychology and curriculum studies, one (1) ICT- coordinator, three (3) specialists from Special Education Unit and one (1) head Special education unit were involved in the study. Instruments for data collection included interviews, questionnaires; observations and Documentary review were used. The findings of the study revealed that the Special Education Unit had relatively good ICT infrastructure; to support the present facilities. Four (4) specialists in the sample were capable of managing ICT resources and organizing the assistive technologies computer laboratory to ensure that effective training was done successfully. One ICT coordinator possessed frill ICT skills while some of the students have skills in using Assistive Technologies and some are still acquiring the basic skills in using ICT. However, Efforts should be made to adopt new emerging advanced AT software technologies so as to benefit with the potential of using this new technology. The study therefore recommends that further research should be done with a larger sample in other University in both Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar Islands. This could enhance our understanding in higher learning institutions in Tanzania.