Digital Accommodations for Students Living with Print Disabilities: A Literature Review

Abstract

There is a growing base of literature describing the importance of improving access to digital and physical academic resources for students with print disabilities. This review aims to explore the experience of medical learners who are print disabled as it relates to improving access to digital and physical resources and removing encountered barriers in the medical library. By applying both the critical disability and self-efficacy theories to persons with print disabilities, librarians can understand learner behavior surrounding motivation, determination, and perceived challenges in using library resources and services.

KEYWORDS:

• Accessibility
• medical education
• medical libraries
• medical students
• print disabilities

Acknowledgments

The author wishes to thank Barbara Klocko, Ph.D. in the Department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University.

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Elizabeth R. Lorbeer

Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, EdM, MLS ([email protected]) is Chair of the Department of the Medical Library and Associate Professor in the Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine at Western Michigan University, 1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-8022 USA.