ACCESS TO LIBRARY FACILITIES AND RESOURCES BY STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION,WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA.WINNEBA.

This case study focused on how students with visual impairment access library facilities and
resources at the University of Education, Winneba. Data were gathered through focus group
interviews from 48 out of 99 undergraduate students with visual impairment. Purposive sampling
technique was used to select the participants for the study. Data were analyzed thematically using
color coding for the categorization of themes. The results indicated that students with visual
impairment had some difficulties accessing the physical infrastructure of the libraries. It was
revealed that learning materials of the University libraries were not in accessible formats, and the
braille library only produced chapters of books for students with visual impairment. The results
further indicated that students with visual impairment in the University wanted the management
of the University to purchase assistive devices for them for personal and independent use. The
study recommended that the management of the University’s libraries should ensure the provision
of more technological devices that will produce learning materials in accessible formats for
students with visual impairment to promote the use of library resources.