The contribution of information technology in the education of high school students with visual impairment

Abstract

This paper focuses on the identification of software and information technology programs in the education of high school students with visual impairment. The sample included 32 respondents, 17 females and 15 males, all categories of visual impairment. The aim of the research is to determine which software and programs the high school students with visual impairments commonly use, whether they prefer tactile or voice outputs, as well as the dependence of computer competencies of the schools they attend and their success at school. The obtained results will be discussed in the paper, and it would point out the possibilities of practical implication of the results through the use of information technologies in improving the participation of high school students with visual impairment in educational activities.