Library facilities for visually challenged students in Mysore city: a study

Paper furnishes the use of various assistive technologies by the visually challenged users of information sources. Responses have been sought from the visually impaired users through formal interview as to the extent of the use of the Learning Resource Centres and the extent of familiarity with the assistive technology. The study also focuses on the need for orientation programmes or the training programmes for effectively handling hardware and software packages made available to the user communities. The extent of training requirement is also depicted.