I cannot see you—the perspectives of deaf students to online learning during covid-19 pandemic: Saudi arabia case study

Wajdi Aljedaani, Mona Aljedaani, Eman Abdullah Alomar, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer, Stephanie Ludi, Yousef Bani Khalaf

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    Abstract

    The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many challenges to course delivery methods, which have forced institutions to rapidly change and adopt innovative approaches to provide remote instruction as effectively as possible. Creating and preparing content that ensures the success of all students, including those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing has certainly been an all-around challenge. This study aims to investigate the e-learning experiences of deaf students, focusing on the college of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Particularly, we study the challenges and concerns faced by deaf students during the sudden shift to online learning. We used a mixed-methods approach by conducting a survey as well as interviews to obtain the information we needed. Our study delivers several important findings. Our results report problems with internet access, inadequate support, inaccessibility of content from learning systems, among other issues. Considering our findings, we argue that institutions should consider a procedure to create more accessible technology that is adaptable during the pandemic to serve individuals with diverse needs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number712
    JournalEducation Sciences
    Volume11
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Nov 2021

    Keywords

    • Accessibility
    • COVID-19
    • Deaf and hard of hearing
    • E-learning
    • Education
    • Saudi Arabia

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