CHALLENGES TO STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION DURING THE PANDEMIC IN OYO STATE.

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify COVID-19 related challenges confronting students with visual impairment in tertiary institution in Oyo state. The study adopted the descriptive (survey) design. A sample size of fifty (50) students with visual impairment (27 males and 23 females) purposively selected from two inclusive tertiary institutions were used for the study. A self-developed instrument was used in collecting data for the study. The reliability of the instrument was established through test-retest method and reliability co-efficient of 0.73 was derived. Data collected was analysed using mean, standard deviation and T-test at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The study revealed that students with visual impairment in tertiary institution encounter a lot of COVID-19 related challenges. The findings of the study also revealed that there is no significant gender difference in the challenges encountered by students with visual impairment in tertiary institution during COVID-19. It was recommended that the government should put in place measures to remedy pre and post COVID-19 challenges confronting students with visual impairment in tertiary institution.