Difficulty in accessing books is said to be one of the main challenges facing people with visual impairment in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
, Akoka, who, like Mr Lawal, holds so much optimism about the prospects of the Marrakesh Treaty coming fully into effect.“Difficulty in accessing books for study is one of the main issues facing people with visual impairment in universities in Nigeria,” she said.
She added: “We are the ones who do all the conversion of books ourselves. We have to get these books, then go through the rigorous process of converting them into readable formats and it takes a lot of time and money and as struggling students, we can hardly afford these. Blindness and lack of accessible book formats may be a factor why many visually impaired people in Nigeria do not go to school or drop out of school.
Speaking to the reporter in his office, Mr Assign said he has been having a series of meetings with the leadership of the National Association of the Blind and other requisite organisations to ensure they are carried along. “We are hopeful that before the year runs out or before the end of this current administration, it comes into effect,” Mr Assien said.
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