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There is considerable evidence to suggest that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can make a positive contribution to students’ experiences in higher education. Students with disabilities therefore have a positive outlook and attitude to ICT. Despite all these positive things, the ICT, disability, and higher education community have been wrestling with what they consider to be a massive question: is the design of ICT good enough? In particular, a certain section of the community believes that as long as specialist, assistive technologies exist, design practices will have failed. This chapter will explore, from multiple perspectives, a different argument that the eradication of specialist technologies is not necessarily required to improve ICT design.
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Heiman, T., Coughlan, T., Rangin, H., Deimann, M. (2020). New Designs or New Practices? Multiple Perspectives on the ICT and Accessibility Conundrum. In: Seale, J. (eds) Improving Accessible Digital Practices in Higher Education. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37125-8_5
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