CONCEPTUALIZING DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR STUDENTS IN EDUCATION

The primary aim of education is to bring all-round and harmonious development of individuals in different aspects of their life and enable them to attain their full potentialities for performing any productive tasks. Hence, every individual has the right to receive equal opportunities for quality education irrespective of their physical, socio-cultural, and economic backgrounds. However, in the recent decades, the roles accomplished by modern technologies in the domain of education with respect to delivery of instruction, learning activities, teaching strategies, process of evaluation etc. are very much crucial and noteworthy. Thus, it is important to understand the necessity of equal access towards advanced technologies of all students at different stages of education. Therefore, the present paper aims to explore the very notion and issues of digital accessibility, recognizes its major provisions and practices that are designed for all learners so that they may perceive and utilize those digital media effectively. Finally, the researchers of the paper try to address various benefits and challenges besides examining the educational implications of digital accessibility for ensuring adequate students’ engagement in learning. KEYWORDS: Digital Accessibility, Provisions and Practices for all learners, Benefits and Challenges, Educational Implications