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Information and media literacy are indispensable in the modern world. Only little attention has been paid to the specific aspects of information and media literacy suitable for disabled people, and specifically, for blind and partially sighted individuals. In fact, media and technology are even more important in the world of VI (visually impaired) people. Media literacy and skills imply personal independence and augmented quality of life. In this paper we analyze the necessary skills required by VI people to participate in the knowledge society. We relate these handicaps to additional skills and competencies necessary and link this to the current discussion on information and media literacy. Furthermore, we present general principles and concepts in teaching information and media literacy.
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Weigand, M., Zylka, J., Müller, W. (2013). Media Competencies in the Context of Visually Impaired People. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D., Catts, R., Špiranec, S. (eds) Worldwide Commonalities and Challenges in Information Literacy Research and Practice. ECIL 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 397. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03919-0_24
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