Use of Assistive Technologies for Inclusive Education in Visva-Bharati Library Network

Developing countries are facing various problems in the process of implementing inclusive education. Assistive technology is any device, software, or equipment that helps people work around their challenges. Assistive technologies (AT) can help to achieve inclusive education for people having disabilities in academic institutions (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 2020). This paper will provide brief ideas about the different types of Assistive technologies (AT) assisting persons to having different kinds of impairments for their Inclusive Education. This is a case study of the Visva-Bharati Library Network to know how Assistive technologies (AT) are being effectively used for inclusive education in Visva-Bharati. The present paper is an extension of literature, initially submitted as a project in Two Week Online National Faculty Development Program / Refresher Course jointly organized by Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, the University of Delhi under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Education during 20th March to 3rd April 2021. How to cite this article: Sharma AK. (2022). Use of Assistive Technologies for Inclusive Education in Visva-Bharati Library Network. Library Progress International, 42(1), 231-236. Keywords Assistive Technologies, Inclusive Education, Visva-Bharati, Visva-Bharati Library Network, Braille.