ACADEMIC INFORMATION ACCESS BARRIERS AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
Keywords:
Hearing-impaired college students, Academic information acquisition, Information barriers, Information ecology theoryAbstract
With the popularization of higher education and the advancement of educational equity, hearing-impaired college students face multiple unique challenges in the process of accessing academic information. These challenges not only affect their learning efficiency but may also hinder their academic development and personal achievements. Based on the framework of information ecology theory, this study systematically identifies the core obstacles hearing-impaired college students encounter throughout the entire academic information acquisition process, including four dimensions: information communication, technological environment, information resources, and support services. By drawing on exemplary cases from domestic and international university libraries, this paper constructs a multi-stakeholder collaborative support strategy system from the four elements of information ecology: people, technology, information, and environment. The system advocates closely integrating hearing-impaired students, teachers, technology developers, and information service institutions, establishing effective communication mechanisms, and optimizing access channels to information resources for hearing-impaired college students, aiming to provide theoretical reference and practical pathways for service optimization in university libraries and related departments.References
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