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Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 Disruptions and Learning Challenges for Students with Disabilities in South Africa: A Systematic Review

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Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle·2023·Sustainability
DOI 10.3390/su15021420
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The present study utilised the systematic review method to report on the learning challenges faced by students with disabilities as a result of inadequate preparedness for COVID-19 and the response to the pandemic in the context of institutions of higher education in South Africa. The studies reviewed indicated that, although there were variations between institutions, South African higher education institutions were inadequately prepared for COVID-19 and, as a result, the response to the pandemic involved emergency remote teaching. For students with disabilities, it was revealed that the limited support and the changes to the way learning was taking place in institutions posed challenges during the pandemic. Limited access to content knowledge was an issue even before COVID-19, and this was exacerbated during the pandemic. Conclusions reached showed that there were challenges imposed by the pandemic in addition to those that existed before, which were only exacerbated and magnified by COVID-19. Practical ways are suggested in which anticipative and transformative resilience could be utilised by all stakeholders in institutions of higher education, to pre-prepare for pandemics. Ways of applying a universal design for learning in the “new normal” to enhance learning for all students, including those with disabilities, also contributed in a practical way to the conclusions.

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Authors
Ndlovu, S.
Affiliations
University of Johannesburg (ZA)
Corresponding author
Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle
ORCID
Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle
Venue
Sustainability
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-01-11
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
1420
ISSN
2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/su15021420
OpenAlex
W4315651564
Cited by
11
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2
FWCI
0.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
University of Johannesburg
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Social Sciences › Education › Disability Education and Employment
  • Social Sciences › Education › E-Learning and COVID-19
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, students with disabilities, higher education, emergency remote teaching, institutional readiness, barriers to learning, Universal Design for Learning, accessibility, resilience, South Africa

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