The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore, describe, and interpret the experiences of students at tertiary education with visual impairments in using adaptive technology particularly Digital Electronic Textbooks (DETB) with Screen Reading Programmes (SRP) to assist learning. This is a qualitative study which involves the methods of interview and observation. A total of six participants between the ages of 18 to 30 from tertiary institutions are selected. Findings show six emergence themes, types of vision loss, the types of adaptive technology used, awareness of adaptive technology, support from university administrators and parents, the benefits and disadvantages of adaptive technology. functionality of adaptive technologies, awareness of knowledge, support from parents, university administrators and lecturers, and direct benefits may influence visually impaired students’ preference in adopting the use. Scarcity of DETB and accessibility conundrums are the disad.....

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