it was established that all these materials except one were presented to learners as ordinary print or hard copy meant for the sighted. The font size was for the sighted. There was no provision for enlarged print not to mention Braille. Only examinations were presented in Braille. There were no library books and periodicals in Braille nor any other information in Braille or large print. This can probably be accounted for by a number of factors. One explanation can be lack of knowledge of assistive devices on the part of ODL institutions. This could also be accounted for by the fact that there was no known section or department set aside to deal with issues to do with assistive devices. With one of the universities while there was a Department of Disability Studies such issues did not fall under its portfolio. Another dimension could be the prohibitive costs involved in adapting ordinary print to Braille although the same
cannot be said of enlarged print which can be done on ordinary computers and uses a relatively reasonable amount of paper. In addition in the absence of mandatory legal and policy requirements for provision of these assistive devices institutions did not feel duty bound to do their best.