WHY BLIND TEACHERS IN UZBEKISTAN DO NOT REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS: A QUALITATIVE INSIGHT

This study aims to explore why secondary school teachers with visual impairments and blindness in the Bukhara Oasis did notrequest reasonable accommodation from their employers, despite needing them. A total of 28 face-to-face semi-structuredinterviews were conducted with teachers, their school personnel, and experts. Research findings revealed that such teachers oftenavoid requesting reasonable accommodation due to the prohibitive cost of assistive devices and technologies, fear of being dislikedby administrative staff, a lack of technological infrastructure in schools, and a lack of reasonably available accommodations

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