The The pandemic as an exclusion factor for students with disabilities in higher education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v33i2.420
Keywords: Higher Education; Pandemic; Educational Inclusion; Students with Disabilities.

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the main consequences that COVID-19 has had on university students with disabilities. We acknowledge that higher education institutions have made important efforts in response to health contingency, however, specific measures are needed to meet students with disabilities demands. Some of the main barriers faced by this population are the lack of accessible information, the decreased learning and participation opportunities in the classes, the shortage of support and accommodations, as well as the reduction in access to university resources and services. We believe that students with disabilities have specific needs, but, at the same time, that they share demands with other vulnerable groups. In addition, inclusive education is a human right, accepted and ratified by many countries, including Mexico. Strategies aiming at widening learning opportunities of these students and at strengthening their permanence in higher education not only benefit them, but so do the rest of students, besides, it contributes to the development of inclusive educational institutions.

Author Biography

Judith Pérez-Castro, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México

Doctorate in Sociology. Full time researcher, at the Research Institute on the University and Education (IISUE), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Professor at the Ph. D. in Pedagogy, in the same university. Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI), level 2, of the National Council of Science and Techonology (CONACYT). Her lines of research are:  Equity and inclusion in education, Educational policies, and Professional ethics and values. 

Published
2021-11-15
How to Cite
Pérez-Castro, J. (2021). The The pandemic as an exclusion factor for students with disabilities in higher education. Higher Education and Society Journal (ESS), 33(2), 470-495. https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v33i2.420
Issue
Vol 33 No 2 (2021): Challenges of higher education in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
Section
Articles Thematic Dossier

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