University students with disabilities: realities and challenges for the Latin American and Caribbean Inter-university Network for Disability and Human Rights in the context of pandemic
Abstract
The aim of this article is to discuss disability and higher education in Latin American countries in the context of pandemic. The presented information has been provided by the referents of each country belonging to the Latin American and Caribbean Inter-university Network for Disability and Human Rights. The objective is to describe the reality of each country in the sanitary context and the measures of governments and universities to guarantee the academic accessibility and educational quality for students with disabilities. Represented countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The scope, barriers and pending challenges to guarantee access to quality higher education with equity and social justice are analyzed and discussed.
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