Developing Disability-Inclusive Higher Education Systems

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  • Stephen Thompson University of Sussex

Keywords:

Inclusive education, students with disabilities, disability-inclusive policies, equal access

Abstract

It is 25 years since the Salamanca Statement called on the international community to endorse the approach of inclusive education, including at the tertiary level. The past quarter century has witnessed the global massification of postsecondary education, yet this explosion of facilities and enrollment has largely entrenched and exacerbated the exclusion of people with disabilities from the sector. Higher education systems must become disability-inclusive in order to meet international obligations and global frameworks.

Author Biography

Stephen Thompson, University of Sussex

Stephen Thompson is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. E-mail: s.thompson@ids.ac.uk.

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Published

2020-01-13

How to Cite

Thompson, S. . (2020). Developing Disability-Inclusive Higher Education Systems. International Higher Education, (100), 11–12. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14215

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