Disability in higher education

Increasing numbers of students with disabilities are now attending universities and there is growing interest in knowing more about how they can be given full access to a high qualitiy academic provision and social life. This book offers a detailed account of practices in Canada (Ontario), France and the United Kingdom, and provides additional information on the situation in Germany and Switzerland. The statistics do not allow for a detailed comparison across these countries. It is clear, however, that they reveal very different numbers with very different disabling conditions. This report also shows that although a great deal of progress has been made, there is still a long way to go before universities will be able to respond fully to the needs of disabled students. (DIPF/ Orig.).