Recognising Disability in Higher Education
A Human Rights Perspective
Seiten
2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-13690-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-13690-3 (ISBN)
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This book explores disability in higher education as a human rights issue, drawing on the UN CRPD to highlight how universities can promote inclusion through universal design and equal access. It offers practical insights for fostering diversity and implementing inclusive policies for students and staff.
Exploring and addressing disability in higher education, this key title focusses on education as a human rights topic. It provides empirical examples and analyses selected national policies in global contexts to discuss how to facilitate for equal access to higher education for students and academics with disabilities.
Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the author demonstrates how to facilitate equal access to higher education and raise awareness of disability as human condition and aspect of diversity in higher education. This book discusses dilemmas with regards to implementing universal design and individual accommodation in order to facilitate for diversity of individuals among students and staff.
With chapters covering implementation of the UN CRPD, ableism, recognition theory, disability and universal design, this book focuses on the institutional perspective - what are the universities’ responsibilities and how can universities and teachers respond by implementing and practicing inclusive policies? It makes ideal reading for anyone interested in addressing the topic of disability in higher education.
Exploring and addressing disability in higher education, this key title focusses on education as a human rights topic. It provides empirical examples and analyses selected national policies in global contexts to discuss how to facilitate for equal access to higher education for students and academics with disabilities.
Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the author demonstrates how to facilitate equal access to higher education and raise awareness of disability as human condition and aspect of diversity in higher education. This book discusses dilemmas with regards to implementing universal design and individual accommodation in order to facilitate for diversity of individuals among students and staff.
With chapters covering implementation of the UN CRPD, ableism, recognition theory, disability and universal design, this book focuses on the institutional perspective - what are the universities’ responsibilities and how can universities and teachers respond by implementing and practicing inclusive policies? It makes ideal reading for anyone interested in addressing the topic of disability in higher education.
Inger Marie Lid, Professor of public health and rehabilitation with a focus on interdisciplinary disability research, citizenship studies and universal design at VID Specialized University, Norway.
Preface
Chapter 1 Recognising disability in higher education
Chapter 2 The significance of recognition
Chapter 3 Institutional responsibilities
Chapter 4 Misrecognition and ableism
Chapter 5 Contextualising access: Universal design and individual accommodation
Chapter 6 A culture of recognition
Chapter 7 Building knowledge for society
Postscript Looking back, thinking of the future
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-041-13690-0 / 1041136900 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-041-13690-3 / 9781041136903 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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