University surroundings and infrastructures that are accessible and inclusive for all: listening to students with disabilities |
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| Authors: | Anabel Moriña Beatriz Morgado |
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| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Educativa, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain;2. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The main topic of this article is architectural barriers and infrastructures as identified by university students with disabilities. The data presented is part of a much wider research project, sponsored by Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competition. A biographical-narrative methodology was used for this study. The results presented have been classified based on one of five barrier types: urban (barriers that are outside the actual university campus), transport (public transportation and personal vehicles), building (obstacles inside university buildings), environmental (those elements within the classroom, including furniture, excessive noise or inadequate temperatures) and communication (these are divided into signposting and barriers when accessing information). Lastly, a variety of questions are considered in the conclusions which indicate that universities still need a certain degree of adaptation and readjustment to really be accessible and inclusive, in keeping with the principles of universal design. |
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| Keywords: | Higher education students with disabilities architectural barriers and infrastructures universal design biographical-narrative methodology |
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