Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Students with Disabilities SWDs on their Inclusion in Higher Education

Abstract

newline Education is the right of every child, which must be respected, and no students should newlinebe denied for it and the opportunity to complete their education Inclusion in education refers newlineto a model where students with special needs spend most or all of their time with normal newlinestudents. Inclusion is seen as a dynamic approach of responding positively to pupil diversity newlineand seeing individual differences not as problems, but as opportunities for enriching learning. newlineThe process involves the identification and minimization of barriers of learning and newlinemaximizing the resources which support in the learning process of the students with newlinedisability. This shift has involved a series of changes at the societal and classroom level that newlinehave been accompanied by the elaboration of numerous legal instruments at the international newlinelevel as well as national level. It involves changes and modification in content, approaches, newlinestructure and strategies, having a vision that the entire student either physically able or newlinedisabled has been treated as equal and get their education with in a same classroom. One of newlinethe fundamental principles of inclusive education is the diversity within the human newlinecommunity must be valued. It is a complex and multidimensional process that, among other newlineaspirations, tries to foster the right of every student to obtained a high quality education .This newlineprocess focuses on the multiple needs of all students by increasing participation in learning newlinecultures, communities and reducing exclusion within and from mainstream education