Publicación:

A propósito de la deficiencia en la oferta educativa de nivel superior para personas con discapacidad.

Resumen

This paper aims to review the issue of disability from the political, social and educational perspectives, specifically about the lack of a higher education offer for people with disabilities (hereinafter PWD). Thus, a search was made of articles published in Colombia and other countries related to the situation of the educational offer at the higher level and about programs created to strengthen the educational and labor inclusion of the PWD; in this sense, it was evident, during this review, that most of the time what is proposed by these institutions does not allow or have the necessary adjustments for a complete inclusion, and therefore many students in disability condition decide to defect worsening, even more, their situation. On the other hand, the public policies proposed by the different national entities exhibit broadly developed rights, theoretically, but with an ineffective practical application, a situation that is aggravated by society's lack of knowledge about PWD. Regarding higher education, although programs and guidelines have been designed, just a few of institutions have decided to generate inclusion processes due to the structural, curricular changes and the teaching requirements that are needed for this type of population, while those institutions that offer that type of programs have very few places or limited knowledge about the subject. Finally, information and communication technologies (henceforth ICT) will be highlighted as a tool that implies a paradigmatic change, fostering a social and educational transformation in the field of education, enabling the generation of teaching and learning processes that are especially relevant for PWD.