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Article: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
- Author:
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Higher education in the United States undergoes change in response to modifications in the perceived needs of the society, legislative policies and social attitudes. As a result, the student pool has changed considerably in higher educational institutions, which includes every type of disability. Literature shows that students with disabilities often faced additional challenges in their educational environment. As the number of students with disabilities seeking to complete their college education increases across the country, these additional issues present problems to this emerging population. These students face both physical and attitudinal barriers within the ...