Problems of Obtaining Higher Education by People with Disabilities and Ways to Solve Them
https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2019-17-2-242-252
Abstract
This study considers the problems that people with disabilities face while entering higher education institutions inRussia, during education, and the ways how to solve them. The life examples of real people are quoted. A comparative analysis of the situation in Russian and foreign colleges and universities is provided. The authors suggest long list of improvements and technical means that can facilitate training conditions for people with disabilities. The final conclusion is that by drawing attention to the difficulties that a disabled person faces every day, the society can improve the current situation, continue the emerging positive trends, and develop effective mechanisms for putting into practice the large range of guarantees already provided by the legislation.
About the Authors
A. S. Trubaev
Russian University of Transport
Russian Federation
Trubaev, Alexander S. – Ph.D. (Eng), associate professor
Russian Federation
Trubaev, Alexander S. – Ph.D. (Eng), associate professor
K. O. Muradian
Russian University of Transport
Russian Federation
Muradian, Karine O. – master’s student
Russian Federation
Muradian, Karine O. – master’s student
References
1. Social activists propose to increase the number of universities where applicants with disabilities can enter. Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. [Obshchestvenniki predlagayut uvelichit’ chislo vuzov, kuda mogut postupat’ abiturienty s ogranichennymi vozmozhnostyami. Obshchestvennaya palata Rossiiskoi Federatsii]. [Electronic resource]: https://www.oprf.ru/press/news/2017/newsitem/38927. Last accessed 15.11.2018.
2. Presentation: Comprehensive All-Russian Monitoring of Accessibility of Higher Professional Education for Disabled Persons and Persons with Disabilities. Brief results and conclusions. February 2017 [Prezentatsiya: Kompleksniy vserossiiskiy monitoring dostupnosti vysshego professionalnogo obrazovaniya dlya invalidov i lits s OVZ. Kratkie rezultaty i vyvody. Fevral’ 2017].
3. Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated October 14, 2015 «On approval of the procedure for admission to study in educational programs of higher education – bachelor’s programs, specialist’s programs, master’s programs» [Prikaz Ministerstva obrazovaniya i nauki Rossiiskoi Federatsii ot 14 oktyabrya 2015 goda «Ob utverzhdenii poryadka priema na obuchenie po obrazovatelnym programmam vysshego obrazovaniya – programmam bakalavriata, programmam spetsialiteta, programmam magistratury»].
4. Vladimir Slepak requests to pass a medical and social expertise to the Ministry of Health. Public Chamber of the Russian Federation [Vladimir Slepak prosit peredat’ medicosotsialnuyu ekspertizu Minzdravu. Obshchestvennaya palata Rossiiskoi Federatsii]. [Electronic resource]: https://www.oprf.ru/press/news/2017/newsitem/38817. Last accessed 15.11.2018.
5. Disability Rights UK. Telling people you’re disabled: clear and easy guide for students. [Electronic resource] https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/telling-peopleyou%E2%80%99re-disabled-clear-and-easy-guidestudents. Last accessed 15.11.2018.
6. Disability Rights UK. Adjustments for disabled students. [ Electronic resource]: https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/adjustments-disabled-students. Last accessed 15.11.2018.
7. Numbers of Students with Disabilities Studying in Higher Education in Ireland 2016/17, Researched by Christine Hynes, Ed. by Dara Ryder, published by AHEAD Educational Press, February 2018, 12 p.
Review
For citations:
Trubaev A.S., Muradian K.O. Problems of Obtaining Higher Education by People with Disabilities and Ways to Solve Them. World of Transport and Transportation. 2019;17(2):242-252. https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2019-17-2-242-252
Views:
308
Email this article 