PWDs and barriers in education
AN Educational Institution is considered a melting pot of various ethnicities, cultures and social identities.
These are places where diversity takes the lead and people from varied backgrounds mingle and engage in meaningful social endeavours. While there is marginalization predicated upon cultural and social identification-based indicators, the same can’t be extrapolated verbatim for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). This is a population that is derived from identification and trivialized and marginalized significantly. Some PWDs, especially in Higher Education Institutions, experience much in the way of trepidation and stress because of the callous, impartial and apathetic treatment. It is a matter that is ubiquitous and incumbent among most of the Higher Educational Institutions.
Many research studies revealed that despite the purported steps taken to ensure inclusivity, persistent challenges yet remain toward........
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