The care of people with disabilities in Mexican and Spanish universities

• Autores: Palmeros y Ávila, Guadalupe, Gairin Sallán, Joaquín
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15288
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/15288
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Access to education; disability; higher education; legislation; universities; acceso a la educación; discapacidad; educación superior; legislación; universidades; acesso à educação; incapacidade; Educação superior; legislação

Worldwide, the subject of inclusion in higher education has become moreimportant in recent years and has brought about actions for the full inclusion ofstudents. In this work the substantive and contextual aspects that are present inMexican and Spanish universities to the attention of students with disabilities areanalysed, considering the historical development axis of the process of inclusiveeducation in both countries and identifying similarities, differences, needs anddeficiencies to the attention of those students. Likewise the different programsand actions that have to finally make some considerations to overcome somefactors that still persist and limit the effectiveness in dealing with diversity andintegration of the group of persons with disabilities will be analysed.