Inclusive Education in Higher Education?: The Case of Students with Disabilities

This article presents the results of an ongoing research (Barriers and help that students with disabilities identify at the University, Spain's Ministry of Science and Innovation, reference EDU 2010-16264) being developed at the University of Seville (Spain). The objective of this work is to analyze the barriers and help found in Higher Education from the standpoint of students with disabilities. To carry out this study, the authors began with a biographic-narrative method, which emphasizes the importance of individuals speaking about themselves, without silencing their subjectivity. The study sample included 44 students. For data analysis, a structural analysis was used, based on a system of categories and codes. The results of this work present information referring to the facilities and obstacles that students with disabilities identify at the University, specifically those regarding the university as an institution - staff, spaces, rules etc. - and the Service for Students with Disabilities. Lastly, the conclusions go back to the main ideas analyzed to discuss previous works.