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(2022) . Access and equity for students with disabilities in Colombian higher education. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 30(61) . [https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.30.6044](https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.30.6044) This article is part of the special issue, Student Experience in Latin American Higher Education, guested edited by María Verónica Santelices and Sergio Celis.  \nAbstract: Efforts to increase access to higher education in Colombia have resulted in increased enrollment across the country and an expansion of the postsecondary education sector. National legislation such as the 1994 Ley 115 guarantees individuals with disabilities the right to an inclusive public education, and in 2011, Colombia also adopted and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Many sociopolitical and pedagogical obstacles remain, however, that make it difficult for students with disabilities to access higher education. In Colombia, only 1.7% of  \nstudents with disabilities graduate from a university setting (Fundación Saldarriaga-Concha, 2018) . This article draws from data collected for a larger mixed methods study exploring the influence of different social identities on students' experiences at a private university system in Colombia; here we focus specifically on the experiences of students with disabilities. We were guided by critical disabilities studies in education (DSE) as a theoretical framework for conceptualizing disability in educational settings and explored how the experiences of dis/abled students at Dosantos University reflect institutional policy commitments. Data from first-person narratives illustrate that students with disabilities face discrimination inside educational spaces that reflect broader limited societal understandings of dis/ability, but that students still persisted. Participants documented the strategies they use to successfully access postsecondary opportunity, and an analysis of their experiences illuminates ways that universities can reduce obstacles in this process.  \nKeywords: higher education; critical disability studies; inclusive education  \nAcceso y equidad para estudiantes con dis/capacidad en la educación superior colombiana  \nResumen: Los esfuerzos para aumentar el acceso a la educación superior en Colombia han dadocomo resultado un incremento de la matrícula en todo el país y una expansión del sector de laeducación pos-secundaria. La legislación nacional como la Ley General de Educación 115 de 1994 garantiza a las personas con discapacidad el derecho a una educación pública inclusiva. En 2011, Colombia también adoptó y ratificó la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad. Sin embargo, persisten muchos obstáculos sociopolíticos y pedagógicos que dificultan el acceso de los estudiantes con discapacidad a la educación superior. En Colombia, solo el 1,7% delos estudiantes con discapacidad se gradúan de un entorno universitario (Fundación SaldarriagaConcha, 2018) . Este artículo se basa en datos recopilados desde un estudio más amplio de métodos mixtos, que explora la influencia de las diferentes identidades sociales, en las experiencias de los estudiantes en una universidad privada en Colombia; aquí nos enfocamos específicamente en lasexperiencias de estudiantes con discapacidades. La investigación fue guiada por los estudios críticos de la discapa","cbCaikayOk8UE4yD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikayOk8UE4yD","pdf",415906,22,"English","# Abstract\n## Policy background and legal framework\n## Barriers to access and graduation rates\n## Theoretical framework and research approach\n## Student narratives, persistence, and strategies\n## Institutional implications for universities","[{\"question\":\"What legal and policy steps support inclusive higher education in Colombia?\",\"answer\":\"Colombia guarantees inclusive public education for people with disabilities through the 1994 Ley 115 and adopted and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2011.\"},{\"question\":\"What obstacles still prevent students with disabilities from accessing higher education in Colombia?\",\"answer\":\"The article emphasizes persistent sociopolitical and pedagogical obstacles that make it difficult for students with disabilities to enter and succeed in higher education.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study explore students’ experiences and what do the findings show?\",\"answer\":\"Guided by critical disabilities studies in education and using first-person narratives, the study examines how institutional policy commitments play out for dis/abled students, documenting discrimination within educational spaces while also showing student persistence and strategies to access postsecondary opportunities.\"}]","Access and Equity for Students with Dis/abilities in Colombian Higher Education - Special Issue | PDF",1790734164,55]