+44 3308180992Sami Ullah* and Sara Shaheen
Persons with Different Abilities (PWDA) come across many obstacles in seeking education or during their academic career in inclusive educational settings. They have not proper facilities in accordance to their needs in these institutions. Furthermore, they have to face exclusion and discrimination from society in their paths of success towards education. That’s why primary focus of this research is to explore the challenges experienced by persons with different abilities in higher educational institutions. The study was carried out in university of balochistan in Pakistan. Major objective of the study is the exploration of academic barriers faced by persons with different abilities having visual impairments and physical disabilities. Besides, “Social Model of Disability” is used as a theoretical framework. Semi-structured interview guide was used as a source for data collection. Purposive sampling was used and 20 respondents were interviewed in which researcher has chosen 13 male respondents and 7 female respondents. Major findings revealed that the persons with different abilities confronted hurdles in transportation sector, infrastructure, orientation and mobility, information technology, attending lectures and note-taking and lastly in preparing assignments and taking examination.
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