Access to higher education for disabled students in South Africa: a contradictory conjuncture of benevolence, rights and the social model of disability |
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Authors: | Knowledge Rajohane Matshedisho |
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a University of Witwatersrand, South Africa |
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Abstract: | The structures of support services for disabled students in the South African higher education system find themselves in a contradictory conjuncture of rights, benevolence and the social model of disability. To elucidate this argument, this paper (a) outlines the status of support provisions for disabled students in South Africa; (b) compares the state of these support provisions with those of the UK and the USA; (c) compares the different paths taken by South Africa and the developed countries in general towards disability rights. It concludes that South Africa seems to be moving along a contradictory path and that it should make a commitment to prioritize equal access to higher education for disabled students. |
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