Educational Opportunities for Students with Physical Disabilities

U ovom radu poseban se naglasak stavlja na analizu podataka, prikupljenih pomoću intervjua, o obrazovnim mogućnostima mladih sa tjelesnim invaliditetom. Kroz rad su prvo prikupljeni teorijski podaci o obrazovanju, zakonodavnim okvirima koji se odnose na prava osoba s invaliditetom i njihove obrazovne mogućnosti, te o procesima i prilikama zapošljavanja osoba s invaliditetom. Zatim su polustrukturiranim intervjuima prikupljeni sociodemografski podaci, podaci o obrazovnom iskustvu studenata s tjelesnim invaliditetom od njihovog osnovnoškolskog obrazovanja, pa sve do visokoškolskog obrazovanja. Osim toga kroz ovaj rad prikazani su podaci o problemima s kojima se na putu do obrazovanja susreću mladi s invaliditetom. Ti problemi obuhvaćaju arhitektonske prepreke, nedovoljnu educiranost nastavnika i obrazovnog osoblja po pitanju pristupa i pružanja informacija učenicima s tjelesnim invaliditetom, poteškoće pri korištenju javnog prijevoza, diskriminaciju od strane vršnjaka i nastavnika. Za kraj su nam studenti dali svoje mišljenje o tome što im je pružilo visoko obrazovanje i smatraju li da su spremni za ulazak na tržište rada.In this paper special emphasis is placed on the analysis of data, collected through interviews, about the educational opportunities of young people with physical disabilities. Theoretical data on education and legislative frameworks related to the rights of persons with disabilities and their educational potential had been collected first, as well as data on the processes and opportunities for employment of persons with disabilities. Then the semi-structured interviews were used to collect sociodemographic data and information on the educational experience of students with physical disabilities, from their primary education up to higher education. In addition, this paper presents data on the problems that young people with disabilities face throughout their education. These problems include architectural barriers, inadequate education of teachers and educational staff regarding access and providing information to students with disabilities, difficulties in using public transport, discrimination by peers and teachers. At the end, students provided their opinion on the higher education whether they think they are ready to enter the labour market