Disability in the Context of Higher Education: Issues and Concerns in India.

Disability in higher education has different implications from that of school Education. Higher education increases the chance of employability, thus, affirming dignified life for the persons with disabilities. While going through the policies and programmes in India it is found that not much has been done in the field of disability and higher education. There are number of groups working on the school education of children with disabilities. This has not translated in the entry of students to higher education because of various reasons. Infrastructural facilities within institutions, attitudes towards persons with disabilities, transportation facilities, and lack of support services are a few areas, which hinder the entry of students with disabilities into higher education. Disability in the Context of Higher Education: Issues and Concerns in India. The post Second World War period has witnessed various new changes in ideologies and outlooks. The civil rights movement gave impetus to such emancipation. The rise of the feminist movement and the movement against racial discrimination, also has connections with the Civil Right