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Mubashir Gull1, Navneet Kaur2, Shaimaa Ezzat Basha3,4
1Department of Applied Psychology, GITAM School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Background:
Students with disabilities often encounter multiple barriers in accessing and succeeding in higher education. These challenges include physical inaccessibility, lack of academic support and social exclusion.
Summary:
This systematic research attempts to identify important hurdles to higher education for students with disabilities, as well as examine the lack of accessibility and assistance. It also looks at publishing patterns, emphasising key publications, authors, nations and organisations in the subject.
Methods:
The data was collected from Scopus and the Web of Science database and was analysed through a bibliometric approach with R software. The results indicated that students with disabilities in higher education encounter numerous challenges, which this study categorised into 14 major themes.
Key Message:
This article offers recommendations for creating an inclusive educational environment in which students with disabilities are treated fairly and given equal access to learning opportunities.
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