Adults with Disabilities as Students at the University

This study is a combination of a literature review, collecting information in English, French and Romanian language (from journal articles, books, webpages and electronic newspaper articles) and a small investigation using a qualitative approach, through case studies of students with disabilities from Romanian universities - documented by individual interviews. In its first part the study is reviewing international studies and some universities webpages, from countries like Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, USA and Romania, in order to see how much there is awareness and how is the response to the rights and particular needs of the adult learners with disabilities in higher education. The second part is presenting a synthesis of 6 individual case studies, focusing on the personal experiences of some young people with disabilities, in the university studies from Romania, identifying main barriers and facilitators.