THE CONCEPT OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN AS AN ELEMENT OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THE
NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AMONG STUDENTS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE JAN
DŁUGOSZ UNIVERSITY IN CZĘSTOCHOWA Cover Image

KONCEPCJA PROJEKTOWANIA UNIWERSALNEGO JAKO ELEMENT PODNOSZENIA ŚWIADOMOŚCI POTRZEB OSÓB Z NIEPEŁNOSPRAWNOŚCIĄ WŚRÓD STUDENTÓW Z DOŚWIADCZEŃ UNIWERSYTETU JANA DŁUGOSZA W CZĘSTOCHOWIE
THE CONCEPT OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN AS AN ELEMENT OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AMONG STUDENTS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE JAN DŁUGOSZ UNIVERSITY IN CZĘSTOCHOWA

Author(s): Katarzyna Zalas, Monika Czerw
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Welfare services, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: universal designing; disability; accessibility; special needs; awareness of needs;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to deepening students’ knowledge about the needs of peo-ple with disabilities. Its aim is to present the implementation of the project of theNational Center for Research and Development entitled Universal Fields - Uni-versal Society, implemented at the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, whichfocused on introducing mandatory classes in the field of accessibility and universaldesign into the study programs of selected fields.The article presents solutions implemented into the University’s teaching, in theform of traditional lectures, exercises, but also innovative workshops with peoplewith special needs, simulations using specialized equipment and simulators, as wellas study visits. The authors of this text also included the results of the classes andthe opinions of students participating in them, pointing to the need to create anenvironment, services and products consistent with the assumptions of universaldesign.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 25 - 37
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish