Inclusive education of students with special educational needs at the New Bulgarian University
Inclusive education of students with special educational needs at the New Bulgarian University

Author(s): Ekaterina Todorova
Subject(s): Higher Education , Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: inclusive education; special educational needs; deaf; hard of hearing; blind; visually impaired; motor limitations; autism spectrum disorders; developmental dyslexia
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the concept of care through the idea of inclusive education for people with special educational needs (SEN). It presents the different types of support provided at the New Bulgarian University for students with SEN in all aspects of their academic life - learning and assessment, using administrative services, participating in the cultural life of the university. Strategies for easier adaptation implemented by the Support Centre for Students with SEN are discussed, as well as its activity in the area of adapting the academic, regulatory, and physical environment to the needs of such students. The paper describes different training programmes for different target groups: deaf and hard of hearing students; blind and visually impaired students; students with severe motor limitations; students with autism spectrum disorders; students with developmental dyslexia.

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