Case Studies (education)

Have the experiences of people with disabilities in education been documented?


When it comes to the educational experiences of people with disabilities, a number of case studies have been documented over the years. Whether a person lives in Ireland or Australia, the same barriers to education tend to exist. For an insight into some of the personal experiences by graduates with disabilities, see below.

Are there any case studies available in relation to disability and education?

The University of Oxford has documented four student profiles, from various Universities in England
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/disab/webguide.shtml#_Toc47255778∞


Case Study 1 – Student who is blind

Case Study 2 – Student with Cerebral Palsy

Case Study 3 - Student with Dyslexia

Case Study 4 - Student with hearing difficulty


SKILL have a range case studies, highlighting student experiences in education, training, employment and volunteering.
http://www.skill.org.uk/page.aspx?c=12&p=118∞

Case Study 1 - Person with a physical disability working in Journalism∞

Case Study 2 - Student with multiple impairments studying Sociology∞

Case Study 3 - Student with Specific Learning Difficulties studying Illustration∞

Case Study 4 - Deaf student training to be an Occupational Therapist∞

Case Study 5 - Person with dyslexia working in Nursing∞

Case Study 6 - Person with a physical disability working as a Doctor∞

Case Study 7 - Student with dyslexia studying teaching∞


The National Autistic Society's Employment Consultancy (UK) through their “Prospects Transitions Project” have over 17 first-person accounts from college students with Asperger’s syndrome / Autism. Scroll down the web page to read them
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~cns/∞

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