Abstract

MARQUEZ-RAMIREZ, Genoveva. University students with visual functional diversity. Their challenges. Rev. iberoam. educ. super [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.17, pp.135-158. ISSN 2007-2872.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rides.2015.02.002.

This articles brings up concepts and results found during research about resilience in university students with functional diversity: partially or totally blind. The contribution of our work consists of experiences of students with functional diversity (visual) of the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico to respond to the needs and expectations in the academic environment. Over the history of humanity the term disability (now functional diversity) has been present. In Mexico joint efforts have been made to promote a change of attitude in society, government and education centers. In addition, the treatment should be proveded to those individuales who need it.

Keywords : university students; visual functional diversity; challenges; conditions; actions; experiences.

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