Students with Students with disabilities in a disabilities in a cross-national cross-national contextcontext

A. Limbach-Reich University of LuxembourgMember of the Research Unit INSIDE

Université du LuxembourgRoute de Diekirch (BP2) L-7201 Walferdangephone : + 352.4666449225fax:  + 352.4666449900e-mail: arthur.limbach@uni.lu

Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland, Poland,

June 29 – July June 29 – July 01 201101 2011

CONTENTCONTENT

1. The Greater Region1. The Greater Region

2.2. Terminological FuzzinessTerminological Fuzziness

3. Students with Disabilities in the 3. Students with Disabilities in the

GR GR

4. Luxembourg Implementing 4. Luxembourg Implementing

CRPDCRPD

5. Conclusion5. Conclusion

The Greater Region The Greater Region (GR)(GR)

University of University of GR GR 125.000 students 125.000 students Kaiserslautern, Liège, Kaiserslautern, Liège, Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy I & II, Saarland, and Trier I & II, Saarland, and Trier ; ;

Heart of Heart of EuropeEuropeBe, Fr, Ge, and Be, Fr, Ge, and LuLu11 Million inh. 11 Million inh. 200.000 200.000 commuterscommuters

Founded by EU: Founded by EU: INTERREGINTERREG

CRPD Article 1 Purpose: …Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

Terminological Terminological Fuzziness Fuzziness

what about what about learning learning disabilitiesdisabilities? ? - Dyslexia, - Dyslexia, - - DyscalculiDyscalculia, etca, etc. .

WHO 2001 ICF WHO 2001 ICF

GR- DiscussionsGR- Discussions::

Students with Students with Disabilities in th Disabilities in th

GRGR

 Université Liège Belgium

U. P.  Verlaine Metz U. Nancy I & II France

TU Kaiserslautern,  U. Trier  and Universität des Saarlandes Germany

Université du LuxembourgLuxembourg

total

Stud. 20,000 54,000 45,000 5000 124,000

Disab.

Estm.

2000 5,400 4,500 500 12,400

Emp. / Metz: 130  DSW: 18.5%  80 

Estimation cf. ENABLE 2006 global ca. 10% Person with Estimation cf. ENABLE 2006 global ca. 10% Person with disabilitiesdisabilities

The United Nations Human The United Nations Human Rights Rights

Convention on the Rights Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitiesof Persons with Disabilities

Article 4 General obligationsStates Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of

all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the basis of disability.

(a)… adopt all appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures

(b)…abolish discrimination against persons with disabilities;(c) …protection and promotion of the human rights (d) …ensure conformity with the Convention;(e) …eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability(f) … promote research and development of universally designe(g)… availability and use of new technologies(h) … accessible information to persons with disabilities(i) …promote the training of professionals and staff.

Luxembourg Luxembourg implementingimplementing the CRPDthe CRPD

1912 Compulsory Education Act: 1912 Compulsory Education Act: 1966 Experimental Classes 1968 hearing & 1966 Experimental Classes 1968 hearing & language disorders language disorders 1973 Special Education Act 1973 Special Education Act 1994/95 Reformulation of the Special Education 1994/95 Reformulation of the Special Education Act:/1998 EST Act:/1998 EST 2003 Creation of the University of Luxembourg2003 Creation of the University of Luxembourg2005 Office for Students with Disabilities2005 Office for Students with Disabilities2007 CRPD signed2007 CRPD signed2010 legislation check-up2010 legislation check-up2011 accommodations in mainstream 2011 accommodations in mainstream secondary levelsecondary level2011 “steering group” CRPD Implementation 2011 “steering group” CRPD Implementation

SomeSome historicalhistorical milestonesmilestones

Conclusion Conclusion UGR challenged by UGR challenged by -Meeting students with Meeting students with disabilities disabilities -Enabling Enabling

- Mobility, Mobility, - ParticipationParticipation- Disadvantage Disadvantage

compensation compensation

Students with disabilities in a cross-national context

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