Student with disabilities feels better understood
Teachers are increasingly understanding students with dyslexia, chronic illnesses, depression or other conditions. But information about studying with a disability still leaves much to be desired and facilities are even deteriorating.
That is the conclusion of the annual report 'Studying with a disability', which has just been published. The report was created by the Center for Higher Education Information (CHOI) on behalf of the expertise center Handicap + Study.
More and more students say they are bothered by something. In higher professional education this is almost twelve percent. Disabilities are less common at university: less than eight percent in the bachelor's phase and six percent in the master's phase.
'Appreciation for the role of lecturers has continued to increase over the years,' the reporters write about higher professional education. 'But satisfaction with what is actually possible is actually slightly lower than six years ago. For many years, the opinion on the information and intake has been the most critical.'
HBO students do not give really high grades. These are scores between 6,1 and 6,7. Disabled students used to be more positive at university, but that lead has disappeared, according to CHOI. Information about the possibilities - such as extra time for an exam or adjusted timetables - even receives less than a six mark.
But the understanding of disabled students has also increased over the years in academic education, although the opinion about this fluctuates somewhat more than in higher professional education.
Ranking
The report also provides a ranking. Wageningen has been at the top of the universities for years: the university scores a seven on its report and the lecturers are rewarded with a 7,4 for their comprehension. At the very bottom is the University of Amsterdam, which is just under six.
In higher professional education, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences receives the most appreciation of all major universities of applied sciences, closely followed by the number one in the past three years: Avans. The last ones are Hogeschool Utrecht, Inholland and Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
A few medium-sized universities of applied sciences, such as Hogeschool Zeeland and NHTV Breda, are doing even better. But the highest rating (7,6) goes to the private Hogeschool TIO.
The report is based on the opinions of thousands of students in the National Student Survey. In academic education, 7.200 students with a disability answered the questions, in higher professional education there were 19.700.
