AN ASSESSMENT ON THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN JIMMA UNIVERSITY

  • Aytenew Debebe

Abstract

Today many students with disabilities in Ethiopia are managing to
get admitted to higher education, passing all the hurdles through elementary
and secondary education levels. In order to meet the needs of these students,
the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on
reasonable accomodation measures should be taken by states members.
Ethiopia is a member of this Convention and the higher education institutions
have to work towards the accomodation of these students so that they could
compete on an equal basis with other students.
The researcher has carried out an assessment on the extent of the
reasonable accomodation of students with disabilities at Jimma University. The
study is carried out based on structured and semi-structured interviews with
the relevant university adminsitration personnels, students, lecturers coupled
with a ppersonal observation.
The findings of the research show that the university's facilities are
mainly designed based on "ablesim"-for students who have no disabilities.
The teaching methodology, the curriculum, the reader materials and the books,
internet access and computers, the design of class rooms, office buildings and
dormitories, the roads and other infrustructure, and many other things do not
meet the standards set by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities. This is in effect a violation of the rights of students with
disabilities to access education on an equal basis with others as set under article
24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Published
2015-12-20
How to Cite
Aytenew Debebe. (2015). AN ASSESSMENT ON THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN JIMMA UNIVERSITY. Jimma University Journal of Law, 7, 20. https://doi.org/10.46404/jlaw.v7i0.4105