Percepción de los estudiantes con discapacidad y de las autoridades, docentes y administrativos de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca respecto al cumplimiento de la política institucional de educación inclusiva periodo marzo-julio 2022

Abstract

The perception that society has of people with disabilities has changed over time from being considered a burden to being subjects with rights, which are embodied in the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador of 2008 to policies that govern the performance of the State and the activity of an institution. However, compliance with these rules may be limited in different areas of society. One of these is higher education where inclusion comes to play an important role in building a more egalitarian society. This research aims to describe the perceptions about compliance with the institutional policy of the University of Cuenca regarding the inclusive education of students with disabilities of the faculty of psychology from the point of view of the social actors involved, during the period march-august 2022. The research is qualitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive in scope. Work was done with the social actors involved, forming four study groups: students with disabilities, authorities, teachers, and officials from the administrative area. The techniques used were the semi-structured interview addressed to the participants and the documentary review of the current policies. The information was processed in a category analysis matrix in the Microsoft Excel program. It was concluded that there are barriers to learning and participation of students with disabilities that are expressed in the shortcomings in the design and compliance with the institutional policy regarding inclusive education, leading to the breach of the right to quality education and the violation of the rights of students with disabilities