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How Access4ALL is strengthening disability support at universities
Through the Access4ALL project, the FirstRand Foundation and UCT are helping to strengthen disability support services across South Africa’s higher education sector.
For many students with disabilities, getting accepted to a university is only the initial barrier. Staying there, participating fully and succeeding often depends on whether the institution has the right support systems in place.
That support should include accessible infrastructure, assistive technology, exam concessions, reasonable accommodation, mental health care and staff who understand how to respond to all students’ needs. Without these systems, disability inclusion can easily end up being treated as an add-on rather than a core part of how higher education can, and should, work.
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