Inclusive practices for the student with a visual impairment condition in the university environment

Abstract

This article discusses the challenges facing higher education in providing the visual disabilities students best educational opportunities in equity condition, allowing them to be active, dynamic and responsible in theirs university education project. It is propose in a particular way the student`s needs in the university environment, focused on three levels: information-communication, mobility and educational process. This is presented from the visually impaired student´s point of view and experience, found in the research: Accessibility in the Permanence of Students with Special Educational Needs Associated or not to a Disability: Rodrigo Facio Headquarters (Gross and Stiller, 2012-2014). Also, it is presented a series of inclusive practices that have been applied for more than a decade at the University of Costa Rica, in order to provide some guidelines and strategies that support the educational process of the student with a visual impairment condition, in the university environment, from a unique, specific and inclusive perspective.