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Developing the social participation to students with disabilities in CY Cergy Paris University
Developing the social participation to students with disabilities in CY Cergy Paris University by Martial Meziani, associate professor and disability project manager.
For fifteen years, CY Cergy Paris University has been particularly committed to welcoming and supporting students with disabilities. The university's teams are heavily involved in these missions, with the aim of promoting social participation, abilities and inclusion of students with disabilities.
This commitment can be seen in the organisation of and participation in many awareness-raising events aimed at demonstrating the types of support available at CY Cergy Paris University. This commitment has also resulted in a particularly significant increase in the number of supported students: from 82 to 548 students between 2009 and 2023. Against this backdrop of strong growth in the number of students with disabilities, the teams are mobilised around several types of support.
Firstly, the Students with disabilities support office provides help in terms of guidance and suggestions for course adjustments, as well as preparing students for their arrival at the university through a variety of measures. For example, staff show prospective students with these needs around the campus. This office is also open on a drop-in basis, allowing students to raise any questions they may have throughout the year. In addition, the Students with disabilities support office helps supported students to find work placements and liaises with potential employers, as well as taking part in initiatives aimed at helping students with disabilities, who generally have more difficulty finding a job than the general population.
CY Cergy Paris University is also involved in innovative or experimental projects to facilitate the transition between second level education, university and employment or to facilitate insertion of students with ASD or direct entry into employment. The office also offers support in applying for accessible housing for people with reduced mobility, as well as for other administrative formalities.
The Student Health office assesses students' needs and proposes exam and course adjustments, always in a spirit of constructive dialogue between the academic staffand and the students, being in the best position to describe their needs.Pedagogical adjustments imply adapted support course plans for the disabled student. In this context, the other students can also provide support, some of them acting as tutors or note-takers. In this case, they are employed by university.
This support from the entire university community is also reflected in the existence of a network of administrative and teaching disability advisers who provides a link with the student health service and the student reception service.
Within this framework, the university's disability project ensures that students' rights are respected. The challenge here is to promote social and professional integration, from an inclusive perspective, while at the same time increasing capabilities and developing citizenship.
To meet these challenges, Disability project Handicap regularly offers training courses for staff to help them provide the best possible support for students with disabilities.
This commitment can be seen in the organisation of and participation in many awareness-raising events aimed at demonstrating the types of support available at CY Cergy Paris University. This commitment has also resulted in a particularly significant increase in the number of supported students: from 82 to 548 students between 2009 and 2023. Against this backdrop of strong growth in the number of students with disabilities, the teams are mobilised around several types of support.
Firstly, the Students with disabilities support office provides help in terms of guidance and suggestions for course adjustments, as well as preparing students for their arrival at the university through a variety of measures. For example, staff show prospective students with these needs around the campus. This office is also open on a drop-in basis, allowing students to raise any questions they may have throughout the year. In addition, the Students with disabilities support office helps supported students to find work placements and liaises with potential employers, as well as taking part in initiatives aimed at helping students with disabilities, who generally have more difficulty finding a job than the general population.
CY Cergy Paris University is also involved in innovative or experimental projects to facilitate the transition between second level education, university and employment or to facilitate insertion of students with ASD or direct entry into employment. The office also offers support in applying for accessible housing for people with reduced mobility, as well as for other administrative formalities.
The Student Health office assesses students' needs and proposes exam and course adjustments, always in a spirit of constructive dialogue between the academic staffand and the students, being in the best position to describe their needs.Pedagogical adjustments imply adapted support course plans for the disabled student. In this context, the other students can also provide support, some of them acting as tutors or note-takers. In this case, they are employed by university.
This support from the entire university community is also reflected in the existence of a network of administrative and teaching disability advisers who provides a link with the student health service and the student reception service.
Within this framework, the university's disability project ensures that students' rights are respected. The challenge here is to promote social and professional integration, from an inclusive perspective, while at the same time increasing capabilities and developing citizenship.
To meet these challenges, Disability project Handicap regularly offers training courses for staff to help them provide the best possible support for students with disabilities.
