Universal Accessibility in the University Environment and its Perception by Students with Disabilities in Spain

Results are presented about the research carried out by the University and Disability Observatory from the Accessibility Chair of the UniversitatPolitècnica de Cataluña BarcelonaTech in collaboration with the ONCE Foundation. Its objective was to know and unveil the current situation regarding accessibility in the Spanish university context, related to the university facilities and services offered to solve difficulties inherent to disability. It also examined the views and experiences of students with disabilities from these Spanish universities. Twenty three universitieswas analyzed and a total of sixty students from these universities were interviewed. The paper, using a joint analysis, examined: a) accessibility in the university facilities, b) perception of students with disabilities, and c) treatment of disability by the universities’ services. We analyzed the overall set of indicators studied in order to draw conclusions, to which there are also added reflections derived from the research. Our experience allows us to present some future lines of work to promote inclusion in the 21st century University.