An Analysis of Social Marginalization Experienced by Physically Disabled Students at Higher Education Institutions of Lahore

Author(s) : Uzma Ashiq , Muhammad Rameez Mohsin , Ibad Ullah Sajid

Abstract:

This study was conducted to peruse and analyze the experiences of physically handicapped students studying at different Higher Education Institutions in Lahore regarding social marginalization and exclusion. Physically handicapped students are an integral part of the population and their experiences and problems need to be studied. The researchers then conducted the requisite in-depth study into the matter concerned. A detailed interview constituted of open-ended questions was employed to garner the required information from a sample of 30 respondents studying at numerous Higher Education Institutions in Lahore. Their responses were subjected to scrupulous thematic analysis and the ensuing results aligned with the opinions of the researchers. The disabled students of these institutions are indeed marginalized and are at risk of being socially excluded. There is a need for resolving and alleviating their problems and the urgency of this need can’t be underemphasized.

Keywords: Disabled, Social Exclusion Theory, Higher Education, Stigma theory, Social Marginalization, Exclusion.