MENESR-DGESIP
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation
Direction générale pour l'enseignement supérieur et l'insertion professionnelle - DGESIP
1 rue Descartes, 75231 Paris Cédex 05
http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/
This source is used in this chapter:
At the start of the 2015-16 academic year, there were 23,257 students in public higher education institutions, i.e. 1.22% of the student population, who declared a disability. These numbers have tripled since 2005. 91% of these students with disabilities were enrolled at university and 71% of them were provided with some kind of support. There is more extensive, varied and better-known support than in the past, which means that these students are not excluded from the general trend of longer studies. Although their progress in their chosen paths differs from that of the population, it has been improving very significantly for several years. [read more]