ARRIVAL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: A POINT ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION
This article is based on a review of the literature from the 1990s until today regarding studies of students with disabilities (including analysis of student testimonials) upon their arrival at the university. This is a complex issue because there is a large diversity of life-courses among these students and also because they are facing profound changes as they proceed to the transition toward adulthood. It is also necessary to take into account the diversity of disability situations and the specificities they may pose during the students; undergraduate or graduate studies. Facing with transitions such as empowerment, separation, individuation, it is necessary to pay attention to disabled students; and young adults; health and more specifically psychic health. Indeed, some of issues such as depression, addiction, attitude to emergent technologies, etc., have for long remained underexplored. Another open issue is to better grasp students; potential psychic disorders during this period as well as means to remedy them.