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Implementation and application of the
[PIAR] in undergraduate students with
disabilities
Implementación y aplicación de los [PIAR] en
estudiantes de pregrado con discapacidad
Dennis Hernandez Tovar
*
Noira Torres Matamba
*
Juan Gabriel Castañeda Polanco
*
Abstract
The main objective of this article was to describe how to strengthen
the inclusion process in undergraduate students with disabilities at
the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva Colombia, through a care
pathway, for the construction and implementation of the
Individualized Plan of Reasonable Adjustments [PIAR], so initially
a characterization of students was made and according to the results
a care pathway was designed and implemented; likewise the impacts
of the same in the construction of an inclusive education according
to the needs of students were evaluated. On the other hand, the
research adopted a qualitative methodological route of Action
Research type and with a participation of 15 students; as for the data
collection instruments, an interview and a field diary were adopted.
It concluded that the need was identified to strengthen the inclusion
policy and awareness in the educational community, and to know
deeply the regulations and the specific needs of students with
disabilities; in addition, a detailed attention route was designed and
implemented that guides each step of the process, from the initial
Psychologist. Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana.
dhernandez@cui.edu.co, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6627-
2436
Docente Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana.
ntorres@cui.edu.co https://orcid.org/ 0009-0006-2013-1085
Psychologist Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana.
jcastaneda@cui.edu.co https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7632-7526
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identification of the student to the continuous evaluation of the
Individualized Plan of Reasonable Adjustments [PIAR],
demonstrating an institutional commitment to the creation of an
inclusive and accessible environment. Ultimately, the
implementation of this pathway has been a significant step toward
eliminating discriminatory barriers and stereotypes, thus promoting
a more inclusive and equitable society for all.
Keywords: Teaching strategies, PIAR, disability, inclusion and care
pathway.
Resumen
El presente artículo planteó como objetivo principal describir de qué
manera se fortalece el proceso de inclusión en estudiantes en
condición de discapacidad de pregrado de la Universidad
Surcolombiana de Neiva Colombia, mediante una ruta de atención,
para la construcción y la implementación del Plan Individualizado
de Ajustes Razonables [PIAR], por lo que inicialmente se realizó una
caracterización de los estudiantes y según los resultados se diseñó e
implemento una ruta de atención; así mismo se evaluaron los
impactos de la misma en la construcción de una educación inclusiva
según las necesidades de los estudiantes. Por otro lado, la
investigación adoptó una ruta metodológica cualitativa de tipo
Investigación Acción y con una participación de 15 estudiantes; en
cuanto a los instrumentos de recolección de datos, se adoptó una
entrevista y un diario de campo. Concluyó que se identificó la
necesidad de fortalecer la política de inclusión y la sensibilización
en la comunidad educativa, y de conocer profundamente la
normatividad y las necesidades específicas de los estudiantes con
discapacidad; además, se diseñó e implementaron una ruta de
atención detallada que guía cada paso del proceso, desde la
identificación inicial del estudiante hasta la evaluación continua del
Plan Individualizado de Ajustes Razonables [PIAR], demostrando
un compromiso institucional con la creación de un entorno inclusivo
y accesible. En última instancia, la implementación de esta ruta ha
sido un paso significativo hacia la eliminación de barreras y
estereotipos discriminatorios, promoviendo así una sociedad más
inclusiva y equitativa para todos.
Palabras clave: Estrategias de enseñanza, PIAR, discapacidad,
inclusión y ruta de atención.
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Introduction
The research focuses on the importance of inclusion, attention to the
needs of students and the promotion of meaningful scenarios for the
integral development of each person at the educational level. In
every school environment and at every level up to the university,
institutions must look after students and generate strategies to create
equity and equality, so it is a challenge of qualification for the actors
involved in the teaching-learning processes; so that, from pedagogy
and vocation, teachers as academic managers should have an
objective look at curricular flexibility and panoramic inclusion to
reduce discrimination or absence of students in the classroom.
Globally, disability is one of the most important issues to increase
inclusion and opportunities for each person without distinction; but
there are still aspects and obstacles to improve, since there are cases
of exclusions, vulnerability of rights and partial closures to education
in the world. According to the World Bank (2023), to achieve
inclusion requires social participation with awareness and empathy,
since it is estimated that 15% of the world's population has a
disability condition with economic limits, access to education, lack
of transportation, health conditions, mobility and quality of life.
In the same context, the United Nations (2024), express that in the
conditions of higher education in the world an estimated population
of 15% with disabilities and with borders, estimates and rejections,
so it is necessary to have care routes, support strategies and
guarantees in the quality of the right to education. Faced with the
problem of inequality, the United Nations (2015), promotes with the
participation of countries around the world to meet the commitments
of the Sustainable Development Goals [ODS], especially number 4
of quality education and 10 of reducing inequalities. This issue
makes everyone participate at a general level and to have an
inclusive look for a society that needs it today and to consolidate it
in the future.
On the other hand, this problem of inequality in education for people
with disabilities not only occurs worldwide, but also in Colombia,
where the realities of discrimination, low social participation and
school schemes that are not for everyone are also shown. According
to Sistema Nacional de Información de la Educación Superior, more
than 9,000 people with disabilities are enrolled in undergraduate
programs in different technical, technological and university
programs (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2020); however, there
is a lack of strategies to link more people with disabilities, new
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institutional policies and support to ensure quality as support. Under
this perspective, Oviedo and Hernández (2020), argue that education
in higher education requires support, elimination of prejudices and
conceptions that make erroneous stigmas, thus generating an
incorrect assessment of people which increases inequality gaps; also
expresses that inclusive education allows students in condition of
human development and states that:
(...) Undoubtedly, there is a long way to go to consider these
educational institutions as inclusive organizations, since there are
still many factors to be strengthened. Among these must be
considered educational policies, the removal of architectural barriers
to curricular adaptations, attitudinal barriers of university members,
among others (p.417). (p.417).
In consideration of the above, creating inclusive environments for
students in education is one more challenge against the social
current, political deficiencies and other comprehensive supports that
could make a difference. It is from this need that the present research
sought to design an attention route for the construction and
implementation of the Individualized Plan of Reasonable
Adjustments [PIAR] in undergraduate students of the Universidad
Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia. It should be emphasized that
the PIAR according to the Secretariat of Education of Bogota is
characterized by being:
It is a tool used to guarantee the teaching and learning processes
of students, based on the pedagogical and social assessment, which
includes reasonable support and adjustments, curricular,
infrastructure and all others necessary for their participation,
permanence and promotion. (p.13).
Although, the PIAR is also part of the teachers' planning in their
classes or interventions with strategies for all students, so it responds
to the curricular criteria of the universities, the Ministry of National
Education, among other pillars of education in globalized contexts.
The PIAR are tools to strengthen the teaching-learning processes and
for students to have a pedagogical route that achieves the proposed
objectives with equity and inclusion. According to the important
elements of the PIAR, this research focused on the design of an
integral attention route for its implementation in the Universidad
Surcolombiana de Neiva where there are problems of disarticulation
with the needs of the students who in the long term will be the leaders
of tomorrow's society.
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Taking into account the problems worldwide and in Colombia
regarding inequality in education for students with disabilities and
specifically in higher education, it is found that in the Universidad
Surcolombiana de Neiva there is not a route of attention to build and
implement the PIARs that guarantee inclusive spaces and
transformations for all and for those with disabilities to have a
quality of life, education and constant support for their needs.
It is worth mentioning that, although the Colombian Ministry of
National Education generates school guidelines as formative, each
Higher Education Institution has autonomy, responsibility and
empathy to create in their school contexts an education for all with
inclusion, equity and empathy for diversity; that is why projects,
plans, activities, policies and curricular changes are made to ensure
equality, but in the case of people with disabilities it is required to
put an extra mile with PIAR and with other actions of administrative,
curricular, infrastructure and pedagogical practices adjustments
taking into account the context of the students. According to the
Ministry of National Education (2015), PIARs are pedagogical
strategies that increase the permanence of students in their formative
processes and leave significant traces.
Similarly, given the importance of PIAR, there is an opportunity for
improvement and linkage of these in the Universidad
Surcolombiana, since the same, since the agreement 053 of 2020, the
Institutional Policy of Inclusion is designed and socialized, being a
breakthrough for equity and social development (Superior Council
of the Universidad Surcolombiana, 2020). Although belonging to a
policy does not mean that there are comprehensive spaces for
inclusive education, it is a specific problem that new and current
students with disabilities at the university do not have a route of
attention for the implementation of PIAR according to each context,
causing a gap of inequality, discrimination and absence. Below is an
outline of the problem tree. Then, it is evident that the Universidad
Surcolombiana requires the design and future implementation of an
attention route for the construction and implementation of the
Individualized Plan of Reasonable Adjustments [PIAR] in students
in condition of disability in undergraduate. Otherwise, the scope of
the inclusion policy would not be fulfilled and high levels of
absenteeism and dropout would be created, affecting the teaching-
learning process of students and educational quality without barriers.
Cancino and Villegas (2021), recognize that higher education
institutions can appropriate the PIAR to improve higher education
and establish a positive management with quality, equality and
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inclusion to minimize differentiating barriers that are still present
today.
Materials and methods
The research focuses on proposing strategies to implement and apply
Individualized Plans of Reasonable Accommodation (PIAR) in
higher education settings in a Colombian university. It adopts a
qualitative approach, focused on the participation of researchers and
a sensitive understanding of the social reality to achieve true
inclusion. It is not based on theoretical consolidation or statistical
comparisons, but on understanding reality and proposing
improvements. Action Research is used to transform the social
reality of the lack of inclusion in the university environment, with a
focus on identifying problems, designing action plans, implementing
changes and evaluating results.
As for the population studied, it focuses on students with disabilities
enrolled at the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva. The
importance of guaranteeing equal opportunities and access to
universal human rights for this vulnerable group is emphasized. The
study is developed in four phases: characterization of the problem,
analysis of results, design and implementation of an attention route,
and impact evaluation. Qualitative instruments such as interviews
and field diaries are used for data collection and analysis, and
emphasis is placed on the importance of maintaining ethics and
protecting the privacy of participants throughout the research
process.
Results
The main findings of the research are described below.
Characterization of undergraduate students with disabilities enrolled
in the school accompaniment processes of the Universidad
Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia.
To achieve this first objective, a characterization instrument was
implemented and applied to students with disabilities at the
Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva (See Annex B. Student
interview questionnaire - Characterization). This instrument was
applied with the full consent of the students and with the protection
of their sensitive information. The following is a description of the
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findings identified without highlighting the personal data of each
student.
In the first question of the instrument, they were asked if they
consider that the university promotes the inclusion of undergraduate
students; furthermore, 80% consider that the university promotes
inclusion, but an additional 20% say that it does not. It is worth
mentioning that, based on the findings, the institution can think of
significant improvements to raise awareness of inclusion and
accessibility alternatives, but also propose improvements from
contexts and positive listening to the context of each student.
To complement, the students were asked the reasons for their
answers, finding these transcripts where it is evident if they generate
inclusion by the accompaniment, spaces and social awareness that
goes hand in hand; but they also highlight an opinion of silence.
Based on the above, generating an accompaniment route for students
with disabilities is usually a favorable alternative that could occur in
the long term within the institutional and managerial reforms.
Estrella et al. (2023), argue that in the university the training spaces
must be inclusive in order to be guarantors of an education for all
without inequalities and non-compliance with the right to education;
in this case, teachers should seek strategies to facilitate learning
according to each need and without segregation or exclusion.
In the second question of the instrument, students were asked if they
were aware of any current regulations on disability, finding the
following picture.
From the context it is determined that 93% of the students do not
know any current regulations on disability and 7% mention that they
do; likewise, the justification of the students is described below. It is
also shown that the students believe that in general they do not know
the regulations and their protection of rights and duties. It is also
evident that in the face of ignorance, a juncture can be created to
continue with the ignorance or non-compliance with the norm as
well as with public policies that promote inclusion in higher
education. Pérez (2022), considers that it is one of the main
dilemmas of society today, the lack of knowledge as an inability to
comply by the actors involved. There is an opportunity to generate
spaces for socialization of the regulations that support inclusion, but
in a cultural way without imposition or only socialization for
compliance, but with social responsibility.
On the other hand, 60% of the students consider that the university
does have inclusion policies, while 40% consider that it does not. To
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complement this, the students were asked if they knew which
policies they knew about, to which they responded. According to the
transcripts, it is evident that, although 60% of the students affirmed
that there are inclusion policies, they do not know exactly which one
it is.
In this case, there is a need for the university to socialize these
policies to the entire community in order to comply with them and
generate a cultural boom of inclusion for the development of all. In
the next question analyzed in the instrument, students were asked if
the university attends to the needs of undergraduate students with
disabilities, to which they responded.
From the analysis in the first instrument, it is shown that 73% of the
students believe that the university does meet the needs of students
with disabilities and 27% respond that it does not; in addition, they
were asked why they consider their response and the following was
found. According to the students' answers, it is evident that they
consider that the university somehow has support for their needs;
however, most of them think the opposite or do not say anything.
Finally, the students were asked if they know of any attention route
for students in condition of disability, finding the following.
In the last question analyzed, it is evident that 60% consider that the
university does have a comprehensive care route for students with
disabilities and 40% mention that it does.
It is determined that students do not know the meanings of the
comprehensive care route, so they confuse it with actions for
inclusion. From the results found, it is possible to understand the
need for the design and implementation of a comprehensive care
route for the community with inclusion of the Surcolombiana
University.
Design and implementation of a care pathway for the construction
and implementation of the Individualized Plan of Reasonable
Adjustments [PIAR] in undergraduate students with disabilities at
the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia.
Design
According to the results of the first objective, the opportunity was
found to create an attention route for the construction and
implementation of a PIAR for students with disabilities, therefore its
implementation is sought as a guiding principle and generator of
inclusion, equity and university space for all. The route designed
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according to the needs of the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva
is shown below.
Taking into account the route created for the construction and
implementation of the PIAR for students with disabilities, it is
possible to significantly determine that this would be part of a
navigation map for the promotion of inclusion and equity in
university scenarios, eliminating exclusive barriers and
discrimination; in addition to promoting an education for all and
where each student is visible.
Thus, the first step is the reception of the student, where upon arrival
at the University, their needs are known, they register for the
admissions process and the first approach is made with the disability
office, so that there are constructive spaces for socialization,
empathy, visibility and permanent support for adaptation to
university life. Students also have the university's doors open at all
times without exclusions, but on the contrary in empathetic means
for all.
The second step of the route is the identification of the student, where
their needs are deepened under a characterization, a socialization of
the inclusion policy so that they feel a support and at the same time
a direction is created for teachers, who have a continuous
qualification to make their practices more flexible and allow the
holistic formation of students. In the same sense, the unique
capabilities of self-recognition are deepened so that the entire
educational community is part of the promotion of an inclusive
culture without barriers in the formation of the next leaders of
society.
The third step is the formation of the team of professionals to support
disability [PRAD], at this point the University generates an open call
for the participation of the educational community and consolidates
a group of professionals in the areas of psychology, law, counseling
and graduates in space education; so that each professional has their
contributions that eliminate exclusion gaps in the University and
generate strategies for inclusion and compliance with internal
policies.
In the fourth step, the student's situation is analyzed, so a deep
analysis of the student's reality is made, including the medical
history, the certification of the cognitive disability is validated, the
record is made in the academic history and the program is presented
to the head of the program and the team to initiate the needs of the
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students, being a holistic support network for personal and school
success.
The fifth step is the training of the teachers of the program, so the
University makes a disclosure of the inclusion policy, makes spaces
of deepening in disability and inclusion and generates the filling out
of PIAR formats. In view of this, the university has a commitment
as a social responsibility so that each teacher can improve their work
with an inclusive look and eliminating barriers that are marked in
society for people with disabilities.
Likewise, it should be emphasized that this route contributes to
having a larger professional population with disabilities so that they
can participate in society, be autonomous and have a better quality
of life.
The sixth step is to fill out and apply the PIAR forms, so here all the
actors involved participate, socialize the needs and contexts of the
students, fill out the associated documentation; then commitments,
guidelines and actions are assigned to strengthen the learning of
students with disabilities.
Finally, the seventh step is the evaluation of commitments and
implementation of the PIAR where the whole community is active
again, the commitments fulfilled are verified and decisions for
improvement are made. Thus, successively in a cyclical way, an
inclusive education with social commitment is provided for the new
generation of students who have dreams and goals to achieve in a
society that still has biases with disability and blocks that prevent
them from developing their lives.
It is worth mentioning that the University seeks that inclusion is
more than a policy and generates sensitivity in each student and
internal actor to build a citizenship of peace, empathy and equity;
therefore, there are continuously qualification spaces, workshops,
among other courses to learn Braille, sign language and molds
infrastructure for all. To complement, this attention route generates
important school contributions in three specific aspects: the first in
the adjustments of pedagogical practices, the second in the curricular
diversification, plus the evaluation and the third in the participation
from values and rights; that is why the University seeks to continue
understanding its diversity day by day.
Implementation
Now, regarding the implementation, this has been a process where
the University has had open doors because of its importance for the
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educational processes of students with disabilities, so to achieve its
execution it is integrated with the inclusion policy and continues
with the participation of the entire educational community in all
steps of the care route. For this academic semester of 2024 we started
with this route, starting, fulfilling each step.
Students in the first characterization as in the initial admission can
say that the university can meet their needs and make their
educational environment more flexible with the help of empathetic
professionals who seek the personal growth of students in training.
When students are characterized, the inclusion policy is socialized,
so that the entire community feels the support of the University and
can have environments for all. It is worth mentioning that, within the
implementation, there is the consolidation of professional experts
who are also key to the objectives outlined in the scope of the PIAR.
According to the established route, a significant change was
achieved in the University and a clearer vision of inclusion from the
continuous accompaniment of students with disabilities.
Evaluation of the impact of the attention route for the construction
and implementation of the Individualized Plan of Reasonable
Adjustments [PIAR] in undergraduate students with disabilities at
the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia.
In the first place, it is important to emphasize that with the attention
route designed and implemented, impacts were achieved, for
example, in the fulfillment of the traceability of the objectives of the
inclusion policy, the promotion of visible and empathetic
environments for students and the possibility of having a better
accompaniment according to their needs. In this case, the attention
route considerably improves the quality of life of students with
disabilities and promotes an inclusive culture throughout the
university, giving priority to diversity.
Another favorable element that shows the impact of the route is the
attention to the initial problem where the lack of knowledge and the
lack of processes did not allow students to understand their support
networks and their possibilities of making their formative processes
more flexible in the different university programs they are enrolled
in. Likewise, there are impacts on community participation, integrity
and promotion of inclusion for the consolidation of a better
citizenship of tomorrow.
In addition, it should be emphasized that, with the attention route,
there is awareness of the diversity of the school population and the
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need to integrate decolonial actions for students, especially in
compliance with educational quality, inclusion and society without
barriers that discriminate. From this point, a favorable impact is
generated in accessibility, participation, reasonable accommodation,
social empowerment and change in society to value the population
with disabilities and eliminate stereotypes of disability and
vulnerability.
Discussion
Returning to the guiding question that was: How is the inclusion
process strengthened in undergraduate students with disabilities at
the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva Colombia, through a care
pathway for the construction and implementation of the
Individualized Plan of Reasonable Adjustments [PIAR]?It is
possible to conclude that, there is a true inclusion from the school
flexibilization of students in condition of disability with the seven-
step attention route, being this a conditional creation according to the
realities found in the University; in the same way, inclusion is
strengthened from the empowerment of inclusive education from
innovative strategies and able to adapt flexibilization as the
curricular diversification as in the pedagogical practices.
In this case, the general objective was achieved within each of the
specific objectives developed; so, for the first objective, which was
to characterize the undergraduate students with disabilities enrolled
in the processes of school accompaniment of the Universidad
Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia, it is concluded that, although
80% of the students value inclusive education at the university, 20%
of the total do not consider it so, so it is key to continue deepening
the inclusion policy throughout the community; In addition, it is
concluded that knowledge of the regulations is required, to promote
the development of inclusion policies and to meet the needs of
students with disabilities.
It is concluded that a continuous promotion of inclusion and new
diffusive and participative channels should be generated for future
generations as truly competitive professionals.
For the second specific objective, which was the design and
implementation of a care route for the construction and
implementation of the Individualized Plan of Reasonable
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Adjustments [PIAR] in undergraduate students with disabilities at
the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia, it is concluded
that the route was created from seven steps; this route was designed
specifically for the needs of the institution, it is presented as a
detailed map that guides each step of the process, from the initial
reception of the student to the continuous evaluation of the PIAR.
Additionally, the design of the pathway is based on the recognition
of the need to create an accessible and welcoming university
environment for all students, eliminating exclusive barriers and
fostering an inclusive culture. Each step of the pathway, from the
identification of the student to the creation of a team of disability
support professionals, is focused on providing comprehensive and
personalized support to ensure the academic and personal success of
each student. The implementation of the pathway was a gradual but
significant process, integrating the university's inclusion policy and
counting on the participation of the entire educational community.
This continued focus on inclusion and personalized accompaniment
demonstrates the institution's commitment to creating an educational
environment that values and respects the diversity of its students.
Finally, it is concluded that for the last objective, which was to
evaluate the impact of the attention route for the construction and
implementation of the Individualized Plan of Reasonable
Adjustments [PIAR] in undergraduate students with disabilities at
the Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva, Colombia. this route has
contributed to the fulfillment of the objectives of the inclusion
policy, promoting visible and empathetic university environments,
as well as providing a more effective and personalized
accompaniment to students, thus improving their quality of life; in
addition, it has generated a cultural change throughout the
institution, prioritizing diversity and consolidating an inclusive
culture that benefits the entire educational community.
The route has effectively addressed the initial problems related to the
lack of knowledge and processes, allowing students to understand
and access their support networks and make their formative
processes more flexible. This approach has promoted community
participation and integration, contributing to the formation of a more
inclusive and diversity-conscious citizenry. Ultimately, the
implementation of this route has generated a positive impact on
accessibility, participation, reasonable accommodations and social
empowerment, thus contributing to the transformation of society
towards one that fully values and respects people with disabilities,
eliminating stereotypes and discriminatory barriers.
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