Abstract:
Promoting and protecting rights of people with disability leads to social equity. The
purpose of this study was to examine problems' faced by students with special needs at
higher educational institutes in Sri Lanka. A qualitative, descriptive study has been
conducted at the University of Peradeniya from May to December, 2014. The purposive
sampling technique was employed to select 26 respondents. A pre-tested intervieweradministered
questionnaire and focus group discussions were used for data collection.
The major concerns of the students were analyzed thematically, using descriptive
statistics. The mean age of the sample was 22 years and the majority was Sinhalese
females.
