While I cannot pretend to know about conditions in all the French
universities, my own experience as a blind student at l'Université Francois
Rabelais in Tours may give you some insight into what can be on offer in
the way of accommodation.
The studio I rented in one of the student blocks was situated on the ground
floor. The bathroom was designed so that one could enter in a wheelchair
with the floor tyled with hard wearing composite tyles sloaping down to a
shower unit in the middle of the room. The wash basin and toilet were to
be found on one side with supports on either side of the toilet. While
this design was not typical of all the bathrooms in the block, there were
to my knowledge three rooms designed like this in my block.
Having said that, the design of the university buildings was such that a
wheelchair user would have had some difficulty accessing the classrooms and
some of the lecture theatres.
how many wheelchair users did I met amongst the student population? None.
The easiest thing to do is to enquire at the institution or institutions
from which the student will be asked to choose and use that as a
startingpoint.
hope this helps?
Terry Brady,
Project Officer, KMI, Open University
At 13:18 10/07/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Returning to an earlier theme - assuming appropriate funding - does anyone
have
>any good contacts with a French institution for study abroad for a student
who
>uses a wheelchair? Accessible teaching and living space essential.
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>Christine Y. Quinn
>Student Adviser (Disabilities)
>Lancaster University
>Lancaster
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