Students experience loss of confidence, low self-esteem, and anxiety, along with cognitive deficits and poor social skills that can prevent timely graduation and lead to depression.

Personal Barriers to Support in Higher Education for Disabled Students: Psychological Distress

Students must invest more time and effort in meeting academic requirements (concentration, task completion, teamwork) than non-disabled peers.

Personal Barriers to Support in Higher Education for Disabled Students: Increased Effort Requirements

Disability effects fluctuate throughout the semester, hampering consistent ability to meet academic requirements.

Personal Barriers to Support in Higher Education for Disabled Students: Unpredictable Impact

- Psychological Distress
- Increased Effort Requirements
- Unpredictable Impact

State University of New York at Binghamton

- Personal Barriers
- Faculty-Related Barriers
- Organizational and Systemic Barriers
- Social Barriers

Barriers to Support in Higher Education for Students with Invisible Disabilities

Moriña, A. (2024). When what is unseen does not exist: disclosure, barriers and supports for students with invisible disabilities in higher education. Disability & Society, 39(4), 914-932. DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2022.2113038

Reference: When what is unseen does not exist: disclosure, barriers and supports for students with invisible disabilities in higher education

- Lack of Training
- Negative Attitudes
- Questioning Credibility

Faculty-Related Barriers to Support in Higher Education for Students with Invisible Disabilities

Difficulty with Social Relationships: Students report university culture is not conducive to making friends and struggle with social life management, leading to feelings of not being themselves in class and reduced participation.

Social Barriers to Support in Higher Education for Disabled Students

- Ableism Approach
- Inflexible Teaching Systems
- Bureaucratic Accommodations
- Classroom Environment
- Poor Service Awareness
- Financial Impact

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