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Eleven students with various types of impairments and 15 academic and non-academic staff members currently working in close proximity to students with disabilities participated in this study.Results: The findings reveal inconsistencies between the institution\u2019s admission policy of non-discrimination according to disability status and its practices. These inconsistencies are discussed under the following themes: (1) access at admission level, (2) management of disability data, (3) support by the special education unit, (4) teaching strategies, (5) support by lecturers, (6) availability of assistive technology, (7) special concessions and (8) students\u2019 coping mechanisms.Conclusion: We recommend that a clear policy concerning the support of students with disabilities be developed with the following aims: guide decisions on how disability data should be used, define roles that different university departments must play in facilitating access to curricula for all students, influence suitable development of teaching and learning resources, stimulate research on success and completion rates of students with disabilities and mandate restructuring of programmes that are currently inaccessible to students with disabilities. Key stakeholders, including students with disabilities, disabled persons\u2019 organisations, disability rights activists, and staff should be involved in such policy design.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4102\/ajod.v6i0.257","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,4,27]],"date-time":"2017-04-27T13:42:21Z","timestamp":1493300541000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Access to curriculum for students with disabilities at higher education institutions: How does the National University of Lesotho fare?"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Paseka A.","family":"Mosia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nareadi","family":"Phasha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,4,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0001","first-page":"22","author":"Alkire","year":"2009","journal-title":"An 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