This report presents the results of Investigating the rules and regulations of inclusive education (IE) for students with disability in HEIs at PCs within three levels. The aim of the report is to assess the situation in HEIs in terms of the availability of rules and regulations for people with disability, available services, and the extent of satisfaction with them. Accordingly, it’s possible to identify the weaknesses starting from the presence of the regulations, to the availability of services at the required level, then to suggest possible solutions to be implemented during the project period.

The report was based on a questionnaire distributed to the concerned institutions. The main findings showed the lack of clear regulations in particular, and the lack of many required services in most institutions, with some exceptions. The results also showed that the presence of specialized unit for people with disabilities in the institution plays a major role in the development and application of instructions and services related to people with disabilities.

This baseline study was conducted under funding from the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building project “Transforming Assessment Practices in Large Enrollment First Year Education/TAP Palestine” to enhance capacity building of Palestinian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in order to improve assessment practices in first year education. Five Palestinian Higher Educational Institutions participated in the Assessment Methods Survey: namely An-Najah University, Birzeit University and Palestinian Polytechnic University located in the West Bank and Al-Aqsa and UCAS universities located in the Gaza Strip. The general coordination of the baseline study at Palestinian territories was under the responsibility of the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission (AQAC), a national body operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education.