The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on the 20th that it recommended universities correct the practice of imposing restrictions by type of disability without special reason when conducting special admissions for students eligible for special education.
According to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the petitioner said a child with severe autism applied for the 2025 academic year early-admissions track for special education students but was rejected because the child was not a person with a physical disability or a brain lesion disability, and filed a complaint on the grounds that this was discrimination against people with disabilities.
The university told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that it imposed restrictions by type of disability because its learning environment—such as facilities that allow all students with disabilities to attend classes without inconvenience and support personnel—was not sufficient.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Committee for the Remedy of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities said, "If higher education institutions do not provide individualized educational opportunities on the grounds that their educational environments by type of disability are inadequate, the disadvantages fall entirely on the victim," and determined that imposing restrictions by type of disability constitutes discrimination.
However, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) dismissed the case in consideration of factors including that the university changed its policy to allow all people with disabilities to apply for the special admissions track starting with the 2027 academic year.
Separately, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended corrective action to 13 universities and others that restrict eligibility for support by type of disability.