‘We Are Students: Experiences From Our Student Lives at a University in Norway’

Summary Adults with intellectual disabilities in Norway lack opportunities for higher education. A pilot project at one university college seeks to develop higher education courses accommodating students with intellectual disabilities. Two of the students, Tone and Ingrid, wrote accounts of their educational journeys. They wrote about their experiences in kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, and their experiences as students at a university college. This retrospective of their educational journeys is essential for a better understanding of persons with intellectual disabilities as learners. Two researchers, who are also project leaders and teachers at the pilot project supported Tone and Ingrid in their writing. They asked questions, translated the stories to English and helped with the structure of the stories. In the end, we summed up the students’ learning experiences.