This article examines access limitations faced by physical and motor disabled people (PCD) in public and private educational institutions in Colombia. As explained in the paper, this phenomenon is associated to human discrimination and violates all national and international provisions established to protect people's rights in terms of social inclusion, free movement, education, and access. Departing from this situation, this report analyzes the legal status of PCD in Colombia, including both a careful identification of their rights as well as State's obligations. Grounded on this analysis, this study concludes that regardless of the existence of norms to protect this group's rights, including access to schools and universities, specific actions and methods to protect them have not been effective. To meet the research purpose, this study selected thirteen rulings handed down by the Constitutional Courtin Colombia concerning general and educational access for PCD. Additionally, the study concludes with the analysis of national regulations dealing with specific rights for PCD, as well as the technical standards and norms related to access in Colombia.
