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This research aimed to explore the perception of students with hearing impairment about inclusive education at higher education. Inclusion is an important contributor for hearing impaired students to interact and learn. Sometimes hearing impairment causes barriers for the students to get along with the inclusive classroom environment. That’s why it is important to find out about the perception of students with hearing impairment about inclusive education at the level of higher education to make it much better for them. In this quantitative research, the descriptive methodology was used to infer the conclusion. A selfmade questionnaire was developed by the researcher to explore the perception of students with hearing impairment. Population of this research was the hearing impaired students who were enrolled in any inclusive education program at university level. Convenient and purposive sampling was used to select sample from students with hearing impairment of BS and MA Special education and other programs as well for collecting the data and then it was analyzed by using descriptive as well inferential analysis by using SPSS. Response of majority students was positive towards the inclusive setups. This research highlighted a new direction for improving inclusive educational environment so that it can also be helpful for the students with mild to moderate and even full hearing impairment in developing country like Pakistan, by exploring their own perceptions.

Keywords: Higher Education, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Education.