Como as pessoas com deficiência avaliam as políticas públicas de saúde no Ceará

Abstract

In recent decades the situation of the disabled people has been brought to light in Brazil, which required from the government members the adoption of public policies towards this segment. The research aimed to investigate how these people evaluate the actions representing the public policies on health in Ceará that apply to them, as well as if such actions make possible their autonomy and social inclusion. It was developed in Fortaleza-CE from July 2003 to January 2004, and the material used were questionnaires and interviews. In Brazil, most individuals differ from people with disability, since they study more and work. The services provided to these people were evaluated as precarious, the physical spaces as inaccessible, and the professionals as unprepared. The research found that in Ceará the aims established by the national policies to this segment have not yet been reached. Thus, the public policies that apply to them suggest insufficient measures and create limits more than they motivate their autonomy and social inclusion.