Desafios da inclusão: uma avaliação do “Programa Escola Acessível” na escola e CEI Dom Helder Câmara da Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Fortaleza

Abstract

In the context of Brazilian education, there are still many challenges and obstacles faced by people with disabilities. Our society, long permeated by a ableist culture, has created physical, architectural, pedagogical, informational, technological, and behavioral barriers that hinder the full exercise of rights and citizenship, as well as the learning of people with disabilities. In this sense, the present research investigates to what extent the Federal Government program “Accessible School,” whose objective is to mobilize financial resources, information, and technical support, promotes the inclusion of students in Brazilian public schools and meets the principles proposed in its guiding document. This analysis is based on the official documents of the program in question, as well as participant observation and semi-structured interviews with the teaching staff and other education professionals who are part of the Dom Hélder Câmara School and Early Childhood Education Center members of the research universe, the present investigation aims to evaluate how the aforementioned program was implemented, the nuances and complexities of this implementation, and the scope of the actions carried out by the public policy in the field of education.