Acessibilidade e inclusão no ensino superior: análise jurídico-institucional e de políticas públicas da Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso (2009-2024)

Abstract

The research adopted a qualitative approach and a documentary nature, using as references the main institutional management and evaluation instruments, such as the Institutional Development Plan, the Institutional Pedagogical Project, the reports of the Internal Evaluation Committee, and the Accessibility Assurance Plan. Grounded in national and international legislation on the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as in the theoretical frameworks of social justice and equity, the investigation sought to understand to what extent the university has implemented the principle of accessibility in its administrative, pedagogical, and evaluative practices. The results indicate that the State University of Mato Grosso has advanced in the formalization of accessibility within its institutional documents, especially since 2019; however, it still lacks the administrative, budgetary, and monitoring structures necessary to ensure the consolidation of a permanent inclusion policy. As a practical contribution, the research presents a Proposal for an Institutional Inclusion and Accessibility Plan for the State University of Mato Grosso, structured around five axes — physical, pedagogical, communicational, institutional, and student retention — with the aim of guiding university management toward the implementation of a more inclusive and socially just public university.