Accessibility on the agenda of social and educational inclusion

Abstract

The present paper aims at unveiling the route of the proposed legal accessibility, seeking to develop a reflection inside the devices that support the process of social inclusion and education. Thus, studies in the area were used, also making reference to policies oriented for accessibility. So the research does not aspire to the exhaustion of the subject, but rather, it provides clues to a discussion of both to include accessibility in the scope of Special Education. There is a rescue on the law of accessibility including the Law No. 7405 of November 12, 1985, Law No. 10,048 of November 8, 2000, Law No. 10,098 of December 19, 2000 and Decree No. 5296 of 2 December 2004. Moreover, the ideas are on discussion according the current proposal of inclusive education, which refers to the access of everyone into the educational environment. Note that there are consistent policies regarding accessibility, however, in regard to the school environment, the barriers are not restricted only to the architectural features, or communications infrastructure. It has to agree, too, curricular and attitudinal adaptations as well as an assessment about the training.

Keywords

• Accessibility
• Inclusion
• Special Education.