Inclusão dos estudantes com deficiência visual na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica no IFPE – Campus Recife

Abstract

This study aims to understand the relationship between teaching and learning in the insertion of visually impaired students in the professional and technological education environment, discussing public policies aimed at such people, as well as their inclusion in society through work within the scope of IFPE – Campus Recife, for the purpose of analyzing the impacts and outcomes of implementation of the Federal Law no. 13.409/2016, which links the reservation of social vacancies for people with disabilities at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco – Campus Recife. The relevance of the research was outlined by presenting an overview about the thematic issue of students with visual impairments in society, as well as their insertion in the academic universe. Therefore, the historicity of laws and public policies can be considered as a way to contribute to the accessibility of students with disabilities in the school environment. In this way, the explanation to the insertion of these individuals in the educational field was structured in the coexistence of integration and inclusion paradigms, without abstaining from this reality the Professional and Technological Education as well as its Federal Institutes, whose announced commitment is the promotion of an integral human formation. To this end, the methodological approach proposes a qualitative research, based on authors who defend this procedures. The collected data were analyzed according to the method and technique of content analysis, obtained through bibliographical and documentary research, semi-structured interviews and simple observation, in the educational context of the IFPE Campus Recife. From the research, an educational product that aimed to develop a workshop about the use of digital media by students with visual impairments was developed, which contribute to the consolidation of an inclusive school culture. Subsequently, the interviews were analyzed and transcribed in a categorized way, in order to clearly understand the most important aspects mentioned by the interviewees, after the verification and analysis of the data. Te results obtained contributed to a greater understanding of the theme. Lastly, the necessary changes in the current and future scenario related to the IF as an academic institution were shown so that it can achieve full inclusion and continuous improvement for the sake of a more accessible educational society for students with visual impairments