Inclusion of blind student in Systems Analysis and Development course of a public institution of higher education: a case study

Abstract

The proposal of the inclusive education has been prominence in the Brazilian legislation in the last decades. However, the materialization of that model is one of the subjects that challenge the education system of countries of the whole world, once it requests resources for adaptation of the physical environments, acquisition of specific software, recruitment of specialized professionals, among other needs. The aim of this article is to present the actions developed to allow the inclusion of a blind student in higher education, through a case study that had as participant the own student. The presentation of this case study addresses the initial actions and specific actions to overcome the difficulties. The results indicate that the developed actions reached the desired effect of promoting the inclusion and permanence of the blind student, since at the end of the course, the student demonstrated domain of the abilities and competences foreseen in the political-pedagogic project of the course. It is expected that the actions presented can be repeated in other situations in which it is necessary to carry out inclusive practices.