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EDUCATION IN BRAZIL
International conference: “From Exclusion to Empowerment:
Role of ICT’s for Persons with Disabilities”
24 to 26 November - New Delhi, India
Miryam Bonadiu Pelosi
Assistant Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BELIEFS• Everyone is an individual and should not be categorized by
his/her disability• We need to attend to his/her specific needs
OUR MISSION• Assure the right of education in a country of 50 million
students and 200,000 schools
ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
ACCESSIBLE SCHOOLS
KEY CHALLENGES• Changing the conception of disability• Thinking more about the possibilities of people and less about their limitation
KEY CHALLENGES
• Deconstructing the model of segregation
KEY CHALLENGES• Creating favorable conditions for the organization of the
curriculum• The recognition that effective learning happens in a
partnership with educators, learners and their peers is increasing
HOW SHOULD SCHOOLS BE?
Inclusive
The surroundings should be accessible
Student’s evaluations should not be equal and it must respect diversity of learning
Resources and services need to be adaptable to the individual
WHAT IS THE WAY?
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN BRAZIL
• Public educational policies based on inclusive
education
• Government funding in inclusive education
• Detailed school census
• Financial support to promote and organize workshops
for teachers on all institutions which provides services
to children with disabilities
PUBLIC POLICY IN THE FIELD OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
• The government of Brazil is buying and distributing Assistive
Technology (AT) resources for schools all over the country
• All cities in the country have at least one school with Assistive
Technology materials
• The city’s board of education is responsible for purchasing
other equipments that are needed
• Financial assistance to help schools become accessible to all
CLASSROOMS WITH AT RESOURCES
COMMUNICATION BOARDS
AT RESOURCES
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL
• Developing a curriculum to all students
• Maintaining a process of continuous education so
that the new concept can be implemented in the
schools
• Thinking of creative solutions to promote learning
• Removing the barriers to inclusive education
WHAT BRAZIL HAS DONE TO ACHIEVE THIS?
• AT research centers scattered across the country
(90 centers spread over 54 universities) with
government funding
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR TRAINING TEACHER
• Specialized education in the perspective of inclusive
education
• School management and the development of teaching
• Pedagogical use of Assistive Technology resources
• Teaching of Brazilian sign language
• Teaching Braille
• Teaching Portuguese as a second language
• Physical education in inclusive educational
environments
WHAT BRAZIL HAS DONE TO ACHIEVE THIS?
• Local training organized by schools
• Funded projects to encourage public schools to
improve
• Creating masters and doctorates in the area of
Assistive Technology
• Stimulated partnerships between universities and
companies to develop AT products via funding
WHAT IS THE PATH?
•Education aiming for diversity
•A school that takes action to stimulate
critical thinking and day to day
problem solving
PARTICIPATION, INCLUSION, EMPOWERMENT
