Education is a right guaranteed to all people by the Federal Constitution, including people with disabilities (PWD). However, in order to make this right effective for PWDs, it is necessary not only to guarantee access, but also to ensure technical and pedagogical accessibility to the content taught in courses, i.e. to eliminate access barriers in order to provide the conditions to safely and autonomously use spaces and technologies, including the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). With this in mind, this paper aims to demonstrate the accessible strategies adopted by the postgraduate distance learning courses of the Coordination of Professional Development and Pedagogical Practices (CDeP3) of the São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), in order to provide permanence for university students with disabilities, learning disorders and neurodiversity. To this end, the main legislation guiding inclusive education and digital accessibility will be covered, as well as looking at the difference between the concepts of access, accessibility and inclusion. Finally, this project aims not only to demonstrate an example of educational inclusion in higher education, but also to reflect pedagogical practices that embrace all students and their diversity.

Authors:
Ana Carolina Alves Batista da Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio Mesquita Filho, Brazil

About the Presenter(s)
Ana Carolina Alves Batista da Silva, accessibility editor of InFor magazine, published by Fundação Editora Unesp. Technical Pedagogical Assistant in accessibility at CDeP3, Unesp.

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