Inclusive educational perspective: A reflection for a future that is already present today

Abstract

Summary Think of ergonomics to foster inclusion of people with disabilities in society, is to think ethically. It is important to highlight that schools do need to provide conditions for the inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream education in such way that attitude, architectural, communication and other barriers will not prevent them from exercising their rights, thus leading to shunning social interaction and consequently lack of proper education and hopes for the future. It seems to us that these disabled children as well as any other have a right to treatment and opportunities in an equitable and ethical way. Therefore, as part of this process, we consider the need of appropriate ergonomics with the intend to prevent barriers from being a hindrance to intellectual development and emotional maturation of disabled children. The article addresses the relationship between the principles of Universal Design and applied ethics, or organization management, as it is called, and has the core matter the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Brazilian schools. The methodology will be supported by a bibliography and documents as well. The main discussion of this article is aligned with the goals of an egalitarian and fair society aiming the social inclusion of children with disabilities into the mainstream education by revealing that the regulation is extremely important but it's not enough when dealing with change of paradigm. Furthermore, it seems to us that effective participation of society is also required to see the full potential development of disabled children despite of their differences and limitations.