Políticas de acesso ao ensino superior para estudantes com deficiência no Chile e no Brasil

Abstract

The general objective of this research is to investigate access policies for students with disabilities and their implementation at the University of Talca (UTALCA), in Chile, and at the Federal University of Parana (UFPR), in Brazil. The survey was conducted in the light of comparative studies, identifying differences and similarities, discussing the present (when the research was done) and the future prospects for this group of students, attending higher education in both countries. Therefore, for data construction, beyond the literature and documentary research, there were conducted semi-structured interviews with 33 students with disabilities and four coordinators of the two universities. It was found after analyzing the educational policy, in the context of funding and access policies for higher education in Chile and Brazil, that despite the legal apparatus that ensures the educational rights of people with disabilities at all levels and modalities, and the advances concerning to admission, most of them are excluded from this level of education.