INSTITUCIONALIZAÇÃO DA POLÍTICA DE COTAS PARA ESTUDANTES COM DEFICIÊNCIA NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the institutionalization of the quota policy for people with disabilities at the Federal University of Mato Grosso Sul, from 2016 to 2018. Law nº. 13.409/2016, which provides for the reservation of vacancies for people with disabilities in technical high school and college courses at federal educational institutions, is configured as an affirmative action, with the objective of minimizing social and historical fractures of groups considered excluded. The discussions on inclusion in Higher Education identify the actions and strategies for access to higher education, as well as public policies designed and elaborated with the purpose of offering access conditions and also permanence to the target public groups of these policies. Law no. 13,409 for people with disabilities is identified as an action that provides democratization of access to Higher Education for this group. The procedure used was an exploratory, bibliographic and documentary research of the type case study with semi-structured interview, presenting authors and documents that contribute to the development of the theme. The main documents used were Resolutions, Laws and data made available by UFMS, which was necessary to support the discussions about the entrants. The results indicate that the institutionalization of this public policy is being developed at UFMS, but that there are still many gaps in this process. According to the analysis of the interviews, it is possible to state that the strategies already elaborated, still lack institutional actions, indicating that the institutionalization of the quota policy for people with disabilities has not yet been effected at UFMS. We conclude that the institutionalization of the quota policy for people with disabilities at UFMS is under development, but it is not yet effective at this University.