People with disabilities in pandemic times of COVID-19: some reflections

• Autor(a) principal: Orlando, Rosimeire Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Alves, Suelen Priscila Ferreira, Meletti, Silvia Márcia Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/64354
• topic: Special Education; Disabled students; COVID-19.; Educación Especial; Personas con deficiencia; COVID-19.; Educação Especial; Pessoas com deficiência; COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic comes at a time when several countries are supported by a neoliberal policy and led by far-right governments. The Brazilian context is part of this world scenario, standing out among the countries with the highest number of cases and deaths. The dismantling of the single health system and public education, prior to the pandemic, increased the challenges for maintaining life and schooling. These conditions are aggravated when we think about people with disabilities. Thus, the objective of this study is to problematize the living conditions of the Brazilian population, especially those with disabilities, in the face of the pandemic and the impact on their schooling. The descriptive research based on official data from the public authorities points out three points for reflection about the person with disabilities with regard to the presence of this population in the geographical space, the relationship with risk groups and indicators of poverty and extreme poverty. Finally, we point out the possible impacts of the pandemic on the lives and education of people with disabilities. In view of the socio-cultural barriers experienced by this population and its invisibility, in the data about the pandemic, it is extremely important to address this issue so that there is the possibility of planning and implementing policies to guarantee the life and education of this population at this time.