Teaching pathway and challenges of a deaf student during a master's degree course: an autobiographical study
Autobiographical search; deaf student; inclusion.
This work addresses the process of inclusion of deaf people in Higher Education, particularly in post-graduation level. In this way, to think about the inclusion, it is fundamental to understand that both language and culture of deaf people are specific. The work aimed at analyzing the educational trajectory and obstacles of a deaf person in a master’s degree course from a federal university. The research was developed through a qualitative approach under the autobiographical perspective, whose purpose is to narrate the experiences and experiences of the researcher in the face of challenges, difficulties and learning from the first years of schooling to the master’s degree. The results indicated that this process, at certain times, proved to be challenging, because difficulties were perceived and witnessed. Among these, the use of the Portuguese Language, the incongruities of remote teaching, the practices not appropriate to the singularity of the deaf subject. On the other hand, it was also perceived the concern of teachers to provide, in the best way, an environment of inclusive character. Thus, it is understood that the process of inclusion is made from educational policies, but actions to guarantee the permanence are also related to inclusive pedagogical practices, the curriculum, and the empathy by the people around in order to contemplate the specificities of each student and to promote equity in the educational process.