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education. In consequence, hundreds of millions of dollars from the government’s budget that could be
invested to qualify inclusive education are spent on the special schools. As well, when the families go to the
Court, the word “preferably” in educational legislation becomes a motive to deny the right to inclusive
education to persons with disabilities. Although the real progress noticed in access to regular public schools, it is
important to highlight that families from all over Brazil have reported difficulties in obtaining required
reasonable accommodation, as professional support in the school environment, despite legal provisions.
TRANSFERABILITY, SCALABILITY AND COST-EFFICIENCY
Brazil was one of the countries that spoke at session 10 on Inclusive Policies at the National Level: Experiences from
Around the World at UNESCO’s 2015 conference.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT (WITH ADDITIONS FROM THE ZERO PROJECT TEAM)
There are a few areas, in which actions envisaged in the Plan, will have still to be implemented: For instance, the Plan
envisaged to ensure 72,000 new enrollments in the BPC programme in order to reach 378,000 (currently 329,800 in
total); as well, additional seven sign language courses will be established plus 12 bilingual courses in pedagogy, and then
the federal educational institutions are to hire 690 Sign Language teachers, translators and interpreters; the Plan
envisaged the acquisition of 2,609 accessible vehicles for school transport to serve 60,000 students (currently 2,304
have been purchased, 1,874 delivered); another 1,700 schools will have to receive financial resources for improving
their architectural accessibility.
WEBSITE: (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
Text of th (Viver sem Limite) of November 17,
2011 (Decree No. 7612):
Website of th coordinating the Plan:
CONADE):