VERTICALIZAÇÃO DO ENSINO SUPERIOR PARA ESTUDANTES SURDOS: UMA DISCUSSÃO NECESSÁRIA

Abstract

This work aims to discuss the verticalization of higher education for deaf students, from the official use of Libras as an official means of communication and expression of the deaf individual, considering this the main existing barrier between deaf and hearing people. This discussion begins with an investigation of the number of deaf students admitted to the main public and private universities, in the last twenty years, the time Libras became official, in the cities of Ipameri, Pires do Rio and Urutaí, cities located around the railroad, in the southeast of Goiás, considered an important center in higher education in the State. For that, a bibliographical search was carried out, for the theoretical basis, followed by a documental survey, together with the State University of Goiás, Instituto Federal Goiano and Universidade Paulista. The findings of this research show that, even after 20 years of making the Brazilian Sign Language official, and after all the official legalizations that guarantee the admission of the deaf individual to all levels of education and regular educational modalities, the number of students who entered higher education courses in this period, totals 3 people, a very timid number, considering that there are currently more than 10 million deaf people in the national territory, which leads us to the understanding of the urgent need for discussions on this theme, especially in small urban centers, thinking about inclusive education for the deaf, to beyond sign language.