O papel da EAD na inclusão de alunos com surdez: um estudo sobre a UFPB Virtual

Abstract

This research is the result of a case study conducted at the poles UFPB through virtual Coordination of improvement of higher education personnel (CIHLP), the Center for technology and information (CTI) and the Academic Sub-coordination control (ASC), from where we attempted to collect data and quantitative information about the deaf students enrolled in higher education at distance. Interviews were conducted with deaf students of Letters/LIBRAS UFPB Virtual, with the goal of understanding, through qualitative research, as they are being including nowadays in higher education through distance education, as well as they expect the labor market to complete the course. To do so, first it was necessary to introduce the trajectory of ODL (Object Definition Language), as well as the history of deaf education, so that there was a better understanding of the results obtained in the research field. The results revealed that students with hearing loss feel included by Virtual UFPB, but also, some of these think that after completing higher education have difficulties in entering the labor market.