Deaf People and Access to the Superior Technology Course in Tourism Management, Goiás State University, Brazil

Abstract

This article aims at discussing the access of deaf individuals to higher education, specifically to the Technology and Tourism Management Course at the Goiás State University, Cora Coralina Campus., based on Law 10,436/02 which guarantees Libras is used as the deaf community official language and the Decree 5,626/05 which regulates the implementation of Libras as a discipline in higher education and as a compulsory instruction language in teaching contexts. Thus, our proposal seeks to demonstrate socialization and acceptance regarding deaf students, assessing how they feel, and their expectations throughout the inclusion process. We carry out this analysis resorting to reflections such as Santos (2016), Costa (2014) and Bisol, Valentini, Simioni e Zanchin (2010). By taking into account such a theoretical survey, we will discuss how deaf individuals are being integrated in higher education.