ABSTRACT
In the scenery of academic production about accessibility in higher education, there is a predominance of descriptive researches that examine the reality and discuss the impact of current public policies in this context. The purpose of this text is to promote the theoretical debate around this theme, aiming to subsidize the conceptual reflection about this reality with the contributions of feminist theories of disability as a starting point. Highlighting the concepts of care and the principle of interdependence, this work pursues the improvement of the capacity of agency of students throughout the whole education process. The conclusion of this essay points out the importance of the critical approach to disability and the principle of human rights as guidelines to include students with disability in higher education.
Keywords:
Disability; Human rights; Participation; Higher education.