This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of Family Health Strategy workers about people with disabilities living in rural areas. This was a qualitative research with an ethnomethodological design. Data was collected through participant observation, discussion roundtables, field notes and semi-structured interviews at the Primary Health Care Service in the city of Grão Mongol, state of Minas Gerais. The analysis was supported by triangulation methods. The results show that the developmental policies and implementation of public policies are impacting the health of populations in the rural areas. Disability is described based on biomedical model, and charity perspective is evident in health care activities. The Health Care Network for People with Disabilities should be subject of new agreements to lower health access barriers.
People with disability; Rural health; Primary health care; Health services accessibility; Brazilian National Health System