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Bilingual university level education for the deaf: understanding inclusive policies as a space for freedom: first approaches

This study aims to present an essay about the current experience of implanting the Bilingual Higher Education Institute - ISBE at the National Institute for the Education of the Deaf - INES. Two factors substantiate this reflection: the dialogue with Hanna Arendt and the conception of politics as a space for freedom. Initially, the scene is set by the current context for deaf education, after the Decree number 5626/2005, that regulates federal law number 10436, which rules on Brazilian Sign Language - LIBRAS. Next, we trace the basic elements that have constituted the recent construction of bilingual teaching experience at INES/ISBE, with the Bachelor in Education and the main barriers that have been faced. In our closing reflections, we intend to discuss the meaning of inclusive policies within the context of Bilingual Cultural Policies, whereby the historical opening of this course may represent an attempt at greater freedom.

bilingual higher education; linguistic policies; inclusion; Special Education


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