People With Motor Disabilities, Knowledge And Use of Their Fundamental Rights

ABSTRACT:

In Brazil, there is a large number of legislation that evoke the rights of people with disabilities. However, there are few studies about the awareness of this population about their rights. Thus, understanding this theme will allow the formulation of proposals for future interventions in the sense of the effective access of these people to take advantage of their fundamental rights. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to verify if people with motor disability are aware and take advantage of their rights. For this, a descriptive cross-sectional study was drawn up with a convenience sample composed of 39 people with physical disabilities. The participants answered a questionnaire about awareness and use of the rights of the person with disability. As a result, it was verified that the group was comprised of mainly female adults who can move around and are socioeconomically disadvantaged. Most of them stopped working after an event/illness, receive some benefit from the Government and practically do not leave home, except for health treatment. Accessibility in and around external places, was identified as a difficulty for the majority of the participants. The group demonstrated to know little about their specific rights, and they take advantage from the most propagated ones, such as: social security benefits and priority service. Thus, it is important not just to approve laws, but also to educate part of society including the people with disabilities about their rights, so they can benefit from them.

KEYWORDS:
Special Education; Education of people with disabilities; Human rights