This paper identifies and discusses factors that hinder interprofessional and intersectoral articulation, as well as evaluates the main regulations on the rights of children and persons with disabilities and scientific literature on intersectoriality A qualitative and applied research was conducted by means of a questionnaire applied online to education professionals who care for children with disabilities, in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The open answers of the questionnaire were analyzed from a constructionist perspective, based on the production of polyphonic meanings. The norms contradict intersectoriality by reinforcing sectoriality, and their guidelines do not present the material dimension of the political processes, constituting a field of implications for inclusion practices. It identified three pillars that limit intersectoriality: individual and collective work overload; difficulty in engaging other actors in the network; limited knowledge to meet the demands received. The way these aspects were raised expresses barriers to access and operationalization of the Network of Care for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) and reiterates contradictions produced by the normative guidelines that regulate work. e reduction of hospital stay, which is so impactful on the functional condition of the elderly.
Keywords:
Disabled Children; Special Education; Intersectorial Collaboration; Public Policy