An Accessible Curriculum Proposal in Functions Content Based on the Universal Design for Learning

Abstract

Background: As of 2017, with the approval of Law No. 13.409, which provides for exclusive places for people with disabilities in high school technical courses of federal educational institutions, the demands for permanence and success of students with disabilities, particularly intellectual, have become teachers’ focus. Objectives: This article seeks to present and reflect on a curriculum accessibility proposal aimed at the content of functions for students with intellectual disabilities in technical education. Design: Qualitative research of the research-action type with formation of a focus group and interpretive descriptive analysis of the results. Setting and participants: The research environment is a Federal Institute of the metropolitan region, and its methodology was the creation of a focus group of mathematics teachers for the discussion and elaboration of an accessible curriculum proposal in the content of functions for a student with Down syndrome enrolled in the first year of a technical course. Data collection and analysis: Data collection was obtained from the development of a sequence of activities applied to the student, and the analysis was inspired by interpretive descriptive analysis. Results: The results obtained point to the success of the curricular accessibility proposal based on the principles of the universal design for learning (UDL). Conclusions: The presentation of a curriculum from the perspective of curriculum accessibility for students with intellectual disabilities is promising to enable learning and develop desired skills in students.