SPECIAL EDUCATION: PERSPECTIVES AND ADVANCES IN THE CURRENT SITUATION

Resumo

The inclusion of people with special needs in all social environments has been a challenge for decades, although there are several legal, national and international instruments that guarantee them this right, contemporary society still seems to be immersed in a culture of exclusion and indifference. Special Education comes every year, revealing the progress of students enrolled in the regular school system. It is a demand that lacks targeted attention in these environments. Starting from this premise, many developments are experienced in the school environment. This article aims to address Special Education in Brazil and its effectiveness over the years, especially in regular public schools. This research has the character of a narrative review of the literature with a qualitative approach and of the exploratory and descriptive type. The study pointed out as a result that the practice of equality, equity and recognition of the dignity of the human person, in relation to the guarantee of the rights of people with disabilities has been a constant search, with advances at the dropper level. Although progress is recognized, there are still problems of a very basic nature, such as teacher training, more structural investments and didactic resources, the number of students in the classroom, issues that, regardless of the changes necessary to serve special education students, already existed before. In the face of discourses that point to a more inclusive society, regular education classrooms where everyone is included equally, this reality still has a long way to go.