Ciências para alunos surdos: uma questão de acessibilidade

Abstract

This study had aimed to address the accessibility of science education and its contribution to health protection, through the topic the prevention of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The research was carried out in a public school in Belo Horizonte and had a special focus on deaf students from a 9th grade class of elementary school. The study was carried out through a qualitative approach, through participant observation and with the application of a didactic sequence that had HPV as its theme. The data were obtained with the support of instruments such as diaries, filming, focus groups and questionnaires. The collected data were discussed through content analysis. Despite the small number of participants, which makes the results not generalizable, it was possible to observe challenges of interaction and access to health information, which may represent a greater vulnerability of the deaf population compared to other groups. The study also allowed reflections on the role of the teacher and the interpreter of the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) in the teaching-learning processes of deaf students.