Um estudo nacional sobre o ensino a distância aplicado em alunos com deficiência auditiva e deficiência visual face à covid-19

Abstract

Among the students most affected by COVID-19 are those with special educational needs, especially with regard to access to technological resources necessary for participation in distance education. This study aims to understand the existing technological resources, in a home context, for students with hearing impairment and visual impairment. The sample consists of 68 students, aged between two and nineteen, who attended public schools in Portugal. The analyzed data show that the computer is the most common equipment in households and, in terms of the internet, most of them have a connection whose quality varies from average to good. Regarding synchronous classes, the attendance rate varied between 60% and 100%, with an effect of the availability of resources on the level of attendance being observed. This study allowed us to know the current reality, with regard to the ability of families of children with special educational needs to provide the necessary resources for the participation and inclusion of their children in this teaching model, enabling an intervention to promote the educational success of these students.