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The PAN party has submitted a bill to parliament advocating for amendments to the Legal Regime of Inclusive Education. The proposed changes would permit neurodivergent students to use noise-canceling devices in classrooms to enhance comfort in noisy environments. Additionally, the creation of comfort rooms for these students is suggested.
Inês de Sousa Real’s party emphasizes the availability of specialized training for technicians and operational assistants, at no cost, in areas like vision training, braille systems, and mobility and orientation for visually impaired students. The initiative includes offering braille transcription services.
Pessoas-Animais-Natureza also proposes that students with hearing impairments receive reinforced rights. Reference schools for bilingual education would be encouraged to promote “deaf culture” and prioritize the recruitment of teachers with previous experience in deaf education.
PAN advocates mandatory training in Portuguese sign language for teachers lacking proficiency in it.
The proposal for early childhood intervention includes the establishment of a “network of reference schools” to ensure free access for children aged zero to three years to these educational establishments.
The explanatory memorandum accompanying the bill states that the current regime “has not ensured equality and equity for children and youth with disabilities, neurodivergence, and deafness, nor has it guaranteed effective inclusion in schools.”
“This is evidenced by the insufficient number of human resources, lack of specialized training tailored to the needs of children and youth, inequality in access to therapeutic support, and inadequate funding from the Ministry of Education,” the document reads.
