Brazilian #disabilitytwitter is blowing up with repudiations of Bolsonaro's decree yesterday, which institutes "special" schools for children with disabilities. Essentially it launches a kind of "separate but equal" system in which disabled kids are separated from their peers 1/3

and funneled into a completely different part of the school system (separate schools & classrooms). And this was done without so much as a single vote or public consultation. In other words, it's a top-down order that turns the clock back decades on inclusive education policy 2/3

including the signing of international conventions like the United Nations CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Art. 24). Yet another withdrawal of hard-won rights during this ghastly administration. 3/3

Here's the whole decree (in Portuguese): https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/decreto-n-10.502-de-30-de-setembro-de-2020-280529948

UN CRPD Art. 24 (English): https://www.unicef.org/eca/sites/unicef.org.eca/files/IE_summary_accessible_220917_0.pdf

Some folks to follow (tweeting in Portuguese): @luu_viegas @oeduardovictor @ViniciusFidles @VaiUmaMaozinhAi

Se alguém tiver um video com legendas em inglês, adoraria postar aqui tb!

#EscolaEspecialNãoÉInclusiva

Since this thread is gaining some traction, I'll invite readers to consider donating to the Brazil Solidarity Initiative @BSI_Updates here: https://nocoupinbrazil.wordpress.com/donate/ . You can also sign their statements against the Bolsonaro government's abhorrent policies.