The “digidown culture” continued formation and the construction of knowledge on the sexuality of peo-ple with down syndrome

Abstract

The research aimed at analyzing the impacts of the continued formation "Digidown Cul-ture" on the construction of knowledge about sexuality of people with Down Syndrome. The course was carried out by the Laboratory of Education, Technology and Inclusion (UFG), in partnership with the Accessibility Center (UFG), seeking to promote the contin-ued formation of teachers and provide conditions for these professionals to reflect on the inclusion and on the sexuality of students with Down Syndrome. The data was collected through a questionnaire and subsequently analyzed based on Bardin (1977) content analysis technique. It was concluded that the course contributed to the deconstruction of many stereotypes, and also to destabilize convictions about the sexuality of people with disabili-ties as well as to problematize the importance of the engagement of teachers in the promo-tion of the sexual education of students with Down syndrome.