The role of the academic library in the inclusion of students with disabilities in higher education

This study presents considerations about education as everyone's right and the academic libraries relevance in the inclusion of students with disabilities. It aims to analyzethe inclusive education in higher education and to understand the processes by which it interacts with academic libraries. The research was developed using theoretical references with a critical and descriptive approach. The data collection was made through observations in 10 (ten) libraries, and semi-structured interviews with librarians from the Federal University of Parana (UFPR) Library System (SiBi) and 17 (seventeen) students with disabilities at UFPR. The data analysis was made based on content analysis ground. It demonstrates the need to implement institutional policy of inclusion in order to eradicate obstacles and to improve a successful access and retention of students with disabilities in Higher Education.