Vol. 23 No. 250 (2019)

Is it necessary to be a Greek Adonis and have a perfect body to study Physical Education and become a teacher? Not long ago that was the predominant belief. Some, less and less, still consider that, in a world that is experiencing enormous social and cultural changes.

It is evident that there is not only one way of teaching, there are many strategies to educate. Today there are many teachers with disabilities who perform their tasks with similar efficiency as any other person. And in each class that starts we see more people with disabilities interested in pursuing the course.

The United Nations International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities states that discrimination against a person because of his disability is an act against the dignity of the human being. It even states that institutions must hire teachers with disabilities.

Experiences show that with the reasonable adaptations and the aids that facilitate full participation, the development of talent and creativity in professional training is possible. And this is an act of justice.

Tulio Guterman, Director - March 2019