# Brazil Ministry of Education accessibility initiatives

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazil-ministry-of-education-accessibility-initiatives
> Updated: 2026-09-11T00:00:21.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

The Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) has launched several initiatives aimed at increasing accessibility and inclusivity within the national education system.

One initiative involves the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE) accepting applications for the accreditation of entities to produce accessible materials, such as Braille-Ink works, for blind, low-vision, and deaf-blind students. Additionally, the Ministry outlined details for the 2025 Student Financing Fund (Fies), which provides low-interest financing for low-income students attending private higher education institutions.

Furthering its focus on specialized education, the MEC, through the Secretariat of Continuing Education, Youth and Adult Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion (Secadi) and in partnership with UNESCO, established a deadline for scientific article submissions to the Cadernos Equidade public call. This program aims to strengthen the National Policy on Bilingual Education for the Deaf (Pnebs) by encouraging knowledge production from academics, researchers, and deaf leaders.

## Claims

- The deadline for submitting scientific articles to the Cadernos Equidade public call ends on Friday, September 11. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The Cadernos Equidade call is a partnership between the Ministry of Education (MEC), via Secadi, and UNESCO. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The initiative aims to strengthen the National Policy on Bilingual Education for the Deaf (Pnebs). (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Submissions are limited to a maximum of three authors per article. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Articles must be unpublished, written in Portuguese, and contain between 35,000 and 50,000 characters including spaces. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Approved works are required to include a video summary in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language). (corroborated by 3 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-11: Brazil's Ministry of Education deadline for Cadernos Equidade articles

The deadline for submitting scientific articles on Bilingual Education for the Deaf to the Cadernos Equidade call, a MEC and UNESCO partnership, ends Friday, September 11.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazils-ministry-of-education-deadline-for-cadernos-equidade-articles

### 2026-09-10: Brazil Ministry of Education announces educational programs

Brazil's Ministry of Education is opening accreditation for Braille-Ink educational material production and detailing 2025 rules for the Fies student financing program.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-ministry-of-education-announces-educational-programs

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