Adjunct Professor at the Department of Special Education/Education Center at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Professor at the Graduate Program in Professional and Technological Education/UFSM. Professor at the Graduate Program in Inclusive Education - Professional Master's Degree at the Federal University of the South and Southeast of Pará (Unifesspa). She holds a degree in Special Education ? emphasis on Mental Disabilities and a Master's Degree in Education from the Federal University of Santa Maria, a PhD in Special Education and a post-doctoral internship at the Federal University of São Carlos. Leader of the Study and Research Group on Special Education and Intellectual Disability (GEPEEDI). One of the coordinators of the SIS-C Scale adaptation and validation project in Brazil. She has experience in the area of Education, with an emphasis on Special Education, working mainly on the following topics: special education, intellectual disability and accessibility in professional and technological education and in higher education. Lattes résumé: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5892665490499253 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2204-6136 E-mail: sabrinafcastro@gmail.com