The FUSEN Game as a Resource for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities

The aim of this research is to evaluate the contribution of the Fusen game as a pedagogical resource for the inclusion of students with severe physical disabilities in Physical Education classes. Created in Japan, the game of Fusen is a cooperative play activity that was developed to include people with disabilities, especially the most severe cases of physical disability. The study also seeks to examine the challenges faced by Physical Education teachers in including students with disabilities. The theoretical framework traverses the paths of Special Education and Physical Education, revealing possible encounters and tensions throughout history, as well as the relationship between students with severe physical disabilities and the area of Physical Education. As a path of practice, vehemently requested by the content of school Physical Education, we observed the phenomenon of play and the possibilities of linking it to inclusive processes through play and cooperative games. We found that Fusen is a proposal that enables some cooperative and different moments in Physical Education classes.