Avaliação das condições de acessibilidade espacial do calçadão da Avenida Getúlio Vargas no Município de Paulo – Bahia

Abstract

Public spaces are important for social integration. They are places designed to democratize access for everyone by promoting activities aimed at leisure, culture, education, among others. And as such, these spaces are expected to guarantee the comfort and autonomy of all possible users in the public area. Accessibility is a debate that for many years has been ignored and neglected. Cities were not designed to meet everyone's needs. Engineering, being responsible for building and developing spaces, must think about accessible spaces that guarantee accessibility, that is, the right of everyone to come and go freely, in order to build a fairer society. Providing a comfortable and safe locomotion, dressing the environments in inclusive. As sidewalks and squares should be spaces for everyone, the present work carried out a diagnosis on the Calçadão of Avenida Getúlio Vargas in the city of Paulo Afonso - Bahia, in order to verify if the public space offers accessibility conditions for the population. The objective was to assess its situation with regard to accessibility in general, analyzing the conditions of the floor, general furniture and equipment, with reference to ABNT NBR 9050:2020 - Accessibility to buildings, furniture, spaces and urban equipment. The survey of the area found some points that were reformed and repaired to allow free access for all. This work is expected to contribute to the discussion of accessibility in public spaces, guidelines and recommendations for adapting these spaces.