O acesso de cadeirantes à Biblioteca Central da Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Abstract

The present work has as its theme “Access for wheelchair users to the Central Library of the Federal University of Alagoas” and as a general objective the focus is to analyze the accessibility difficulties of wheelchair users in the Central Library of UFAL. The importance of accessibility in university libraries is a topic that is routinely neglected, including the Central Library of UFAL, which is public and university. People who use a wheelchair face daily challenges in accessing libraries due to infrastructure failures, lack of ramps, stairs and elevators. Lack of accessibility awareness is also an obstacle for people with disabilities to use libraries. Also noteworthy is the lack of research on access for wheelchair users to the UFAL Central Library, justifying the research. For this, methods of documental and observational analysis and an interview were used, resulting in suggestions that need to be taken to improve the accessibility of wheelchair users in the library, such as changing the elevator, installing ramps, wider and more accessible internal spaces. as well as the implantation of adapted restrooms.