Biblioteca inclusiva: identificando estratégias e especificando recomendações para o suporte aos estudantes com deficiência visual no Ensino Profissional e Tecnológico

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to verify the contribution of a Recommendative Guide aiming at promoting the inclusive support of libraries for students with visual impairments within the scope of Federal Institutes, in particular, the Federal Institute of Pernambuco (IFPE). The research problem that guided the work is concentrated in the absence or limitation of specific strategies directed to the IFPE libraries in order to meet the demands of these students, considering that they need information in an accessible or adapted format to consume them. To conduct the work, a systematic literature review protocol was planned and implemented in order to select the works associated with the theme. Through this protocol, it was possible to identify a set of actions regarding inclusive support for students with visual impairments in the context of different Federal Institutes of Professional and Technological Education (EPT) that resulted in the identification of 13 (thirteen) strategies. These strategies therefore represent an initial set of identified actions that can be explored in specific EPT context. From this, the planned and applied method consisted of an exploratory and descriptive study, with a qualitative approach that conducted this investigation. This study was composed of 04 (four) phases, namely: (i) diagnostic observation, (ii) document analysis, (iii) IFPE departments and (iv) teachers and students with visual impairment. To carry out these phases, specific instruments were used, such as: on-site visits, open interviews and semistructured questionnaires. The universe investigated was IFPE, specifically, the libraries of Campus Garanhuns and Campus Recife. For data analysis, content analysis with a logicalsemantic approach for data interpretation was adopted. The data analysis resulted in 04 (four) identified points that supported the development of the Educational Product (EP). In the sequence, the Educational Product and its development process resulting from the constituent phases of the methodological process are presented. The PE was organized in the form of a Guide offered in digital media, composed of 04 (four) recommendations, all with a suggestive character and with guidelines regarding libraries to systematically promote the inclusion of students with visual impairments. Finally, the stage of assessing the applicability of the EP was carried out by 11 (eleven) specialists, all IFPE employees who are involved in some way in this process. The methodological script for the evaluation of the NP was based on 05 (five) dimensions. The results signaled its need and its potential for use in the EPT context. The improvement points indicated by the specialists allowed the necessary adjustments to be made to make a new version of the PE available in the eduCAPES repository