A ACESSIBILIDADE DOS EDIFICIOS NA UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE SANTA CRUZ

Abstract

The process of social integration for disabled person is also attended when undergraduate courses in higher education institutions are offered. Studying at a university is a right for disabled people to have a dignified professional life. This paper presents an accessibility analysis to some buildings at the State University of Santa Cruz, in Ilheus, Bahia. Accessibility conditions of hallways, stairs, lifts, ramps, bathrooms and classrooms, were analyzed. Based on requirements of the Ministry of Education a form for accessibility evaluation was carried out. The form was applied to the case study here presented. Several actions are required to overthrow architectural barriers and no other is less than that disposed warning signals on the way.

Index Terms - Accessibility, Buildings Inspection, Architectural Barriers.