A inclusão de pessoas com deficiência visual nas bibliotecas universitárias: caso Biblioteca da USTM

Abstract

This work arises from the existing gaps in relation to the inclusion of people with visual impairment in university libraries in Mozambique. This fact aroused the interest in investigating articles in the literature that address the subject, aiming to understand how the inclusion of people with visual impairment is done in the São Tomas University Library of Mozambique, and what technologies are provided in order to provide assistance to this social group. For this purpose, BUSTM was studied, in aspects such as: architectural space, whether it has assistive technologies and what challenges it faces in order to include people with visual impairment. With the foundation of literary works, it was possible to obtain bases, and which resources are preponderant for this purpose. From the inquiries made, it is clear that although this is a subject immensely debated in the international literature, studies of this nature are scarce in Mozambique. In view of this, this study is relevant in providing data and assessing whether BUSTM develops actions aimed at the inclusion of users with special educational needs, ensuring access to information resources appropriate to their profile, and what are the challenges linked to the need to acquire operational materials that can help access information efficiently and effectively for users with special needs. Therefore, it is expected that this work will be of enormous importance and will contribute to the management group of this library establishing policies as well as the materialization of the architectural space and assistive technologies to address the inclusion of people with visual impairment