Experiências de invisibilidade: discutindo a acessibilidade de estudantes com deficiência na UFPB

Abstract

We live in an exclusionary society in various spheres. From this point of view, everything that goes beyond normality is either disparaged or inferior. Therefore, anyone who does not conform to such standards may not be perceived by society. Based on this assertion, the present research discusses the lack of accessibility, due to the barriers generated through the attitudes of students and / or professionals of the Federal University of Paraíba. The purpose of this study is to explain experiences that highlight the invisibility of students with disabilities in higher education. This is a qualitative research, in order to reach the objectives, the semi-structured interviews carried out, together with students with disabilities from the academic community of the Federal University of Paraíba, were used as data collection methodology. materializes the invisibility of these people. The participants of the research were five students, classified with multiple disabilities, motor, visual and low vision of different courses. The interviews took place through an individual meeting with each interviewee. After the interviewees' statements were collected, they were transcribed and analyzed. The locus of the research was campus I of the Federal University of Paraíba. With the analysis of the data collected, it was possible to perceive that students with disabilities do not feel included in the institution, due to a lack of physical structure, but mainly due to the lack of sensitivity of other people, who do not perceive them present in the dynamics of the institution.