ANTEPROJETO DE DISPOSITIVO DE ORIENTAÇÃO ESPACIAL: MAPA TÁTIL-VISUAL PARA O CAMPUS I DA UFPB

Abstract

The accessibility theme has been increasingly addressed thanks to the struggles for the rights of people with disabilities and the awareness of the population that the rights won bring benefits to every society. On the eve of completing 60 years as Federal University, the UFPB still presents several fragile points in this theme, whether in buildings or in urban space. The objective of this study was to diagnose the existing signaling in Campus I of the UFPB, analyzing its conditions and mapping the respective locations within Camus I, and designing a system of Tactile Maps as guidance devices to improve the wayfinding of all its users, based on user concerns about physical space. Through the reference and documentary surveys, it was possible to identify some experiences that used the Tactile Maps in University Campuses and these works were incorporated to this research as related works. We also applied the Walkthrough and Exploratory Visits analyzes to evaluate spatial orientation conditions. Online questionnaires, aimed at the entire academic community and semi-structured interviews with key individuals representing groups and sectors directly connected to the subject addressed, explored the user's environmental perception and their ability to locate and move independently and safely within Campus I. For the preparation of the Map, a method was adopted that follows the sequence: choice of what one wishes to represent, process of generalization of the real forms and definition of the features adopted. With the results obtained from the techniques and methods applied, subsidies were generated that supported the design decisions of the Tactile Map for Campus I of the UFPB. It was verified the importance of insertion of devices that promote the spatial orientation of Campus I users and the need for studies and projects complementary to this one to guarantee full accessibility in their physical spaces since only tactile maps are not enough to solve analyzed.