Analisando as condições de acessibilidade para usuários com deficiência física numa biblioteca universitária em João Pessoa

Abstract

The study addresses the quality standards required for university libraries, aiming at analyzing the criteria, technical parameters and conditions of accessibility of facilities, with regard to compliance with the standards established by the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards. The research was conducted in a university library private network in the city of João Pessoa in Paraíba state. For a more theoretical studies sought to redeem on accessibility standards for university libraries. Held, however, exploratory documentary. In the literature review aimed to verify the applicability of these standards in the library searched. It was concluded that there is need for some changes in the infrastructure of the library as well as the suggestion aiming to eliminate architectural barriers in existing environment that has interfered in the process of communication between users and preventing access to information.