O braillevery e a inclusão de pessoas com deficiência visual em bibliotecas

Abstract

It analyses the relevance of Braillevery as a means of including visually impaired people in the Braille collection of the Central Library of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). It is characterised as exploratory and descriptive research, using interviews as a data collection tool and a qualitative approach as a method of analysis. The data reveal that the Braille collection of the Central Library is temporarily unavailable for use in the project, but it still includes other information units such as the Juarez da Gama Batista Library (FUNESC), the Library of the Institute for the Blind, and the Library of the State University of Paraíba. Braillevery promotes urban and physical accessibility by bringing Braille materials and audiobooks to the homes of visually impaired users, the importance of the librarian's role as an information mediator for the project, the need to improve Braille works and equipment for the collection, the commitment of employees to Braillevery, the participation of the academic and general community in the project, and improvements for the continuity of the project. It can be concluded that the Braillevery project is an innovative initiative for the home delivery of Braille materials, ensuring accessibility and inclusion for visually impaired people in libraries. There are suggestions for promoting Braillevery, participating in other inclusion projects, and promoting events aimed at the inclusion of visually impaired people.