O uso de tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TIC) por alunos cegos em Escola Pública Municipal de Fortaleza

Abstract

The present study deals with the theme "ICT use in education of blind students enrolled in municipal schools in Fortaleza. The overall objective was to determine whether and under what conditions the Edivox text editor can facilitate the implementation of school activities that involve writing for students blind registered in municipal institutions Fortaleza. In the theory are presented people with visual impairments, under the following aspects: inclusion in regular school, the importance of ICT and the use of commands interface and files control - Dosvox and text editors - Edivox. In the methodology, we use as a field of research, the school EMEIF Prof. Belarmina Fields, located in the neighborhood Praia do Futuro, the Regional Executive Secretary II / PMF. We conducted our research with two blind students: Pedro / 7ª series and Aline / 3ª series. We present in this chapter, the methods and techniques, local subjects, stages and periods of research, duration and frequency of encounters with the subjects, activities undertaken and preparation of the environment. We describe the field work, type of care, registration of students with disabilities in the school studied, the technical, pedagogical materials and the difficulties and progress. The results included the performance of blind students and teachers perceptions on inclusive education. We conclude that, the goals checked, were confirmed from results obtained with the performance of students in writing activities using the application Edivox and perception of teachers on inclusive education.