Desafios da acessibilidade e da tecnologia assistiva na biblioteca universitária

Abstract

For people with disabilities, overcoming physical barriers and seeking information is a constant challenge, since most of the information resources available do not yet have adequate accessibility. The university library, as an environment that contributes to teaching, research and extension, also has the need to adapt its space, its form of service and the offer of its services, adapting them for use by people with disabilities. This text is descriptive, qualitative and focuses on elements of the literature review of an ongoing research. In order to undertake the research, it was decided to use documentary sources, analysis of the technical scientific literature in order to observe what, according to the literature, librarians working in university library systems do to satisfy the needs of people with disabilities, with regard to the use and knowledge of assistive technology resource and accessibility. As a result, some advances were found in relation to accessibility and assistive technology in the university libraries environment, but the changes are still insufficient to adequately serve people with disabilities.