Projeto calçado inclusivo: ações e aprendizagens significativas durante a pandemia de COVID-19

Abstract

This article presents the results of the Inclusive Design extension Project - Development of shoes for people affected by leprosy and/or people with disabilities, from the Antônio Diogo Community Center in Redenção-Ce, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to continue your actions. This project is coordinated by professors from the Design-Fashion Course, at the Institute of Culture and Art, at the Federal University of Ceará. The objective of the work is to present actions developed in the years 2020 and 2021 and aims to verify the value, importance and learning of participants in the inclusion process through footwear. The actions consist of the Insoles Workshop at CCAD and the 1st Knowledge Journey on Inclusive Footwear, which took place virtually, with eight meetings and the participation of 126 people enrolled. The methodology includes a bibliographic, documentary and descriptive study, as well as an experience report, being the research of a quali-quantitative nature. For data collection, the Google forms tool was used. The records of the activities developed at CCAD and at the 1st Journey, as well as the analysis of the data obtained, point to some results. Among them, the knowledge transfer strategies at CCAD had significant importance since, due to the pandemic, the scholarship holders were not trained through lectures and workshops, which took place at the beginning of the project. The Journey for the participants as well as for the organizers, had great relevance for complementing knowledge with the learning gained, as it expanded the understanding of previously unknown health X design themes and expanded possibilities in the development processes of more inclusive and creative actions that will be developed later in the extension project, as well as in the personal and professional actions of those who participated in this event.