Incluteca digital: desenvolvimento e implementação de um repositório de recursos de baixa tecnologia assistiva para colaboração e interação docente

Abstract

People with disabilities have been gaining space and visibility in society over the years, and, to help them in their daily lives it is necessary to use Assistive Technology (AT), in order to promote greater accessibility, independence, quality of life and social inclusion. The lack of knowledge and the scarcity of technological resources are impediments to the expansion of AT. It is important to highlight the social relevance of the study due to the scarcity of information

on the topic of AT, especially with regard to low Assistive Technology resources. These low- cost materials, produced by specialist teachers, stand out for their ease of handling and for not

requiring specific training to use them. Based on the above, the following research problem is

defined: How can Specialized Educational Assistance (AEE) teachers improve the use low- level Assistive Technology resources in pedagogical strategies to promote the inclusion of

students targeted in special education? Therefore, the present research has the general objective: Proposing an interactive virtual environment for Specialized Educational Service (AEE) teachers on Assistive Technology resources produced and used to assist in the process of inclusion of target audience students in special education. As a methodology, we opted for qualitative research, regarding the objective of the research, it is classified as descriptive. The research subjects are AEE teachers who work in public schools in the city of Teresina-PI and the study's locus is the respective schools of the teachers participating in this investigative process. To collect the data, we opted for the observational research technique with recording in the field diary, the semi-structured interview and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaire. Data analysis was structured in three moments: the first corresponds to the descriptive analysis of the observations. The second is based on the content analysis technique and uses the IRaMuTeQ software to analyze the interviews. The third stage refers to the validation of the Incluteca Digital platform, an educational product resulting from this research, with the results obtained from the TAM questionnaire, which highlighted the relevance of the virtual environment for teachers but indicated the need for adjustments to better meet users' needs.