Pessoas com deficiência visual no ensino superior: avalição do processo de inclusão e acesso ao conhecimento na UFC

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the inclusion of visually impaired people in higher education. Thus, the study addresses the use of free software and other technologies such as interactive tools for educational environments in a case study at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). The paper reports the inclusion of 8 students with visual impairment (blind 4 and 4 people with low vision) in the UFC, a total of 13 people with this deficiency. The collection, processing and data analysis technique are detailed in the Methodology. The research was carried out in two years, from 2011 to 2013, with the collaboration of undergraduates and graduate students, and a teacher. The life story of research subjects and the perception of these people in relation to accessibility, inclusion and permanence in higher education have been focused as aspects of relevance.