A inclusão de surdos em espaços de cultura e informação: uma proposta de analisar as estratégias de acessibilidade para pessoas surdas na Biblioteca Pública Municipal Capistrano de Abreu em Maranguape-CE

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the accessibility strategies applied to deaf people at the Capistrano de Abreu Local Public Library in Maranguape-CE. Specifically, it attempts to identify the accessibility actions applied to deaf people that the library uses and to check whether the institution has a satisfactory structure to serve deaf users in accordance with the Guidelines for Library Services to Deaf People (GLSDP). The research is qualitative and descriptive in nature, with the application of a questionnaire and an interview with the institution's librarian. The results obtained by the research indicate that, despite the efforts and broad vision of the management, the Capistrano de Abreu Local Public Library does not have accessibility strategies that take deaf people into account, since it lacks an adequate structure to promote the training of its employees in regard to basic knowledge about deaf culture. The conclusion is that even with the limitations presented, debating the presence (or absence) of deaf users in the spaces of the Capistrano de Abreu Library is extremely necessary so that this audience can be included in the library's planning. Thinking about the deaf community when developing collections, promoting events and providing training contributes to making deaf people's participation in cultural and information spaces increasingly effective.