ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSIBILITY IN PUBLIC COLLEGES OF SAO PAULO

Abstract

The accessibility in Higher Education Institutions is one of several factors with which these institutions must worry to ensure access and stay of the student with disability. Thus, the aim of this paper was to investigate the accessibility conditions of eight colleges of a Higher Education institute in São Paulo State, that had students with disabilities regularly enrolled. This analysis was based on the establishment of a route, which started at the entrance gate of each college and ended at classroom of students with disabilities. In this route were assessed the elements present, as the entrance gate of the students, the type of access, the walkways, the fountains, the bathroom, the doors of the classrooms, portfolios, among others. The results showed that colleges have elements to promote access for all students on that route as elements that hinder their access. It is believed that this assessment with the director of these colleges can make changes in the analyzed elements or insert new elements to the architectural barriers identified are ameliorated or reduced.