Dimensões de acessibilidade na formação acadêmica de universitários com baixa visão: revisão sistemática

Abstract

Visually impaired students face difficulties in accessing and staying in higher education related to physical and attitudinal barriers present in higher education institutions. Considering educational policies that guarantee these students' access to this educational level, it is important to evaluate the presence of strategies that guarantee their permanence in the academic space and enable the provision of quality education. The objective of this Course Completion Work was: to investigate the dimensions of accessibility presented in scientific research and indicate which ones allow access to academic training for students with low vision in Brazilian higher education. As specific objectives: a) Investigate studies that deal with the dimensions of accessibility for people with low vision; b) Characterize which dimensions are present in the formation of students with low vision in Brazilian Higher Education; c) Indicate which of these dimensions contribute to the permanence of these students in higher education. For that, the research used the Systematic Review method. The databases used were: SciELO and CAPES. Twelve articles were analyzed, which showed that the barriers faced by people with visual impairments during their academic training run mainly through two axes, namely: (i) Accessibility in its different dimensions and (ii) Teacher training. It was possible to consider that the inclusion of people with low vision in Brazilian higher education has many initiatives created from public policies. However, it is not always visible actions for the development of strategies and changes that allow the access and permanence of these people in the academic environment, both by the institution and the teaching staff, without guaranteeing and complying with the legislation, which has as its The objective is to guarantee access for this public in Brazilian higher education institutions, highlighting the importance of greater attention focused on the process of inclusion of students with low vision in order to ensure that these individuals have access and permanence in an effective manner. It is expected that this research can contribute to the theme raised and that it attracts new looks to the public discussed here, in order to collaborate for new analyzes carried out in the future, bringing new information to the theme.