ACESSIBILIDADE EM INSTITUIÇÕES DE ENSINO SUPERIOR - RESIDÊNCIA UNIVERSITÁRIA 125/ UFC

Abstract

This paper is part of a research on accessibility conditions in Higher Education Institutions which is in analysis’ phase of the first results. In the matter of the access of persons with disabilities (PwD) in University environments there is a paradigm shift with the sanction of the Law 13,409 from December 28th, 2016, amending Law 12,711 “to provide vacancies’ reservations for PwD in middle and upper level technical courses of the federal institutions of education” (BRAZIL, 2016), aiming, so expand access of PwD in Federal Universities. This way, the objective of this paper is to present part of the research’s results on spatial accessibility conditions in University buildings, with the Federal University of Ceará as study site, more specifically, the University Residence located in Benfica neighborhood, being an important building of modern architecture in Fortaleza. The methodology was of qualitative exploratory character, and the post-occupancy evaluation (POE) (ORNSTEIN, 1992; PREISER; RABINOWITZ; WHITE, 19881988) was used to analyze the building. As a result, it was possible to check the situation of the building in relation to universal design guidelines, as well as how these results can be used to direct future interventions.