AVALIAÇÃO E ADEQUAÇÃO FÍSICA DE UMA ÁREA DE PRÁTICA ESPORTIVA NA PARAÍBA, BRASIL

Abstract

In a society where the search for equity is so debated, it is the responsibility of construction professionals to bring such concept to a class that is totally forgotten: the disabled. The present work is a result of a project of Scientific Initiation already finalized of IFPB and had as objective to make a survey and study about the Water Park of the Federal Institute of Paraíba, Brazil, analyzing technical nonconformities for the use of people with physical disability or mobility reduced. The evaluation of the environments was carried out through the methodology of the Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and complemented with the principles of Universal Design, in order to analyze the building based on the recommendations of the Brazilian Standard of Accessibility, NBR 9050/2015. Initially, with the help of a checklist, the environment was evaluated and several situations were identified that are in disagreement with NBR 9050/2015. Subsequently, questionnaires were prepared and applied to those directly affected by the lack of physical accessibility in the water park, as well as to the people and professionals who live with these people constantly. After applying the questionnaires, the information was used to subsidize, together with the technical opinion, the proposals for the adaptation of the sports spaces, according to NBR 9050/2015.