Acessibilidade em habitações de interesse social: um estudo de caso em um empreendimento de Uberlândia - MG

Abstract

In view of the considerable number of people with special needs in the city of Uberlândia - MG, it is important to know the conditions of accessibility of social housing in the city. The present work deals with the application of accessibility norms in housing complexes, in order to contribute to the realization of this right in the built housing space. This research has as a case study a building located in the Shopping Park, Uberlândia-MG. The objective of this work is to analyze the accessibility in Housing of Social Interest (HIS), in view of the normative requirements for people with motor and visual disabilities and with reduced mobility.The methodological procedures took place in two stages: in the first stage, a bibliographic and legislation research was carried out on the theme of accessibility, from which a checklist questionnaire was prepared, based on the accessibility laws in force; in the second, a diagnosis of the building was carried out through field research, with technical evaluation. The results demonstrate that the external and internal environments of the condominium have some requirements that do not comply with technical standards and legislation, which can make access to people with disabilities difficult. It was detected the absence of tactile directional and alert flooring in the environments, and failures in the signaling requirement, as most of the signs are not self-explanatory and are identified only with writing, which can make it difficult for people with visual impairments to understand as well as for people illiterate. There is also a lack of signage on the edges of the steps and, as it is an escape route, in the space reserved for the positioning of people in wheelchairs, among others. In the end, suggestions were proposed for adaptations in social housing, requiring compliance with the criteria established by legislation, more adequate projects and more careful inspection.