Analysis of accessibility for buildings of a graduation school--an experiment in ergonomics training curriculum.
This article presents a description of a study experience developed in the Discipline of Supervised Internship of the Industrial Design Course of the Federal University of Paraíba. The study is based on focused on ergonomics analysis and accessibility as an object of study, access into and out of buildings of classrooms and laboratories of the same institution. Among the buildings selected, which encompass where the course is established, is a contemporary building and a renovated building of historical and artistic values for current use. The study is characterized by a description of the objects of study, analysis of the reference literature and recommendations for adjustments in the event of any inconsistency with the accessibility standards. The experience of this supervised training provided an opportunity to perform design activities to a group of students in applied ergonomics, as well as enabling contact with professional practice, adding the contact with the appropriate guidelines governing intervention in historic heritage buildings.
Design Department, Federal University of Paraiba, CCAE/Campus IV, Mangueiras Avenue, Centro, Rio Tinto, Paraíba, Brazil. angelica@ccae.ufpb.br
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D001107:Architectural Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003479:Curriculum; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D012574:Schools