The use of information technologies and communication assistive technology as applied in the construction of knowledge of students with visual disabilities who attend rooms multifunction resources

• Main Authors: Raquel Rosan Christino Gitahy, Jessé Pessoa da Silva, Adriana Aparecida de Lima Terçariol
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 2016-04-01
• Series: Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudos em Educação
• Subjects: Educação especial; Deficiente visual; Sala de recursos multifuncionais; Tecnologias da informação e da comunicação; Tecnologia assistiva
• Online Access: http://seer.fclar.unesp.br/iberoamericana/article/view/8213
• ISSN: 2446-8606; 1982-5587

This research aimed to investigate the contribution brought by the use of information and communication technologies applied to assistive technology in the construction of knowledge of students with visual impairment who attended the multifunction capabilities room. Research subjects were two students with visual impairment in different school years attending the multifunctional room features two educational institutions. In addition to students, the research subjects were also the teachers of the respective multi-functional resources they attend and the teachers who attended the in mainstream education. To achieve the goal, initially, the theoretical framework and was later carried out the field study procedure through the interview collection was consulted. The results found that two educational institutions surveyed are still building their pedagogical regarding the use and appropriation of ICT when used in multifunctional resource room as assistive technology. It is of fundamental importance to teacher training for the appropriation of ICT especially in relation to work with assistive technology in educational environments. Therefore, that it develops skills and abilities that allow building pedagogical practices in congruence with these technologies.