O uso das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação aplicadas como Tecnologia Assistiva na construção do conhecimento dos alunos com deficiência visual que frequentam as Salas de Recursos Multifuncionais

Abstract

This research linked to the Master s program in Educational UNOESTE - University of West Paulista 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 room multifunction capabilities. Research subjects were two students with visual impairment in different school years and age group attending multifunctional resource room (SRM) of the State Padre Nunes and Municipal Student William Tavares de Oliveira schools. Points out - that the number of target research students, although small, is full of students with visual disabilities attended in 2014 by multi-functional resources existing in the official school system of the municipality of Coxim - MS (municipality pole of the northern region DM). 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, it was launched hand of a qualitative research approach, which initially was referred to the theoretical framework that discusses the topic and was later carried out the field study procedure by means of collecting instruments such as analysis documents, observations and interviews. The results found that the two educational institutions surveyed are still building their pedagogical practice regarding the use and appropriation of information and communication technologies when used in multifunctional resource room as assistive technology. And this path is marked by questions, doubts and concerns, bringing new challenges and changing perspectives in understanding the processes of teaching and learning, mediated by the use of communication and information technologies specifically to assistive technology, despite these doubts and uncertainties it contributed more significantly the teaching and learning of students with visual impairment process. However it is of fundamental importance to teacher training for the appropriation of information and communication technologies especially in relation to work with assistive technology in educational environments so that it develops skills and abilities that allow building pedagogical practices in congruence with these technologies.