Accessibility and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities: a integrative review
International Journal of Development Research
Accessibility and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities: a integrative review
Received 18th January, 2021; Received in revised form 21st February, 2021; Accepted 11th March, 2021; Published online 28th April, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Marlos Souza Vilela Júnior et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: The objective was to analyze the current scenario of accessibility and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities, by means of an integrative review. Methods: A qualitative, exploratory study was carried out, using national and international articles as sources, obtained from the National Library of Medicine of the United States Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar, from the last 5 years, with pre-defined descriptors. Results and discussion: In the total of 22 studies selected, it was observed that there are laws that advocate accessibility in means of transportation, communication, information and technical aids, in addition to standards for the adequacy of urban architecture. However, difficulty was noted in the full implementation of the legislative writings, preventing the progression of inclusive improvements for the studied public. Conclusion: The current scenario of accessibility and inclusion for PcDF has been developing, however slowly. Representative social symbols, such as schools and health units, in addition to private sectors, sometimes show little awareness in terms of cooperation to build a fairer and egalitarian society in view of the rights reserved for the described public.
