ACCESSIBILITY IN MUSEUMS IN THE CONTEXT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE
Keywords:
accessibility, museum, information scienceAbstract
Accessibility in museums represents an important challenge for the democratization of access to culture and information. In this context, this research aimed to analyze the panorama of theses and dissertations on museum accessibility in the field of Information Science. The results showed a growth in research in recent years, with a predominance of master's dissertations, concentration of studies in the Southeast and South regions of Brazil, and emphasis on communicational accessibility, audio description, Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), and the inclusion of people with visual impairments. It was concluded that museum accessibility constitutes a relevant field of scientific investigation, although regional inequalities still persist, indicating the need to expand research across the country.