Audiodescrição e acessibilidade cultural: uma análise das impressões dos espectadores com deficiência visual sobre a peça "Paixão de Cristo" no município de Pinheiro (MA)

Abstract

This work addresses the importance of audio description, in particular, in cultural events, discussing how it contributes to the inclusion of visually impaired spectators. It started from personal concerns, as the author is visually impaired, sometimes she felt/feels excluded from the events she participates. The research aimed to analyze audio description as an accessibility resource, taking as a reference the verification of the impressions of visually impaired spectators about the play "Paixão de Cristo" in the city of Pinheiro (MA). Methodologically, this is a qualitative case study investigation, carried out with a server linked to the Municipal Department of Culture, Sport and Leisure of the city of Pinheiro and a group of four people with visual impairment, who have already been through the experience of following theatrical performances in that municipality. The procedures used for data collection were an individual interview and questionnaires applied via Google Forms. The results obtained showed that visually impaired spectators of the theatrical staging "Passion of Christ" report difficulties in apprehending the context of the staging, as well as recognizing audio description as an important resource for understanding the visual elements that compose it. The research also showed that audio description, in general, is not yet a practice inserted in cultural presentations in the city of Pinheiro. Thus, we suggest a reflection on this theme by the government, as well as the study of strategies that will favor the insertion of audio description in events promoted by the culture department and that allow for meeting the particularities of people with visual impairments.