Acessibilidade e acesso no APERS - Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Attends to a qualitative research, in which through the case study aims to identify how the matters relating to the information access and accessibility at the Public Archive of Rio Grande do Sul State are attended to. Aims to analyse not only if the access actually occurs, but if the information and the institution are accessible to all citizens. Identifies the politics present within the institution concerning these themes and how they are applied in this reality. Contextualizes APERS, investigating its role towards society as a sociocultural diffuser of its collections, presenting the main activities developed by the institution and its interaction with the Archives System of Rio Grande do Sul State, as well as its contributions to guaranty access. Presents concepts of access and accessibility and how they are perceived in the current Brazilian context and the state´s. Presents, yet, the main barriers found by the users in accessing the information, and what actions and reactions professed by Law 12.527/2011, the Law of Information Access. Investigates, through interviews, research and observation, how the current managers perceive these access matters. Finalizes making considerations about the collected data: strong and weak points in the matter of access and pointing out possible solutions to the questions found.