Mobility and universal accessibility in architecture. In University San Gregorio de Portoviejo. Ecuador

Abstract

The research consists in the study of mobility and universal accessibility in architecture applied in the spaces that make up the San Gregorio de Portoviejo University (USGP), a higher education institution located in the city of Portoviejo, Province of Manabi, in the Republic of Ecuador. According to what is established by national and international laws and technical regulations, the objective of this study is to determine the current situation of mobility and universal accessibility of all built spaces of the USGP, through the application of research techniques that will identify the potentials and weaknesses offered
by the University campus to all people that access to it. The applied methodological base consists of the application of observation cards prepared by the Technical Secretary of disability of Ecuador (SETEDIS) which constitute a useful tool for the diagnostics of architectural elements built; therefore, it allows the conclusion If the architectural object has spaces according to accessibility from an integral point of view.
Keywords: universal accessibility; integral architecture; inclusion; mobility.