Turismo cultural acessível: a percepção dos gestores dos principais teatros de Brasília

Cultural Tourism is a segment that takes different forms, one of which is visits to monuments that produce culture, such as theaters. These should be accessible to different publics, including wheelchair users. The article analyzes the accessibility for wheelchair users in the main theaters in the city of Brasília/DF from the perceptions of the theater managers. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted for this purpose, with the application of an interview script, analyzed in light of bibliographic and documentary research. Donária Professora Associada da Universidade de Brasília, Planaltina, Distrito Federal, Brasil. Coordenadora do Núcleo de Estudos sobre Turismo Responsável, Acessível e Sênior (Netras-All). Doutora em Engenharia de Produção, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. E-mail: donaria@ unb.br. Orcid: 0000-0001-7673-0227. Thaiza Bacharel em Turismo pela Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. E-mail: thaiza2601@ gmail.com. Orcid: 0000-0001-7935-6445. ISSN: 1983-7151 575 Licença CC BY: Artigo distribuído sob os termos Creative Commons, permite uso e distribuição irrestrita em qualquer meio desde que o autor credite a fonte original. Tur., Visão e Ação, v22, n3, p575-596, Set./Dez. 2020 Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brasil WWW.UNIVALI.BR/PERÍODICOS 576 A total of eight theaters were included in the survey. Although all the managers considered accessibility to be important for hosting this public, six managers claimed that their spaces were not adapted to receive wheelchair users. They cited financial difficulties as the main barrier to making the necessary adaptations. For this scenario to change, managers need to know the legislation and accessibility standards, in order to adapt their spaces and seek resources to overcome the barriers to implementing these adaptations.