This study aimed to analyze the perception of Physical Education teachers about the
accessibility conditions of academies in Belém do Pará to assist people with physical
disabilities. With a quantitative-qualitative approach, the research investigated 26
teachers working in 10 academies located in Belém, using the form filled out online.
We observe that training and professional work directly and indirectly exert a significant
impact on the provision of adapted and quality activities and services to the public with
disabilities, especially the physically challenged. The structuring of gyms in terms of
accessibility conditions proves to be a relevant factor for the access, permanence and
free movement of people with physical disabilities in their interior. The standards of the
Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) are presented, in this context, as
important allies to such purposes. In the eyes of most professors, the academies are
adequate in terms of accessibility standards. Despite this, however, some of them still
need to be better structured in order to guarantee the right of free movement and
participation in practices with countless benefits for people with physical disabilities.
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