scholarly journals Information about psychoactive substances and visually impaired people: a comparative study between Brazil and Portugal

Author(s):  
Fernanda Jorge Guimarães ◽  
António Luís Rodrigues Faria Carvalho ◽  
Paulo César Almeida ◽  
Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca
2021 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Eveline Almeida

This article aims to conduct an analysis of the use of co-design methodologies in accessibility projects for the visually impaired in museums. The article presents a discussion of the practices of participatory methodologies in museum projects, in particular the co-design approach. It proceeds with a comparative case study, analyzing articles that describe the implementation of co-design projects in museum and educational contexts. The purpose of this comparative study is to present different methods of co-design, what goals can be achieved by these methodologies and to analyze and compare the results and challenges found. The authors selected four co-design projects for this comparative study, analyzing their differences and similarities. The conclusion of this analysis is that participatory projects bring as a benefit not only the creation of new audiences, but the enrichment of the museum object itself, promoting new forms of enjoyment and acquisition of knowledge. This article aims to contribute to the development of future studies and projects on accessibility that may represent better


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-282
Author(s):  
Fernanda Guimaraes ◽  
António Luís Rodrigues Faria de Carvalho ◽  
Paulo César De Almeida ◽  
Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca

Objetivos: (1) Evaluar la idoneidad de la tecnología asistencial "Medicamentos: reflexión para la prevención" en cuanto a sus "objetivos", "accesibilidad", "claridad", "estructura y presentación", "relevancia y eficacia" e "interactividad" desde la perspectiva de las personas con discapacidad visual en Brasil y Portugal, y (2) comparar las evaluaciones de los participantes en Brasil y Portugal.Método: Estudio descriptivo y exploratorio desarrollado en asociaciones para personas con discapacidad visual. Participaron en el estudio sesenta y dos personas con discapacidad visual. Los datos se recopilaron a través de un Cuestionario de evaluación de tecnología de asistencia. Los datos se describieron mediante medios para analizar los atributos y se utilizó la prueba de Mann-Whitney para verificar la asociación entre los resultados en los dos sitios de estudio.Resultados: En Brasil, los participantes fueron predominantemente hombres, ciegos, con 14,81 años de escolaridad; y en Portugal los participantes eran predominantemente mujeres, ciegas, con 9,58 años de escolaridad. La evaluación de los participantes de la tecnología de asistencia fue buena en ambos países, con una puntuación media superior a 1,6. No hubo diferencias entre países (p> 0.05) en la evaluación.Conclusiones: La tecnología de asistencia sobre sustancias psicoactivas recibió una buena evaluación en Brasil y Portugal. Las diferencias entre los participantes de los dos países no interfirieron con la evaluación. Purpose: (1) To evaluate the appropriateness of the assistive technology "Drugs: Reflection for Prevention" in regarding its “objectives”, “accessibility”, “clarity”, “structure and presentation”, “relevance and effectiveness”, and “interactivity” from the perspective of visually impaired people in Brazil and Portugal, and (2) to compare the evaluations of participants in Brazil and Portugal.Method: Descriptive and exploratory study carried out in associations for visually impaired people. Sixty-two visually impaired people participated in the study. Data were collected through an Assistive Technology Assessment Questionnaire. Data were described through means to analyze the attributes and the Mann-Whitney test was used to verify the association between results in the two study sites. Results: In Brazil, the participants were predominantly male, blind, with 14.81 years of schooling; and in Portugal the participants were predominantly female, blind, with 9.58 years of schooling. The participants’ evaluation of the Assistive Technology was good at both countries, with a mean score above 1.6. There were no differences between countries (p > 0.05) in the evaluation. Conclusions: Assistive Technology on psychoactive substances received a good evaluation in Brazil and Portugal. The differences between the participants of the two countries did not interfere with the evaluation.   Objetivos: (1) Avaliar a adequação da Tecnologia assistiva “Drogas: reflexão para prevenção” em relação aos seus “objetivos”, “acessibilidade”, “clareza”, “estrutura e apresentação”, “relevância e eficácia”, e “interatividade” na perspectiva de pessoas com deficiência visual no Brasil e em Portugal, e (2) comparar as avaliações dos participantes no Brasil e em Portugal.Método: Estudo descritivo e exploratório desenvolvido em associações para pessoas com deficiência visual. Sessenta e duas pessoas com deficiência visual participaram do estudo. Os dados foram coletados por meio do Questionário de Avaliação de Tecnologia Assistiva. Os dados foram descritos em média para análise dos atributos e o teste de Mann-Whitney foi usado para verificar a associação entre os resultados nos dois locais de estudo.Resultados: No Brasil, os participantes eram predominantemente homens, cegos, com 14,81 anos de estudo; e em Portugal os participantes eram predominantemente mulheres, cegas, com 9,58 anos de estudo. A avaliação da Tecnologia Assistiva pelos participantes foi boa em ambos os países, com uma média acima de 1,6. Não houve diferenças na avaliação entre os dois países (p>0,05).Conclusões: A tecnologia assistiva sobre substâncias psicoativas recebeu uma boa avaliação no Brasil e em Portugal. As diferenças entre os participantes dos dois países não interferiu com a avaliação.


2021 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Eveline Almeida

This article aims to conduct an analysis of the use of co-design methodologies in accessibility projects for the visually impaired in museums. The article presents a discussion of the practices of participatory methodologies in museum projects, in particular the co-design approach. It proceeds with a comparative case study, analyzing articles that describe the implementation of co-design projects in museum and educational contexts. The purpose of this comparative study is to present different methods of co-design, what goals can be achieved by these methodologies and to analyze and compare the results and challenges found. The authors selected four co-design projects for this comparative study, analyzing their differences and similarities. The conclusion of this analysis is that participatory projects bring as a benefit not only the creation of new audiences, but the enrichment of the museum object itself, promoting new forms of enjoyment and acquisition of knowledge. This article aims to contribute to the development of future studies and projects on accessibility that may represent better


CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Muhammad ◽  
Qizhou Hu ◽  
Muhammad Tayyab ◽  
Yikai Wu ◽  
Muhammad Ahtsham

Author(s):  
Olga Novikova ◽  

The special library acts as the cultural and educational center for visually impaired people, and as the center for continuing education. The multifunctional performance of the library is substantiated. The joint projects accomplished in cooperation with theatres and museums and aimed at integrating the visually impaired people into the society are described. Advanced training projects for the library professionals accomplished in 2018 are discussed.


Author(s):  
Heather Tilley ◽  
Jan Eric Olsén

Changing ideas on the nature of and relationship between the senses in nineteenth-century Europe constructed blindness as a disability in often complex ways. The loss or absence of sight was disabling in this period, given vision’s celebrated status, and visually impaired people faced particular social and educational challenges as well as cultural stereotyping as poor, pitiable and intellectually impaired. However, the experience of blind people also came to challenge received ideas that the visual was the privileged mode of accessing information about the world, and contributed to an increasingly complex understanding of the tactile sense. In this chapter, we consider how changing theories of the senses helped shape competing narratives of identity for visually impaired people in the nineteenth century, opening up new possibilities for the embodied experience of blind people by impressing their sensory ability, rather than lack thereof. We focus on a theme that held particular social and cultural interest in nineteenth-century accounts of blindness: travel and geography.


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