PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN EXTRA-DOMESTIC SPACES: THE FALLACY OF “PERPETUAL LEISURE”
Given the importance of leisure services for social inclusion this study aimed to understand the consumption practices of extra-domestic leisure services for people with Down syndrome and their families. The study of the socio-medical view of disability combined with transformative research consumer...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repository: | Revista Brasileira de Estudos do Lazer |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/576 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/rbel/article/view/576 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Down syndrome Leisure Social Inclusion Transformative Research. Síndrome de Down Lazer Inclusão Social Paradigma Transformativo. Ocio Inclusión Social |
| Summary: | Given the importance of leisure services for social inclusion this study aimed to understand the consumption practices of extra-domestic leisure services for people with Down syndrome and their families. The study of the socio-medical view of disability combined with transformative research consumer. Interviews were conducted in order to be heard mothers, brothers and Downs whenever possible. The interviews comprised three main elements: a brief narrative history of life of disabled people and their families; presentation and description of photographs selected by households, which included leisure experiences procedure called "family album"; and use of projective exercises to support access to information more difficult to share. The view that "the life of Down is a pleasure eternal" may be confronted by barriers reported by interviewees, mainly attitudinal so that leisure can be a more effective tool of social inclusion of people with Down syndrome and their families. |
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