Guide dogs’ assistive technology in brazil: a political action oriented towards social inclusion of people with visual impairment

This article aims to present the experience of implementation and operation of the Training Centre of Trainers and Instructors of guide dogs at the Catarinense Federal Institute – Campus Camboriú. In order to achieve the proposed, we contextualize and analyze how was established the government polic...

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Autores: Souza, Magali Dias de, Ferreira, Luiz Alberto, Silva, Filomena L. G. R. da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP)
Repositorio:Doxa - Revista Brasileira de Psicologia e Educação (Araraquara. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13165
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/doxa/article/view/13165
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Assistive technology
Guide dogs
Visual impairment
Social inclusion.
Tecnología de asistencia
Perros guía
Discapacidad visual
Inclusión social.
Tecnologia Assistiva
Cães-guia
Deficiência visual
Inclusão social.
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Sumario:This article aims to present the experience of implementation and operation of the Training Centre of Trainers and Instructors of guide dogs at the Catarinense Federal Institute – Campus Camboriú. In order to achieve the proposed, we contextualize and analyze how was established the government policy that aim at social inclusion of people with disabilities and we discussed Guide dogs’ Assistive Technology, an alternative supporting mode for people with visual impairment, highlighting its impact on the lives of users.