Disability and social inclusion: the paths of medullary injury in Portugal

Authors

  • Fernando Fontes Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Bruno Sena Martins Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7458/SPP2015773293

Keywords:

Deficiência, Lesão Medular, Reabilitação, Inclusão Social

Abstract

This article problematizes the cultural and socio-political positioning of disability through the analyses of the lives of people with spinal cord injuries. Their personal testimonies, collected at different stages of the rehabilitation process, are used to map some of the challenges faced by this group of people in the social inclusion process. This analysis is then complemented with the perspectives of the organizations working in the field and of family members, in order to explore the similarities between the lives of people with spinal cord injuries and the general situation of social exclusion lived by most disabled people in Portugal.

Author Biographies

Fernando Fontes, Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra

Investigador do Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra. Doutorado em Sociologia e Políticas Sociais pela Universidade de Leeds, Reino Unido.

Bruno Sena Martins, Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra

Investigador do Centro de Estudos Socais da Universidade de Coimbra. Coordenador do Núcleo de Democracia, Cidadania e Direito (DECIDe). Coordenador executivo do Programa de Doutoramento "Human Rights in Contemporary Societies".

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Published

2014-11-28

Issue

No. 77 (2015)

Section

Artigos

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