What does disability mean?

Authors

  • María Elisa Moreno Fergusson Author Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de La Sabana
  • María Clara Rodríguez Author Facultad de psicología, Universidad de La Sabana
  • Marybell Gutiérrez Duque Author Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana
  • Luz Yorladi Ramírez Author Facultad de Enfermería de La Sabana
  • Olga Barrera Pardo Author Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana

Keywords:

Disability, carers, social inclusion.

Abstract

The present study is the first stage of an inter-sectoral and multidisciplinary participative action research project known as “Community Participation for Social Inclusion of Disabled People and Their Families,” addressed towards people in disabled situation and their families living at  La Balsa, Municipality of Chia (Colombia). The aim of this project is to analyze and to correlate the meanings surrounding disability that have been built up by the people who go through it, their carers and the supporting community networks, as well as to describe solving alternatives for the social inclusion of disabled people from participants’ proposals.

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Author Biographies

María Elisa Moreno Fergusson, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de La Sabana

Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de La Sabana. Campus Universitario del Puente del Común, Km. 21, Autopista Norte de Bogotá D.C., Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

María Clara Rodríguez, Facultad de psicología, Universidad de La Sabana

Facultad de psicología, Universidad de La Sabana.

Marybell Gutiérrez Duque, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana

Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana

Luz Yorladi Ramírez, Facultad de Enfermería de La Sabana

Facultad de Enfermería de La Sabana

Olga Barrera Pardo, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana

Estudiante de Pedagogía Infantil, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana

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Published

2009-06-23

How to Cite

Moreno Fergusson, M. E., Rodríguez, M. C., Gutiérrez Duque, M., Ramírez, L. Y., & Barrera Pardo, O. (2009). What does disability mean?. Aquichan, 6(1). Retrieved from https://aquichan.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/aquichan/article/view/82

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2006)

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Articles

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