O antagonismo entre luz e sombra, perpétuo e efêmero, visível e invisível estabelece todo um corpo imagético ao redor da existência humana concebida frente a deficiência visual, e mais especialmente, diante da cegueira: este corpo privado da visão é protagonista de um percurso doloroso, compassivo e até privilegiado (em alguns momentos) de descoberta e assunção de um mundo que escapa a compreensão convencional. Neste sentido, a cegueira é uma realidade revelada no convívio com o outro e consigo mesmo, uma enunciação que abrange aspectos interiores e exteriores, um mundo cujo o discurso se entrecruza com as vozes que emanam de diversos campos do conhecimento. Desta forma, o presente estudo se tece estruturalmente em torno desse corpo-núcleo que é a imagem/representação do cego, revelada pelas diferentes formas de relacionamento que a cegueira, enquanto protagonista, estabelece com o mundo, com o corpo que habita, com conhecimento humano para tanto isolar-se-á e analizar-se-á as diversas imagens produzidas em torno deste conceito, as quais confrontar-se-á com as percepções e imagens vistas por quem de fato é cego. / The antagonism between light and shadow, perpetual and ephemeral, visible and invisible founds a whole body imagery designed around the human existence against visual impairment, and most especially, in the face of blindness: this body deprived of vision is the protagonist of a painful, compassionate and even privileged (at times) process of discovery and assumption of a world that escapes conventional understanding. In this sense, blindness is a reality revealed in the interaction with others and with itself, an utterance that covers interior and exterior aspects, and a world whose discourse intersects with the voices emanating from various fields of knowledge. Therefore, the present study weaves structurally around this type of body that is the image of the blind revealed by different kinds of relationships that blindness as protagonist, establishes with the world, with the body it inhabits, with human knowledge such an analysis is based on the various images produced around this concept, which will be confronted with the perceptions and images seen by someone who is truly blind.

O Questionário de Função Visual Infantil (QFVI) é um instrumento para medir o impacto da deficiência visual na criança e em seus familiares. Pode ser utilizado como ferramenta para pesquisas, verificação da eficácia de tratamentos e de diferentes terapêuticas aplicadas, além de auxiliar métodos que intervenham com melhor eficiência, como habilitação e reabilitação visual. O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar a relação entre os domínios Saúde Geral, Saúde Geral da Visão, Competência, Personalidade, Impacto familiar e Tratamento, que compõem o QFVI, e as medidas psicofísicas de acuidade visual (AV) e discriminação de cromaticidade (VC). Este estudo prospectivo, transversal foi realizado no Laboratório de Psicofisiologia Sensorial da Universidade de São Paulo em parceria com o Ambulatório de Estimulação Visual Precoce Setor de Baixa Visão e Reabilitação Visual da Universidade Federal de São Paulo. As crianças convidadas a participarem deste estudo foram alocadas em 2 grupos: Grupo estudo (GE) composto por 32 crianças, com o diagnóstico de deficiência visual, com idade média de 30 meses (dp= 22,3); Grupo controle (GC) composto por 21 crianças, com visão normal e idade média de 34 meses (dp= 26,8). Esses grupos foram submetidos a aplicação do QFVI, e em seguida as avaliações de medida de AV através do teste de Cartões de Acuidade de Teller (CAT), e VC pelo programa Cambridge Colour Test para crianças (CCT Kids). O resultado da aplicação do QFVI, para os grupos de crianças menores de 3 anos, comparados entre os GE e GC, mostrou diferenças significantes entre os seguintes domínios: Saúde Geral da visão (F=24,07 e p<0,001); Competência (F=73,00 e p<0,001); Personalidade (F=10,21 e p=0,010); Impacto Familiar (F=35,30 e p<0,001); Total da qualidade de vida (F=64,06 e p<0,001). No teste de AV pelo CAT, nos grupos de crianças menores de 3 anos, comparados entre os GE e GC, foram observadas diferenças entre: AV de olho direito (OD) (F=12,86 e p<0,001); AV de olho esquerdo (OE) (F=11,09 e p<0,001); AV de ambos os olhos (AO) (F=16,27 e p<0,001). Estas diferenças mostram uma pior pontuação para o GE. Na VC medidos pelo CCT kids, os dados coletados nos grupos de crianças menores de 3 anos, comparados entre os GE e GC, não foram observadas diferenças estatisticamente significativas para os grupos Protan, Tritan, e Deutan para AO. Na aplicação do QFVI, os dados coletados nos grupos de crianças maiores de 3 anos, comparados entre os GE e GC, foram observadas diferenças entre os seguintes domínios: Saúde Geral da visão (F=10,00 e p<0,001); Competência (F=7,03 e p=0,030); Personalidade (F=6,48 e p=0,010); Total da qualidade de vida (F=11,39 e p=0,010). Estas diferenças mostram uma pior pontuação para o GE. No teste de AV pelo CAT, os dados coletados nos grupos de crianças maiores de 3 anos, comparados entre os GE e GC, foram observadas diferenças entre: AV de OD (F=19,25 e p<0,001); AV de OE (F=25,99 e p<0,001); AV de AO (F=15,45 e p<0,001). Estas diferenças mostram uma pior pontuação para o GE. No teste de VC pelo CCT kids, os dados coletados nos grupos de crianças maiores de 3 anos, comparados entre os GE e GC, não foram observadas diferenças estatisticamente significativas para os grupos Protan, Tritan, e ou Deutan. Para o GE, de crianças menores de 3 anos, a correlação negativa entre as funções visuais e o QFVI, está presente entre as seguintes variáveis: Saúde geral da visão e competência. Já para as crianças maiores de 3 anos: Saúde geral da visão, competência, impacto familiar e total da qualidade de vida. Nós concluímos que existem diferenças estatisticamente significativas quando comparados os GE e GC para as funções de acuidade visual e discriminação de cromaticidade, evidenciando a correlação no uso do QFVI e as funções de AV e VC / The Children\'s Visual Function Questionnaire (CVFQ) is an instrument to measure the impact of visual impairment in children and their families. It can be used as a research tool to verify the effectiveness of treatment, therapy and different methods for the visual stimulation and rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to describe the relationship between General Health, General Vision Health, Personality, Family Impact and Treatment subscales of the CVFQ, and psychophysical measures of visual acuity (VA) and chromaticity discrimination (CV). This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Sensory Psychophysiology Laboratory - University of São Paulo in partnership with the Ambulatory of Visual Stimulation in Sector of Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation - Federal University of São Paulo. The children who participated in this study were divided into two groups: study group (SG) composed of 32 children with a diagnosis of visual impairment, mean age of 30 months (sd = 22.3); Control group (CG) consisted of 21 children with normal vision and mean age of 34 months (sd = 26.8). Both groups underwent the application of CVFQ, were tested for VA using the Teller Acuity Cards (TAC) test, and CV by the Cambridge Colour Test program for children (Kids CCT). The result of applying the CVFQ to groups of children under three years, when comparing SG and CG, showed significant differences in the following subscales: General Vision Health (F = 24.07, p <0.001); Competence (F = 73.00, p <0.001); Personality (F = 10.21, p = 0.010); Family Impact (F = 35.30, p <0.001); Total quality of life (F = 64.06, p <0.001). In the VA test by the TAC in groups of children under three years, comparing SG with CG, differences were observed in VA right eye (RE) (F = 12.86, p <0.001); VA left eye (LE) (F = 11.09, p <0.001); VA both eyes (BE) (F = 16.27, p <0.001). These differences show a worse score for the SG. In the CV measured by Kids CCT, the data collected in groups of children under three years, comparing SG and CG, no statistically significant differences for protan, tritan and deutan groups were observed for BE. In applying the CVFQ, the data collected from groups of children over three years, comparing SG and CG, differences were observed in the following subscales: General Vision Health (F = 10.00, p <0.001); Competence (F = 7.03, p = 0.030); Personality (F = 6.48, p = 0.010); Total quality of life (F = 11.39, p = 0.010). These differences show a worse score for the SG. In the VA test by the TAC, the data collected in groups of children over three years, comparing SG and CG, differences were observed in: VA RE (F = 19.25, p <0.001); VA LE (F = 25.99, p <0.001); VA BE (F = 15.45, p <0.001). These differences show worse score for the SG. In the CV by Kids CCT, the data collected in groups of children over three years, comparing SG and CG, no statistically significant differences for protan, tritan and deutan groups were observed. For the SG, children under three years, a negative correlation between the visual functions and the CVFQ was present for the following variables: General Vision Health and Competence, while for children over three years, correlations were found for General Vision Health, Competence, Family Impact and General Quality of Life. We conclude that there are statistically significant differences when comparing the SG with the CG for the visual function of VA and CV, and we also demonstrated the sensitivity in the use of CVFQ in reflect VA and CV impairments

En dépit de leur omniprésence et de leur rôle essentiel dans nos vies professionnelles et personnelles, les représentations graphiques, qu'elles soient numériques ou sur papier, ne sont pas accessibles aux personnes déficientes visuelles car elles ne fournissent pas d'informations tactiles. Par ailleurs, les inégalités d'accès à ces représentations ne cessent de s'accroître ; grâce au développement de représentations graphiques dynamiques et disponibles en ligne, les personnes voyantes peuvent non seulement accéder à de grandes quantités de données, mais aussi interagir avec ces données par le biais de fonctionnalités avancées (changement d'échelle, sélection des données à afficher, etc.). En revanche, pour les personnes déficientes visuelles, les techniques actuellement utilisées pour rendre accessibles les cartes et les diagrammes nécessitent l'intervention de spécialistes et ne permettent pas la création de représentations interactives. Cependant, les récentes avancées dans le domaine de l'adaptation automatique de contenus laissent entrevoir, dans les prochaines années, une augmentation de la quantité de contenus adaptés. Cette augmentation doit aller de pair avec le développement de dispositifs utilisables et abordables en mesure de supporter l'affichage de représentations interactives et rapidement modifiables, tout en étant accessibles aux personnes déficientes visuelles. Certains prototypes de recherche s'appuient sur une représentation numérique seulement : ils peuvent être instantanément modifiés mais ne fournissent que très peu de retour tactile, ce qui rend leur exploration complexe d'un point de vue cognitif et impose de fortes contraintes sur le contenu. D'autres prototypes s'appuient sur une représentation numérique et physique : bien qu'ils puissent être explorés tactilement, ce qui est un réel avantage, ils nécessitent un support tactile qui empêche toute modification rapide. Quant aux dispositifs similaires à des tablettes Braille, mais avec des milliers de picots, leur coût est prohibitif. L'objectif de cette thèse est de pallier les limitations de ces approches en étudiant comment développer des cartes et diagrammes interactifs physiques, modifiables et abordables. Pour cela, nous nous appuyons sur un type d'interface qui a rarement été étudié pour des utilisateurs déficients visuels : les interfaces tangibles, et plus particulièrement les interfaces tangibles sur table. Dans ces interfaces, des objets physiques représentent des informations numériques et peuvent être manipulés par l'utilisateur pour interagir avec le système, ou par le système lui-même pour refléter un changement du modèle numérique - on parle alors d'interfaces tangibles sur tables animées, ou actuated. Grâce à la conception, au développement et à l'évaluation de trois interfaces tangibles sur table (les Tangible Reels, la Tangible Box et BotMap), nous proposons un ensemble de solutions techniques répondant aux spécificités des interfaces tangibles pour des personnes déficientes visuelles, ainsi que de nouvelles techniques d'interaction non-visuelles, notamment pour la reconstruction d'une carte ou d'un diagramme et l'exploration de cartes de type " Pan & Zoom ". D'un point de vue théorique, nous proposons aussi une nouvelle classification pour les dispositifs interactifs accessibles. / Despite their omnipresence and essential role in our everyday lives, online and printed graphical representations are inaccessible to visually impaired people because they cannot be explored using the sense of touch. The gap between sighted and visually impaired people's access to graphical representations is constantly growing due to the increasing development and availability of online and dynamic representations that not only give sighted people the opportunity to access large amounts of data, but also to interact with them using advanced functionalities such as panning, zooming and filtering. In contrast, the techniques currently used to make maps and diagrams accessible to visually impaired people require the intervention of tactile graphics specialists and result in non-interactive tactile representations. However, based on recent advances in the automatic production of content, we can expect in the coming years a growth in the availability of adapted content, which must go hand-in-hand with the development of affordable and usable devices. In particular, these devices should make full use of visually impaired users' perceptual capacities and support the display of interactive and updatable representations. A number of research prototypes have already been developed. Some rely on digital representation only, and although they have the great advantage of being instantly updatable, they provide very limited tactile feedback, which makes their exploration cognitively demanding and imposes heavy restrictions on content. On the other hand, most prototypes that rely on digital and physical representations allow for a two-handed exploration that is both natural and efficient at retrieving and encoding spatial information, but they are physically limited by the use of a tactile overlay, making them impossible to update. Other alternatives are either extremely expensive (e.g. braille tablets) or offer a slow and limited way to update the representation (e.g. maps that are 3D-printed based on users' inputs). In this thesis, we propose to bridge the gap between these two approaches by investigating how to develop physical interactive maps and diagrams that support two-handed exploration, while at the same time being updatable and affordable. To do so, we build on previous research on Tangible User Interfaces (TUI) and particularly on (actuated) tabletop TUIs, two fields of research that have surprisingly received very little interest concerning visually impaired users. Based on the design, implementation and evaluation of three tabletop TUIs (the Tangible Reels, the Tangible Box and BotMap), we propose innovative non-visual interaction techniques and technical solutions that will hopefully serve as a basis for the design of future TUIs for visually impaired users, and encourage their development and use. We investigate how tangible maps and diagrams can support various tasks, ranging from the (re)construction of diagrams to the exploration of maps by panning and zooming. From a theoretical perspective we contribute to the research on accessible graphical representations by highlighting how research on maps can feed research on diagrams and vice-versa. We also propose a classification and comparison of existing prototypes to deliver a structured overview of current research.

A atenção conjunta é considerada, na literatura específica, como sendo uma habilidade fundamental do bebê para que este possa, a partir dela, estabelecer um conjunto de dimensões básicas no seu desenvolvimento cognitivo, social e afetivo. A atenção conjunta se refere a comportamentos como olhar na direção do olhar do outro, observar a face, a intenção e os interesses do outro, mostrar e compartilhar interativamente objetos com outros. Episódios de atenção conjunta, portanto, podem quase ser denominados de episódios de atenção visual conjunta. Esta capacidade, como dado eminentemente visual, tem sido considerada como crucialmente importante para o desenvolvimento da capacidade interativa do bebê, sendo indispensável para que este se socialize. Entretanto, ao se pensar estes processos em crianças cegas ou com deficiência visual severa, depara-se com a pouca quantidade de informação disponível em dados de pesquisas. Assim, a meta desta pesquisa foi investigar se ocorreu e como ocorreu a construção, o estabelecimento e a manutenção do processo de atenção conjunta em um bebê vidente e um bebê com deficiência visual severa, ambos em interação com os parceiros em seu entorno. Para tal, partiu-se da verificação de quais pistas sensoriais o bebê ou os parceiros circundantes se utilizam nas interações (se pistas visuais, táteis, vestibulares, auditivas, cinestésicas, olfativas ou gustativas) para iniciar, estabelecer e manter a atenção conjunta. Utilizou-se de estudo de casos múltiplos-exploratórios, envolvendo um bebê com deficiência visual severa e sua família vidente, fazendo-se um contraponto com um bebê vidente em uma família também vidente. O contraponto se mostrou importante para dar visibilidade a recursos e aspectos específicos do processo, e também preservar as características dos ambientes em que os bebês e suas famílias se encontram. A perspectiva sócio-interacionista permitiu a compreensão dos processos desenvolvimentais que ocorrem nestas situações. A construção do corpus se deu através de videogravações, posteriormente recortadas de acordo com sua relevância para a verificação da meta proposta, sendo as cenas selecionadas transcritas. Para a análise destes recortes considerou-se a abordagem microgenética, com aporte metodológico da Rede de Significações funcionando como proposta privilegiada e possibilitadora da compreensão da complexidade dos processos. Como resultados, verificou-se que para o bebê vidente, os dados encontrados confirmam o que a literatura específica indica como sendo o percurso típico para a construção da atenção conjunta. Para o bebê com deficiência visual severa, nota-se também, a partir de outras pistas que não as visuais, o estabelecimento e a manutenção do processo de atenção conjunta. Sugerem-se, entretanto, mais pesquisas a respeito destas questões, não só para se buscar mais dados a partir de outros bebês videntes e também com as mesmas características sensoriais diferenciadas da cegueira ou da deficiência visual severa, como também para contribuir com a construção de novos dados teóricos a respeito do tema. / Joint attention is considered, in specific literature, as a fundamental skill of the baby. Through this ability, the baby sets up a group of basic dimensions in his cognitive, social and affective development. Joint attention refers to behaviors like looking in the direction of someone else\'s gaze, observe the face, the intent and the interests of the other, pointing out and sharing objects interactively with other. Joint attention episodes, therefore, can almost be called joint visual attention episodes. This ability, basically as a visual fact, has been considered as crucially important for the development of the interactive capabilities of the baby, becoming essential for his socialization. However, there is few survey data about joint attention in severe visual impairment or blind children. Therefore, this research aims to investigate if occurs and how occurs the construction, establishment and maintenance of joint attention process in a seer baby, and in a severe visual impairment baby, both in interaction with surrounding partners. This work is intended to check what sensorial cues are being used, by the baby or by the surrounding partners, in their interactions (whether visual, tactile, vestibular, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory or gustatory) to initiate, establish and maintain joint attention. It was choosen the methodology Exploratory Multiple Case Study, involving a severe visual impairment baby and its seer family, as a counterpoint to a seer baby and its seer family. This approach offered additional visibility to some specific aspects in joint attention, and, in addition, to preserving surrounding characters in which babies and their families are involved. The Social-Interactionist Perspective allowed the understanding of such developmental processes. Corpus Construction were captured on digital video recordings, subsequently prepared accordingly to the work goal and its relevancy. The selected scenes were transcribed. For the analysis of these clippings was considered a microgenetic approach. The Network of Meanings sustained the comprehension of joint attention processes and offers methodological support. As an outcome for the seer baby, this work endorses what specific literature indicates for the establishment of joint attention in a typical development child. For this baby with severe visual impairment, it was observed establishment and maintenance of joint attention process, from non visual sensory cues. However, it suggests more research on these issues to generate new contribuitions over the theme joint attention, not only to seer babies, but also to severe visual impairment babies. These future works might contribute to build new theoretical data on joint attention, in typical or even atypical sensorial conditions of development.

Com a finalidade de melhorar o desempenho e de entender os atletas, atualmente tem aumentado a utilização de métodos de avaliação psicológica, os quais chegaram ao esporte e passaram a ocupar espaço nos planejamentos de equipes, auxiliando na tomada de decisões relacionadas ao desempenho esportivo. A Escala de Humor de Brunel (BRUMS) avalia a disposição mental e o humor do indivíduo, contribuindo para a individualização do treinamento. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi o de relacionar estas subescalas de estados de humor ao desempenho esportivo de 30 jogadores profissionais de Goalball no período de treinamento e competição (jogo) estratificados por sexo, nível competitivo, posição e titularidade. Os resultados demonstraram correlações significativas entre variáveis de humor e de desempenho esportivo nas situações de treino e jogo, destacaram as diferenças de estados de humor entre os sexos, porém não no desempenho, demonstraram que não existem diferenças significativas no desempenho esportivo de atletas de nível nacional e internacional, que a posição de ala possui característica ofensiva e a de pivô, defensiva, e ainda que atletas reservas não diferem no desempenho esportivo, porém diferem nos estados de humor quanto aos titulares. Pode-se concluir que se faz necessária avaliação constante dos estados de humor juntamente com o desempenho esportivo para que se obtenha o melhor rendimento de cada atleta / Sports performance improvement depends on athletes behavior in training and competition situations. Several methods of psychological assessment are used on sports teams, helping coaches and team staffs make decisions about players conditions and their performance enhancement. Brunel\'s Mood Scale (BRUMS) evaluates individual mental and mood states, which may lead to training and periodization changes on sports performance. The aim of this study was to relate these mood scales to sport performance of 30 professional Goalball players during training and competition, stratified by sex, competitive level, position and ownership. The results demonstrated significant correlations among mood and sport performance variables in training and competition, highlighted the differences in mood states between men and women but not in performance, showed that national and international players do not differ regarding athletic performance, indicated that that wing players tend to attack more than defend while pivots tend to defend more than attack and finally revealed that reserves differ from holders in mood states but do not differ from holders regarding sport performance. It can be concluded that it is important to evaluate mood states of athletes as a way to enhance sports performance

Having a sight impairment should not limit one’s opportunity to be socially included and obtain the many benefits of being in a green space. It is a challenge for landscape architects to ensure that every green space is sensibly planned and designed to provide benefits to all users, including the visually impaired. However, to date, little research has explored the extent to which this group of people use their local green space and how the attributes of green space help to maintain or increase their sense of emotional well-being, especially when their vision loss occurs later in life. This study has drawn on a sample of visually impaired people with central vision loss caused by late onset Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) from across Scotland to address this research gap. Subjects ranged from being partially sighted to severely sight impaired or blind. It employed a mixed method research strategy with a quantitative method as the main approach, supplemented by qualitative methods and triangulation. The study began with focus group discussions aimed at identifying those green space attributes that this group of people deemed important, as a basis for developing a choice-based conjoint (CBC) questionnaire survey. The survey data were analysed using conjoint analysis software (Sawtooth Software version 8.3) with a Hierarchical Bayesian (HB) method to evaluate the relative importance of green space attributes to the study participants. The purpose of this method was to demonstrate the different priorities placed by people with visual impairment on the physical, social, sensory and accessibility attributes of the green space. This work was followed by a series of walk-along and home interviews to gain an in-depth understanding of how the attributes that emerged as most important from the conjoint survey helped the participants to obtain a restoration of their emotional well-being through being in green spaces. The conjoint analysis results demonstrated that the relative importance of green space attributes differs by gender, visual condition and the emotional state caused by sight loss. The qualitative findings suggest that green space can act as a medium to promote emotional restoration by offering a compatible environment that motivates individuals to undertake the kind of outdoor physical and social activities that reduce social isolation. Taken together, the two most influential factors in relative importance and emotional restoration were individual affordance and social company. The value of this research lies in identifying the landscape design attributes that are of the greatest importance to people with AMD. Such findings could help policymakers and landscape architects to provide better design solutions to include this group of people. They may also prove valuable as part of a new approach to enable people to deal with the emotional issues surrounding their late-onset visual impairment.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-08-08T12:08:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Claudia Aparecida Morgado Soares.pdf: 4329914 bytes, checksum: f9ea8576e4437d726ef6727ec7c5b76e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-08T12:08:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Claudia Aparecida Morgado Soares.pdf: 4329914 bytes, checksum: f9ea8576e4437d726ef6727ec7c5b76e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-16 / This study aims to discuss the participation of students with visual impairment in the administrative and pedagogical decisions taken by school managers. In addition, we discuss the attitude of directors towards the visually impaired, that is, as the shares are currently practiced and how they can be expanded to provide the effective inclusion of these students. To develop this work was held initially extensive literature on proposals for educational management and the process of inclusion of blind students and low vision. Applied also, a survey of the visually impaired students, to meet their needs and expectations regarding the posture of managers. Another important factor to consolidate the research was designed and implemented to interview the coordinator and the director of the college, in order to identify inclusive work them before the current educational setting. At the end of this thesis it was found that, although there is the conviviality of the visually impaired with the other students in mainstream schools is not observed their participation in the meetings with school administrators so that they can express their needs and propose measures to facilitate inclusive process / O presente estudo tem por finalidade discutir a participação dos alunos com deficiência visual nas decisões administrativas e pedagógicas da escola tomadas pelos gestores. Além disso, discutiremos a postura dos diretores perante a deficiência visual, ou seja, como as ações são praticadas atualmente e como elas poderão ser ampliadas para proporcionar a efetiva inclusão desses educandos. Para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho realizou-se inicialmente, extensa pesquisa bibliográfica sobre as propostas de gestão educacional e o processo de inclusão dos estudantes cegos e com baixa visão. Aplicou-se, também, uma pesquisa com os alunos deficientes visuais para conhecer as suas necessidades e expectativas com relação à postura dos gestores. Outro fator importante para consolidar a pesquisa foi à entrevista elaborada e aplicada a coordenadora e a diretora do colégio, com o intuito de identificar o trabalho inclusivo delas diante do cenário educativo atual. Ao finalizar esta dissertação verificou-se que, ainda que exista o convívio dos deficientes visuais com os demais alunos nas escolas regulares, não se observa a participação deles nas reuniões com os gestores escolares, para que possam expor suas necessidades e propor providências para facilitar o processo inclusivo

Submitted by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2018-12-03T17:33:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloSergioJoseVieiraDissertacao2018.pdf: 1703351 bytes, checksum: 5be676e8cbdc3d6eb43b15a65a064956 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2018-12-03T17:35:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloSergioJoseVieiraDissertacao2018.pdf: 1703351 bytes, checksum: 5be676e8cbdc3d6eb43b15a65a064956 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-03T17:35:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloSergioJoseVieiraDissertacao2018.pdf: 1703351 bytes, checksum: 5be676e8cbdc3d6eb43b15a65a064956 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-09-06 / This main goal of this study is to analyze the public policies and practices of inclusive education for students with visual impairment at Escola de Música de Brasília, Brazil. For this purpose, a qualitative and exploratory survey was conducted using document analysis; semi-structured interviews and direct observation in regular classes and in the Resource Room, constituting a case-study. Five students with visual impairment, five teachers of regular classes and one teacher of the Resource Room took part in this study. For the theoretical frame the ideas of Glat (1995), Mantoan (2003, 2006), Prieto (2006, 2009), Bonilha (2006), Mattos and Pinheiro (2007), Garcia and Michels (2011), Bardin (2011), Baptista (2011), Glat and Pletsch (2012), Salomão (2013), and also Vasconcelos and Síveres (2018) were used. Several international documents were consulted, such as The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), The Salamanca Statement (1994) and The Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (1999). National legislation, including the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, was also consulted, in addition to local legislation. The data generated was submitted to content analysis. On the theme of public policies, the main characteristic is that according to the documents, all the spaces of educational services are inclusive. As far as the success of the practice of inclusion is concerned, the results expose, as a positive aspect of SES (Special Education Services) the support the students receive in the Resource Rooms, which promote aspects of development that are essential to enable educational inclusion. On the other hand, the drawbacks this study has identified include the lack of continuing educational courses, the lack of teaching resources, as well as the lack of appropriate assets and assistive technology to promote the educational inclusion process in the school that was surveyed. The demands of the entrance examination force the visually impaired students to compete in the same terms with all the other students. The main strategies observed in the teaching practices were the partnership between the Resource Class teacher and the teachers of regular classes to promote the learning process and the creation of a pleasant and motivating environment for the visually impaired students in the Specific Resource Room. The study arrives at the conclusion that there are weaknesses and difficulties in the process of including visually impaired students. Thus, the need to strengthen the entire structures of SES should be considered throughout the school context involved in the educational inclusion process. / Este trabalho teve por objetivo analisar políticas e práticas de educação inclusiva para pessoas com deficiência visual na Escola de Música de Brasília. Para esse propósito, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa de caráter exploratório, configurando um estudo de caso. Utilizou-se a análise documental, entrevistas semiestruturadas e observação direta em sala comum e na Sala de Recursos. Participaram dessa pesquisa cinco alunos com deficiência visual, cinco professores de classe comum e uma professora da Sala de Recursos. O referencial teórico se ampara nas ideias dos seguintes autores: Glat (1995), Mantoan (2003, 2006), Prieto (2006, 2009), Bonilha (2006), Mattos e Pinheiro (2007), Garcia e Michels (2011), Bardin (2011), Baptista (2011), Glat e Pletsch (2012), Salomão (2013), além de Vasconcelos e Síveres (2018). Foram realizadas consultas aos textos da legislação de nível internacional, como por exemplo, a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos da ONU ([1948], 1998), a Declaração de Salamanca (1994) e a Convenção de Guatemala (1999). Para o nível nacional, consultou-se a Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil (1988), a Lei n. 9.394/96 de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional, a Política Nacional Especial na Perspectiva da Educação Inclusiva (2008), o Decreto n. 7.611/11 e a Lei Brasileira de Inclusão n. 13.146/15. Em nível local, foram analisados: a Orientação Pedagógica Educação Especial (2010) e o Currículo em Movimento da Educação Básica Educação Especial (2014), entre outros. Os dados gerados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Em relação às políticas, a legislação mantém uma característica em comum: todos os espaços de atendimento são inclusivos. Em relação às práticas de inclusão, foi verificado como aspecto positivo o acolhimento e o atendimento educacional especializado na Sala de Recursos com vistas à efetiva aprendizagem do aluno com deficiência visual. Como aspecto negativo verificou-se a insuficiência de formação continuada para os docentes, bem como, a carência de materiais pedagógicos, equipamentos e tecnologia assistiva para promover a inclusão educacional na escola pesquisada. O edital de ingresso não promove a entrada do aluno cego na Escola de Música de Brasília, impulsionando o candidato à disputa da vaga na ampla concorrência. As principais estratégias adotadas na prática docente consistiram na articulação dos professores de classe comum e a professora da Sala de Recursos com a finalidade de promover o aprendizado do estudante e a promoção de um ambiente acolhedor e amigável na Sala de Recursos do tipo Específica. A pesquisa conclui que existem falhas no processo de inclusão educacional direcionado ao estudante cego. Considera-se que para o fortalecimento do Atendimento Educacional Especializado devem ser promovidas ações com todos os atores envolvidos no processo de inclusão educacional no contexto escolar.

Background: Worldwide, about 300 million people have some kind of visual impairment (VI). Most people with VI are in the older age range, as visual deficits increase with age. It is not unusual that people with VI suffer both from neck pain or scapular area symptoms and reduced balance, which they consider to be symptoms of old age. However, their symptoms may not be attributable to age, but rather to poor vision. Aims: First, to identify associations between visual, musculoskeletal and balance symptoms in people engaging in near work every day and in people with VI. Second, to design and validate a suitable instrument for gathering information about visual, musculoskeletal and balance symptoms in people with VI. Third, to explore differences in perceived symptoms between VI patients and people with normal vision in cross-sectional studies and by following a group of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients in a longitudinal study. Fourth, to identify the most specific predictors of higher levels of visual, musculoskeletal and balance symptoms. Methods: A specific instrument was developed: the Visual, Musculoskeletal and Balance symptoms (VMB) questionnaire. Patients with VI were compared to an age-matched reference group with normal vision in three different studies in order to detect differences in self-reported symptoms between the groups. In addition, a follow-up was conducted in a group of AMD patients. Results: Patients with VI reported higher levels of VMB symptoms than controls, and this increased over time. Visual deficits and the need for visual enhancement increased the risk of VMB symptoms. Conclusion: People with VI run a potentially higher risk of VMB symptoms than age-matched controls.

The thesis is focused on spatial orientation and independent movement of visually impaired people. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the extent of straight direction deviations concerning visually impaired pupils of primary and lower secondary schools. After analysis of specialized literature a description of current educational system for visually impaired pupils in the Czech Republic follows in the theoretical part. Specific needs related to the field of education of this target group are mentioned. Functional limitation of the visual analyzer influences spatial orientation and independent movement of the visually impaired individual. Therefore the thesis deals with the above mentioned topic and characterises education of the subject called spatial orientation and independent movement. Troubles in the field of motoric movement occur in the group of visually impaired people. This is apparent especially in incorrect walking technique and in deviation from the required straight direction. The research part of the thesis analyses deviations from the straight direction of the visually impaired and intact pupils.