The Contribution of Sport as a Means of Inclusion in Discussions of Sustainable Development for Visually Disabled People

• Authors: Ramon Pereira , Renata Osborne , Soraia Cabral , Carlos da Silva
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study investigated how high-performance sport improved the quality of life and facilitated the inclusion of blind athletes in discussions about sustainable development at the Benjamin Constant Institute. It was also revealed that the blind still face discrimination, and that society associates the blind's visual disabilities with their other characteristics.

Keywords

EN

sustainability; participation; blindness

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 10-17

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2011

online

25 - 12 - 2011

Contributors

author

Ramon Pereira

• Benjamin Constant Institute - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

author

Renata Osborne

• Salgado de Oliveira University, Niterói, Brasil

author

Soraia Cabral

• Benjamin Constant Institute - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

author

Carlos da Silva

• Salgado de Oliveira University, Niterói, Brasil

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10141-011-0018-4