This article analyzes Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, using a combination of both disability studies theory and ecocriticism.  The author argues that the novel’s main character, Christopher Boone, presents a social model…

Alors que la théorie de l’autodétermination (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000, 2008) propose un bassin de connaissances pouvant être d’une réelle utilité pour aider les travailleurs et les organisations à croître et à prospérer, peu d’études ont porté, à ce…

Abstract: I describe a recent touch tour I took at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and suggest that since sighted visitors do not enjoy the opportunity to touch works of art, museums should collect the observations of…

The tingid Leptopharsa heveae, known as the lace bug, occurs in large populations in rubber tree plantations, limiting the production of latex due to losses of photosynthetic area and weakening of the infested trees. The alternative for the use of…

From the perspective of Michel Foucault’s conceptualizations of biopower and technologies of normalization, disability activism emerges as a collective protest against the form of power/knowledge that produces disability as an abject identity. Yet, disability activists also claim a “right to…

APRESENTAÇÃO   A vida oportuniza momentos para leituras, reflexões e ações! Durante o percurso profissional acadêmico e social, enfrentamos os desafios de continuar a jornada, de acolher novos membros na trajetória (autores, avaliadores, revisores e editores), com os quais aprendemos que…

This article presents a new measuring and on water coaching device for rowing called “Accrow” which measures the boat acceleration with an acceleration sensor (50 Hz) and boat velocity with GPS (4 Hz). The data were analysed with the special…

En este artículo se analiza la Enfermería
Transcultural en España, desde la perspectiva
histórica concluyendo que en dicho país,
existe un desconocimiento de estas teorías en la
base, pero sin embargo en ciertas escuelas existe
un gran avance, es decir,…

Enterprises are dynamic structures that must be constantly evolving as the result of the needs and environmental demands; and in this way, they can generate added value that allows them to be competitive in the market. This dynamic includes the…

This text offers discussion, challenges, and case studies that enable reflection upon the complexities of working with vulnerable people. It helps students and practitioners to be aware of their own values, knowledge and power, in order to manage the balance…