TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to comment on the article by Forrester-Jones and Carvalho and examine some issues on notions of disability in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach– Analysis of the specialized literature and a critical appraisal of key issues regarding notions of disability in Brazil. Findings– The authors focus on three issues: what could be characterized as learning disability in Brazil and how social movements, institutions and public policies shape and are shaped by local conceptions of disability; the limits of individual autonomy, independence and freedom in the case of learning disabilities and the social and historical particularities of the Brazilian case; and the role of the APAES and Pestalozzi Society both as a site of social exclusion and, more recently, as a source of expertise in the movement toward the development of “inclusive special education.” Originality/value– The commentary highlights some of the complexities of the local field of disability in Brazil.
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
SN  - 1359-5474
DO  - 10.1108/TLDR-10-2015-0039
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-10-2015-0039
AU  - Rios Clarice
AU  - Costa Andrada Barbara
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Shifting notions of disability in Brazil
T2  - Tizard Learning Disability Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 75
EP  - 79
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -