Technical Notebooks 19 - Valuing Difference: The Intervention of SCML in Disability

This volume is entirely dedicated to the theme of disability, covering various areas provided by the services of the Misericórdia de Lisboa, as well as external perspectives from those who research the subject.

From outside the institution, we receive two articles from two academics: the first dedicated to the transition to adulthood, a particularly important moment in which the issue of collaboration between entities and professionals deserves special attention; the second on the paradigm of active citizenship and the transformation of organizations, considering the times of change we are living through.

Always with the intention of sharing the best practices resulting from the intervention of SCML, three other articles are presented that, while not exhausting all the actions developed, provide a broader view of what is done internally, day after day. The assessment of the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental difficulties, carried out by the Disability Support Unit; early intervention in visual impairment; and preparation for the full autonomy of young people with disabilities. These are the three remaining topics addressed with the rigor and knowledge that comes from the extensive experience of the technicians at Santa Casa.

DIRECTOR Paulo Sousa CULTURE DIRECTOR Teresa Nicolau
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Samuel Esteves

EDITORIAL COORDINATION Dora Santos Rosa TECHNICAL COORDINATION

AUTHORS António Santinha (Director of the Autonomy Support Unit, SCML) | Filipa Periquito (Senior Technician in Psychomotor Rehabilitation, Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Rehabilitation Center) | Isabel Pargana (Director of the Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Rehabilitation Center) | Lúcia Canha (Researcher, FCT Post-Doctoral Fellow, Consultant/Supervisor in the field of disability intervention) | Maria João Gonçalves (Director of Autonomous Residences, SCML | Sofia Santos (Assistant Professor, UIDEF – Institute of Education, Faculty of Human Motricity, University of Lisbon) | Renata Salvador (Senior Technician in Rehabilitation and Social Insertion, Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Rehabilitation Center) | Ricardo Rodrigues (Director of the D. Carlos I Capacity Building Center, SCML) | Vanda Miguel (Director of the Disability Support Unit, SCML)

INDEX Joining forces: creativity and collaboration in the transition to adulthood – 06 Active citizenship paradigm and the transformation of organizations – 18
Assessment of the quality of life of people with intellectual
and developmental difficulties (IDD) – 28 | Early intervention in visual
impairment. The sensory stimulation program in early childhood – 40 | Preparing
for the full autonomy of young people with disabilities. The experience in approaching
the independent living movement to adulthood – 48 | Testimonials – 56

Review: José L. Baptista
Pagination: Cristina Cascais

Year of publication: Dec., 2024
Publisher: Editorial Center of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
ISBN: 2184-612X