Performances of Occupational Therapy in the museum context: awareness of the diversity
The paper discusses the Occupational Therapist actions in a museum. Therefore, we approach issues that characterize the areas of museum environment presenting it as a possible workplace for the professionals, and will discuss which activities can be performed by professional occupational therapy i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cadernosdeterapiaocupacional.ufscar.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/1304/706 |
| Summary: | The paper discusses the Occupational Therapist actions in a museum. Therefore, we approach issues that
characterize the areas of museum environment presenting it as a possible workplace for the professionals, and will
discuss which activities can be performed by professional occupational therapy in a museum, its relevance, and
the achievement gap when performed by the occupational therapist and other professionals. Thus, the study’s main
objective is to present a new occupational therapy work field for the highlighting the importance of public awareness
activities and how these can influence the museum visitor experiences. We report two distinct activities with visually
impaired awareness theme, conducted between February and March 2015, at the Batalha Community Museum in
Portugal. We report the activities and analyze the results, seeking to qualitatively assess the public participation,
and its response to the impact that such activities may bear in the cultural inclusion of visually impaired people.
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| ISSN: | 0104-4931 2238-2860 |