O Centro-Dia e o atendimento às pessoas com deficiência no município de Aracaju

Abstract

This study mainly aims to analyze the actions of the Centro-Dia Josevaldo Bezerra de Andrade in attendance of people with disabilities in the city of Aracaju. For this purpose, the historical of the said Centro-Dia was done as well as a brief characterization of its users, identifying services offered at that equipment; identifying the participation of the families in these services; the interdisciplinary work of the Centro-Dia’s crew; the main challenges for the execution of the activities and for the user access to the services. It is an exploratory and qualitative research based on the historical-dialectical materialist method. Bibliographical, documental and empirical researches were used, as they are important to elucidate the theme. As survey instrument, the semi-structured interview was used, realized with a sample of seven Centro-Dia providers, who attended pre-established selection criteria. The data revealed currently there are 39 users being attended by Centro-Dia, from those, eighteen present intellectual disabilities, that means the larger number among the disabilities found. The services offered by Centro-Dia aim to develop the autonomy and independence of the users, through the practice of activities including two dimensions: basic and instrumental. Although, for achieving that goal the familiar participation is crucial, and this is one of the biggest challenges faced on the service offer. Other challenges are about the lack of necessary materials for executing activities and the unavailability adapted vehicles can grant the user’s right of transportation, in order to increase the service offer to disabled people.