Social Inclusion of Persons with Vision Disability: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Abstract

Objectives: The objective was to identify interpersonal relationships and instances of community participation that promote the process of social inclusion of people with visual disabilities in the existing literature. Methods: A integrative systematic revision was carried out with an interpretative approach meta-studio of articles published in the databases, EBSCO, Web of Science (WOS), Virtual Health Library (VHL). After searching the databases, a total of 13 primary articles that met the inclusion criteria. Results: the information analysis was organized into four areas, theoretical categories, according to the predefined research objective: (a) Visual impairment and interpersonal relationships (b) Interpersonal relationships in the process of social inclusion (c) Community participation in the process of social inclusion and (d) Barriers to social inclusion. Conclusions: it is concluded that interpersonal relationships occur mainly with the family. There are contextual and attitudinal barriers that have been little addressed to eliminate them. Assistive technologies are an emerging topic with great potential for inclusion. The use of the systematic review with a meta-study approach helped to identify substantial areas for future studies.