Exclusion, Organizations and Visual Impairment

A reflection on the centrality of images in/of communication

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22484/2177-5788.2025v51id5842

Keywords:

Visual Impairment, Imagetic Society, Organizations

Abstract

This essay-style paper aims to reflect, through images, on the centrality of the image in the workplace as a form of social exclusion. It considers both the images circulating in internal communication and the images constructed about the body and the person who are detached from the visual world. The discussion is supported by three images that sustain an interpretative analysis of the political nature of image use and the inclusion of people with visual impairments in organizations. The reflection points to two dimensions that must be considered when discussing the inclusion of people with visual impairments in organizations and the world of images: (1) the limitations imposed by a society organized around visual centrality, which excludes people with visual impairments from information access and the exercise of citizenship in organizational settings; and (2) the representation, through images, of notions of ability, normality, and potentiality of people with disabilities.

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Author Biographies

  • Guilherme Ferreira de Oliveira, São Paulo State University (Unesp)

    PhD candidate in Communication at the Faculty of Architecture, Arts, Communication and Design (FAAC) of São Paulo State University (Unesp), Bauru campus. Holds a Master's degree in Media and Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the same institution. Deputy leader of the Research Group on Language and Accessible Media (Gelima) and member of the Education, Research and Extension Laboratory in Media and Accessibility “Biblioteca Falada”.

  • María del Rosario Zavala, Cuyo National University

    Postdoctoral researcher in Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and in Communication at São Paulo State University (Unesp), Bauru campus. Sociologist with a PhD in Social Sciences from the National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo). Faculty member of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Arts and Design (UNCuyo), as well as the Faculty of Medical Sciences (UDA, Mendoza). She collaborates with research teams in the Secretariats for Research, Internationalization, and Graduate Studies (UNCuyo) and at the Gino Germani Research Institute (UBA).

  • Suely Maciel, São Paulo State University (Unesp)

    Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Media and Technology (PPGMiT) and undergraduate courses at the Faculty of Architecture, Arts, Communication and Design (FAAC) of the São Paulo State University (Unesp) Bauru Campus/Brazil. Leader of the Language and Accessible Media Research Group (Gelima) and Coordinator of the Education, Research and Extension Laboratory in Media and Accessibility “Biblioteca Falada”.

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Published

2025-12-03

Issue

Vol. 51 (2025)

Section

DOSSIÊ CULTURA MIDIÁTICA E CRÍTICA DA VIOLÊNCIA: DENÚNCIA, RESISTÊNCIA E EMANCIPAÇÃO

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Exclusion, Organizations and Visual Impairment: A reflection on the centrality of images in/of communication. Journal of University Studies, Sorocaba, SP, v. 51, p. e025008, 2025. DOI: 10.22484/2177-5788.2025v51id5842. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uniso.br/reu/article/view/5842. Acesso em: 7 jul. 2026.