International Fair for Inclusion, Accessibility and Rehabilitation event will feature two mouth painters
São Paulo, September 2023 – “Inspiring Stories” will be one of the attractions at Reatech – International Fair of Technologies for Rehabilitation, Inclusion, and Accessibility, and a stage for the audience to follow and participate in the incredible stories of artists who paint with their mouths or feet. Eliana Zagui and Gonçalo Borges are two multi-artists with disabilities who cannot rely on their arms to execute their dreams, desires, and artistic expressions on canvas. They will be there on October 4, at 1:30 PM, at the Reatech 2023 Congress, a meeting to expose and debate transformations and best practices in policies, actions, and methods for the inclusion, accessibility, and rehabilitation of people with disabilities in the corporate market.
The Reatech 2023 Congress is curated by Blue Ocean Events Business and Consolidar Diversidade nos Negócios, with production by Fiera Milano Brasil.
In addition to painting with her mouth, Eliana Zagui is a writer and public speaker. A victim of polio, which she contracted as a baby and left her paralyzed from the neck down, she became nationally known after releasing the book “Steel Lung,” which she also wrote with her mouth. The work, released in 2012, inspired the play “Lili's Waltz” by playwright Aimar Labaki, starring Débora Duboc.
The book's title is a reference to the device where people who had difficulty breathing due to a lack of muscle or diaphragm control were placed. Except that in Eliana's case, the iron lung did not work, and she had to undergo a tracheostomy and be hooked up to machines to breathe.
After living for 45 years in the ICU of the Hospital das Clínicas in São Paulo, Eliana lives in Sumaré (SP), paints pictures, and gives lectures, in addition to preparing her second book, this time about leaving the HC.
Eliana's colleague at the 2023 Reatech Congress, Gonçalo Borges has been a painter since the age of nine and has been a member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists for 52 years, which represents approximately 800 artists in 75 countries around the world.
Born without arms, Borges has a degree in social communication and a postgraduate degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts. He has been an entrepreneur, managed more than 200 employees in a visual communication company, but states that his true passion is art.
Using both his mouth and his feet, he uses various painting techniques, including on ceramics. With so many skills, Borges is also a drawing and painting teacher.
“We took great care in choosing the panelists for this Congress. They are people who are references in what they do and have a great interest in ‘flipping the switch’ in companies so that they have a more inclusive culture. Many companies are in the country just complying with the quota law, in a relationship where they hire professionals for their disability, not for the person themselves. So I would say that the speakers” stories are unmissable and have a lot to tell us," defines Marcelo Pires, CEO of Consolidar Diversidade nos Negócios.
Reatech Congress Schedule
Day 4
2:00 PM Debate on Government Policies for Inclusion in the Labor Market and their practical application in organizations
4:00 PM Strategies for Promoting an Inclusive Organizational Culture
6:00 PM Key Points for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in the Labor Market
Day 5
4:00 PM Inclusion Promotion Through Team and Leadership Engagement
2:00 PM Essential Questions for Measuring Accessibility Maturity in Companies
6:00 PM Development of Adaptation Projects focused on the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Day 6
2:00 PM Valuation and recognition programs for people with disabilities – beyond the quota
4:00 PM How to harmonize Diversity Policies while giving proper care to Persons with Disabilities
6:00 PM Training Programs for People with Disabilities focused on Career Development and Structuring
Service:
Reatech 2023 – International Fair of Technologies for Rehabilitation, Inclusion and Accessibility
October 4 to 7
Hours: from 1 PM to 8 PM on the 4th, 5th, and 6th; from 10 AM to 7 PM on the 7th
Location: São Paulo Expo
Address: Rodovia dos Imigrantes, 1.5 km – Vila Água Funda, São Paulo – SP
More information in this link.
Photos from the 2022 edition Access here
About Fiera Milano Brasil
Fiera Milano Brasil it is Brazilian subsidiary of Fiera Milano, one of the world's largest trade fair and congress players, which each year attracts approximately 30,000 exhibitors and more than five million visitors. In Brazil, there are seven fairs representing the most diverse segments of the economy, such as security, clean and renewable energies, pipes and fittings, cables, occupational health, rehabilitation technologies, inclusion and accessibility, among others. Among the main brands in the portfolio are Exposec, Fisp, Fire Show, Congresso Ecoenergy, Reatech, Tubotech and Wire South America. More information: www.fieramilanobrasil.com.br
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