This article deals with the urban population segment identified as homeless and disabled that is also. This contingent can be considered to be doubly excluded: through poverty and through disability. The social consequences of these factors deeply scar and compromise these people's lives. This adverse context gives rise to issues that deserve to be explored and gain visibility. The relevance of this subject inspired an investigative arrangement that sought to get to know, understand and reflect upon demands through individual stories that are intertwined with social history.
People with disabilities; Poverty; Institutionalization; Public policy