It examines specific cultural and societal characteristics of Ethiopia that influence the education of children with disabilities. The multidimensional approach taken allows for, on the one hand, the provision of a historical grounding of the book, explaining the main historical junctures and their implications for education, and the discussion of the role of culture and society as barriers and facilitators of education.
On the other hand, it gives the book a more personal angle, allowing the reader to gain insight into what it means to feel like a family, develop a sense of belonging, and tr ying to move toward educational equity. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent.
It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region.
However, it becomes especially interesting when looking at countries of the majority world or so-called developing countries and matters of social inclusion and exclusion. Disability and poverty are often interconnected and lead to a vicious circle of exclusion, poverty, and low living standards. This case gives insight into a recent research study that was conducted on barriers and facilitators that children with disabilities are experiencing in their educational environments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
By using a constructivist approach to grounded theory, it was possible to capture different perspectives on the situation of the children and get a deep insight into existing problems and supportive aspects regarding education. During this research project, I learned a lot about the positive sides as well as the challenging aspects of grounded theory.
Having to deal with a different language and culture and different traditions, it was especially hard to find my way in the beginning of the field research. However, applying grounded theory gave me the possibility to clarify issues I did not initially understand. It enabled me to go deeper into the narratives where I found it necessary. This helped me to create a coherent account of the complex phenomenon I studied. In order to improve opportunities for people with disability, it is imperative to know the effect that a wheelchair has on the lives of the disabled.
With these points in mind, this work is intended to scrutinize the political role of persons with disabilities in the Ethiopian politics only to the extent of their participation as voters, candidates for elections and as members of different political parties. Accordingly, any electoral proceedings are required to be held in the manner that can ensure the active involvement of these people in the game.
Though there are conceptual transformations in approaching disability from the medical and charity perceptions to those of social and human rights approaches at the international level, the country and the society at large does not seem to coup up with such changes. Taking into consideration of these and related challenges, the author suggested valuable recommendations with specific reference to the directly responsible stakeholders.
Research Paper postgraduate from the year in the subject Sociology - Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, , language: English, abstract: The general objective of this study is to examine the socio-economic challenge of students with disability in the University of Gondar in the case of Maraki campus. In the years ahead, incapacity will be an even larger situation because its incidence is on the rise.
This is due to getting older populations and the greater danger of disability in older people as nicely as the global increase in continual fitness prerequisites such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental fitness problems.
People with disability are considered ugly, and they are not welcome in society. People say they have the works of the spirit in them. In most places, a family hides their child for fear of being outcasts in the village. They would not consider them as useful to the community. Some think they are intellectually impaired too. In most cases, disabled children grow up learning from their parents that they are not worthy of mixing with other kids their age. The children accept the norm and believe they are cursed and under the punishment of God.
People with bodily disabilities have skilled slender chances to enjoy college environments or practices due to fewer priorities given by way of academic providers to problems that might also guide the disabled in particular in developing nations in areas such as curriculums, instructing and studying materials, infrastructure, unique programs such as sports and games, environmental troubles and the normal high-quality of education.
According to the Education for All EFA Global Monitoring Report reaching the marginalized youngsters with disabilities remains one of the most important problems leading to huge exclusion of the group from nice schooling. Parental experiences in raising children with intellectual disability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia are described.
Using a qualitative research approach, interviews from eleven families formed a rich contextual data base, in addition to informal observations, informal conversations, discussions with key informants, and document review. Findings show that parents face emotional, social, economic, material challenges while raising their children.
Results are discussed in terms of the socio-cultural theoretical framework as well as the salutogenic perspective that focuses on strengths and coping strategies.
The author proposes that, to tap into the familial strengths, a systems approach to empowering families may be effective if traditional institutions within the society are encouraged to include families of children with intellectual disabilities.
Contains 5 figures and 2 footnotes. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and employment. It shows that disability needs to be considered from multiple angles including aging, gender, health and poverty. Ultimately, this study makes a call for inclusion and prevention interventions as solutions to the deprivations associated with impairments and health conditions.
One of the greatest challenges facing modern global health is how to include the most marginalized and impoverished people in international efforts to promote social and economic development. In Disability and International Development disability rights are situated within the broader context of global health and the need for much greater inter-sector collaboration.
Reports from a broad cross-section of low- and middle-income countries—locales as diverse as Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, and Papua New Guinea—move beyond surface discussions of "what is working" and "what shows promise" to discuss political and governance contexts, the roles of disabled persons in research by outsiders, concurrent struggles e.
The results are provocative, and offer new lenses for viewing both the issues and the populations they affect. The effect of failed states on the lives of people with disabilities. Empowerment and advocacy: disability organizations and movements. Assistive technologies in low-income countries. Strategies for improving the lives of children with disabilities. It will also be relevant to those working in health and welfare administration, health policy, international aid and development, and human rights.
In addition, graduate students in disability studies, public and global health and international development should find this an important guide to the future of these fields. This first-of-its kind volume spans the breadth of disability research and practice specifically focusing on the global South.
Established and emerging scholars alongside advocates adopt a critical and interdisciplinary stance to probe, challenge and shift common held social understandings of disability in established discourses, epistemologies and practices, including those in prominent areas such as global health, disability studies and international development.
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