The Routledge Handbook of Disability in Southern Africa

ISBN-13: 9780367580599 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 364 str.

Tsitsi Chataika

Opis

It is currently estimated that there are at least 80 million people affected by some form of disability in Africa. This book addresses a clear need to bring this issue to the fore, as it combines a range of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives on the topic of disability and sustainable development in Southern Africa.

Spis treści

Part 1: Disability Inclusion and Sustainable Development  1. Introduction: Critical Connections and Gaps in Disability and Development  2. Leave No One Behind: Disability Mainstreaming in Action  3. Reflections on the Development of the National Disability Mainstream Plan in Lesotho  4. Theatre for Development: Bringing Disabled Students’ Hidden Transcripts out of the Closet  5. Building Sustainable Communities: Why Inclusion Matters in the Post-Conflict Environment  6. Experiences of Disabled People in Using Information and Communication Technology in Mozambique  Part 2: Access to Education  7. Personal Reflections of Disabled Women on Access to Early Childhood Education in Zimbabwe  8. Educating Deaf Children in Mainstream and Special Secondary School Settings: Inclusive Mirage or Reality?  9. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Model in Changing the Discourse of Disability to Promote Inclusive Education in Zambia  10. Examining the Effectiveness of the Special Class Model in Zimbabwe  Part 3: Inclusion in Higher Education  11. When Rights are Discretionary: Policy and Practice of Support Provision for Disabled Students in Southern Africa  12. Access, Equality and Inclusion of Disabled Students within South African Further and Higher Educational Institutions  Part 4: Disability, Employment, Entrepreneurship & CBR  13. Community-Based Rehabilitation for Inclusive Social Development in Southern Africa  14. Employment, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Issues in Southern Africa  15. Enhancing Realistic Hopes and Aspirations towards Vocational Choices: Focus on Deaf Secondary Students in Zimbabwe  Part 5: Religion, Gender and Parenthood  16. The ‘Unholy Trinity’ against Disabled People in Zimbabwe: Religion, Culture and the Bible  17. Addressing Disability and Gender in Education Development: Global Policies, Local Strategies  18. Socio-economic Barriers faced by Women with Disabilities in Zimbabwe  19. Disability, Intimacy and Parenthood: Deconstructing ‘Mutually Exclusive’ Constructs  Part 6: Tourism, Sports and Accessibility  20. Disability and Tourism in Southern Africa: A Policy Analysis  21. State and Status of Wheelchair Basketball Facilities in Zimbabwe  22. Mobile Outreach Seating Clinics: Improving Access to Wheelchair and Support Services  Part 7: Narratives from Disability Activists  23. A Citizen of Two Worlds  24. Disability Advocacy through Media: Action Power  25. Disability Advocacy in Action: Why I Built an Accessible House in Zimbabwe  26. The Security Guard who turned the Lawyer into A Disability Activist  27. ‘For I know the Plans that I have for you’: the Story of my Life  28. Concluding Remarks and Future Direction

 

O autorze

Tsitsi Chataika is the editor of this handbook and also a senior lecturer in inclusive education in the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Zimbabwe. She is an ardent supporter of disability rights. Chataika’s research interests allow her to understand how disability intersects with education, gender, religion, childhood studies, poverty, policy, development and postcolonial theory. Her goal is to promote inclusive sustainable development, hence influencing policy and practice. She conducts disability awareness and mainstreaming workshops in various African countries. Chataika has presented at various national and international platforms and she has also published widely in her areas of research interests.