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Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation
Nina Berman and Rebecca Monteleone, Editors
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Disability in Africa has received significant attention as a dimension of global development and humanitarian initiatives. Little international attention is given, however, to the ways in which disability is discussed and addressed in specific countries in Africa. Little is known also about the ways in which persons with disabilities have advocated for themselves over the past one hundred years and how their needs were or were not met in locations across the continent. Kenya has been on the forefront of disability activism and disability rights since the middle of the twentieth century. The country was among the first African states to create a legal framework addressing the rights of persons with disabilities, namely the Persons with Disabilities Act of 2003. Kenya, however, has a much longer history of institutions and organizations that are dedicated to addressing the specific needs of persons with disabilities, and substantial developments have occurred since the introduction of the legal framework in 2003.
Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation is the first interdisciplinary and multivocal study of its kind to review achievements and challenges related to the situation of persons with disabilities in Kenya today, in light of the country's longer history of disability and the wide range of local practices and institutions. It brings together scholars, activists, and policymakers who comment on topics including education, the role of activism, the legal framework, culture, the impact of the media, and the importance of families and the community.
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Part I. From Human Rights to Disability Rights
Chapter 1. Disability and Social Justice
Chapter 2. Access to Justice as a Tool for Social Inclusion
Chapter 3. International and Domestic Legal Protection against Violence for Girls and Women with Disabilities in Kenya
Chapter 4. Disability Activism and Medical Genetics
Part II. Access and Inclusion
Chapter 5. Claiming Our Space
Chapter 6. Disability and Poverty in Kenya
Chapter 7. Anayevaa kiatu, hujua kinapomfinya (The wearer of the shoe knows where it pinches)
Part III. Education and the Media
Chapter 8. Special Needs Education in Kenya
Chapter 9. Girl Child Network’s Best Practices for Inclusive Education
Chapter 10. Children with Disabilities in Kenyan Media
Chapter 11. Reconceptualizing Advocacy Work toward Improving Educational Provisions for Children with Disabilities
Part IV. Stigma and Culture
Chapter 12. Psychosocial-Economic Challenges of Parents of Children with Disabilities and Psychological Well-Being in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Chapter 13. Heroin Addiction as Socially Induced Disability
Chapter 14. Changing Cultural Perceptions of Disability through Empowerment of Families and Local Leaders