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Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation
Nina Berman and Rebecca Monteleone, EditorsDisability 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
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Contents
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Figures
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Tables
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
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Introduction
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Part I. From Human Rights to Disability Rights
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Chapter 1. Disability and Social Justice
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Chapter 2. Access to Justice as a Tool for Social Inclusion
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Chapter 3. International and Domestic Legal Protection against Violence for Girls and Women with Disabilities in Kenya
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Chapter 4. Disability Activism and Medical Genetics
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Part II. Access and Inclusion
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Chapter 5. Claiming Our Space
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Chapter 6. Disability and Poverty in Kenya
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Chapter 7. Anayevaa kiatu, hujua kinapomfinya (The wearer of the shoe knows where it pinches)
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Part III. Education and the Media
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Chapter 8. Special Needs Education in Kenya
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Chapter 9. Girl Child Network’s Best Practices for Inclusive Education
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Chapter 10. Children with Disabilities in Kenyan Media
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Chapter 11. Reconceptualizing Advocacy Work toward Improving Educational Provisions for Children with Disabilities
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Part IV. Stigma and Culture
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Chapter 12. Psychosocial-Economic Challenges of Parents of Children with Disabilities and Psychological Well-Being in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
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Chapter 13. Heroin Addiction as Socially Induced Disability
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Chapter 14. Changing Cultural Perceptions of Disability through Empowerment of Families and Local Leaders
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Epilogue
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List of Contributors
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Index
- 978-0-472-07535-5 (hardcover)
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