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Disability and social justice in Kenya : scholars, policymakers, and activists in conversation/

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Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Berman, Nina (Nina Auguste) (Editor), Monteleone, Rebecca (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
Subjects:
People with disabilities > Kenya.
Social justice > Kenya.
Disability studies > Kenya.
Personnes handicapeÌ?es > Kenya.
Justice sociale > Kenya.
EÌ?tudes sur le handicap > Kenya.
Disability studies.
People with disabilities.
Social justice.
Kenya.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Kinga na kinga ndipo moto huwakapo: Disability in Kenya / Rebecca Monteleone and Nina Berman
  • Part I. From Human Rights to Disability Rights
  • Chapter 1. Disability and Social Justice: Persons with Disabilities and the Quest for Inclusion and Constitutional Reforms in Kenya / Patrick "Paddy" O. Onyango
  • Chapter 2. Access to Justice as a Tool for Social Inclusion: An Overview of Legal Frameworks for Persons with Disabilities in Kenya / Fredrick Collins Omondi
  • Chapter 3. International and Domestic Legal Protection Against Violence for Girls and Women with Disabilities in Kenya / Arlene S. Kanter and Everlyn Milanoi Koiyiet
  • Chapter 4. Disability Activism and Medical Genetics: Shaping the Emerging Landscape / Rebecca Monteleone
  • Part II. Access and Inclusion
  • Chapter 5. Claiming Our Space: A Political Economy of the Dis-Citizenship of Disabled Kenyans / Theodoto Ressa
  • Chapter 6. Disability and Poverty in Kenya / Samuel Odawo
  • Chapter 7. Anayevaa kiatu, hujua kinapomfinya (The wearer of the shoe knows where it pinches) / Christopher Odinga
  • Part III. Education and the Media
  • Chapter 8. Special Needs Education in Kenya: Progress since Independence / Sheilah Mukholi Lutta
  • Chapter 9. Girl Child Network's Best Practices for Inclusive Education: Access to Education for Learners with Disabilities / Nathaniel Murungi and Collins Ombajo, with Mercy Musomi and Dennis Mutiso
  • Chapter 10. Children with Disabilities in Kenyan Media: Lessons from the Abled Differently Program / John Ndavula and Jackline Lidubwi
  • Chapter 11. Reconceptualizing Advocacy Work toward Improving Educational Provisions for Children with Disabilities / Lubna Mazrui and Margaret Murugami
  • 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 / Prisca Kiptoo-Tarus, William Kurumei, and Stephen Ngososei
  • Chapter 13. Heroin Addiction as Socially Induced Disability / Nina Berman
  • Chapter 14. Changing Cultural Perceptions of Disability through Empowerment of Families and Local Leaders / Cynthia Rose Bauer and Leonard Mbonani, with Jessica Charles
  • Epilogue / Nina Berman and Rebecca Monteleon.