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Living with Disabilities in Malawi

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kalalo, Chimwemwe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : MZUNI Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Children with disabilities > Services for > Malawi.
Children with disabilities > Care > Malawi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Copyright
  • Title page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1: Political Context and Government Interventions
  • Child Disability Defined
  • Prevalence of Disability in Malawi
  • Types of Child Disability
  • Living with Hearing Impairment
  • Living with Physical Impairments
  • Living with Cerebral Palsy
  • Living with Lameness
  • Living with Visual Impairment
  • Disability Related Organizations
  • Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA)
  • Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
  • Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA)
  • Parents of Children with Disabilities Association in Malawi (PODCAM)
  • Malawi National Association of the Deaf (MANAD)
  • Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB)
  • Malawi against Physical Disability (MAP)
  • Policy Outlook
  • International Obligations on Child Disability
  • Agenda 2063
  • The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
  • The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) 2006
  • The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) 1989
  • National Obligations on Disability
  • The Constitution of Malawi
  • National Policy on Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (NPEOPD)
  • Disability Act, 2012
  • The Handicapped Persons Act, 1971
  • Child Care, Protection and Justice Act, 2010
  • The Education Act 2013
  • Implementation of Policies at a Practical Level
  • The Department of Disability and the Elderly Affairs
  • National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan (NDMS&IP) 2018
  • 2023
  • Priority Area 1: Access to Health Services
  • Priority Area 2: Access to Education
  • Priority Area 3: Access to Means of Livelihood
  • Priority Area 4: Social Inclusion
  • The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy III (2017-2022)
  • The Office of Social Welfare
  • Disability and the Right to Access Health Services
  • Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan 2011-2016
  • National Ownership and Government Leadership.
  • Medical Services Provided for Children with Disabilities
  • Disability and the Right to Education
  • The Department of Special and Inclusive Education
  • The Shift to Inclusive Education
  • The National Strategy on Inclusive Education 2017-2021
  • Conclusion
  • 2: Liberation Theology and Practices on Disability from Christian and Islamic Perspectives
  • Inclusive Theology Defined
  • Disability: Christian and Islamic Perspectives
  • The Bible and Disability
  • The Old Testament and Disability: The Image of God
  • Inclusive Images of Disability in the Old Testament
  • Jesus' Perspectives on Disability
  • The Place of Healing
  • Islam and Disability
  • Inclusive Images in the Qur'an
  • Inclusive Images in the Hadith
  • Inclusive Theology in Church and Mosque
  • Inclusive Practices in Christian Churches
  • Structures and Special Schools