The Routledge Handbook of Disability in Southern Africa

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This comprehensive ground-breaking southern African-centred collection spans the breadth of disability research and practice. Reputable and emerging scholars, together with disability advocates adopt a critical and interdisciplinary stance to prove, challenge and shift commonly held social understanding of disability in traditional discourses, frontiers and practices in prominent areas such as inter/national development, disability studies, education, culture, health, religion, gender, sports, tourism, ICT, theatre, media, housing and legislation. 　 This handbook provides a body of interdisciplinary analyses suitable for the development of disability studies in southern Africa. Through drawing upon and introducing resources from several disciplines, theoretical perspectives and personal narratives from disability activists, it reflects on disability and sustainable development in southern Africa. It also addresses a clear need to bring together interdisciplinary perspectives and narratives on disability and sustainable development in ways that do not undermine disability politics advanced by disabled people across the world. The handbook further acknowledges and builds upon the huge body of literature that understands the social, cultural, educational, psychological, economic, historical and political facets of the exclusion of disabled people. 　 The handbook covers the following broad themes: - Disability inclusion, ICT and sustainable development - Access to education, from early childhood development up to higher education - Disability, employment, entrepreneurship and community-based rehabilitation - Religion, gender and parenthood - Tourism, sports and accessibility - Compelling narratives from disability activists on societal attitudes toward disability, media advocacy, accessible housing and social exclusion. Thus, this much-awaited handbook provides students, academics, practitioners, development partners, policy makers and activists with an authoritative framework for critical thinking and debates that inform policy and practice in incomparable ways, with the view to promoting inclusive and sustainable development. The Routledge handbook of disability in Southern Africa- Front Cover The Routledge handbook of disability in Southern Africa Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors Acknowledgements PART I: Disability inclusion and sustainable development Chapter 1: Introduction: critical connections and gaps in disability and development Introduction Note on terminology Setting the scene Part I: Disability inclusion and sustainable development Part II: Access to education Part III: Inclusion in higher education Part IV: Disability, employment, entrepreneurship and CBR Part V: Religion, gender and parenthood Part VI: Tourism, sports and accessibility Part VII: Narratives from disability activists Conclusion References Chapter 2: Leave no one behind: disability mainstreaming in action Introduction Disabled people as invisible and excluded Gaining more visibility in the development agenda New paradigms supporting disability-inclusive development Disability-inclusive development Disability mainstreaming in action Inclusive teacher training college in Mozambique Inclusive women’s farmers clubs in Malawi Lessons learned for disability mainstreaming Meaningful inclusion of disabled people Powerful partnerships Continuous support to the personnel Accessibility for all Inclusion in the full project cycle Investments in inclusion Conclusion Reflective questions References Chapter 3: Reflections on the development of the National Disability Mainstreaming Plan in Lesotho Introduction Situational analysis of disabled people in Lesotho Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled Interventions and policy environment for disability mainstreaming in Lesotho National Disability Mainstreaming Plan 2015 Lessons learned Reflective questions References Chapter 4: Theatre for development: bringing disabled students’ hidden transcripts out of the closet Introduction Participatory theatre for development and critical disability perspectives Preliminaries, surrounding events, hidden transcripts ‘Accidental’ access into hidden transcripts Searches for hidden transcripts The Great Indaba: hidden transcripts–public transcripts dialectics Creating the context for reflections on disability politics Unravelling myths about impaired bodies Musings on disability models Conclusion Reflective questions References Chapter 5: Building sustainable communities: why inclusion matters in the post-conflict environment Introduction What is a sustainable community? Why does the inclusion of people with disabilities matter? Why focus on post-conflict societies? Lessons from southern African examples Post-conflict South Africa and disability Post-conflict Zimbabwe and disability Lessons for building sustainable communities in post-conflict contexts Reflective questions Notes References Chapter 6: Experiences of disabled people in using information and communication technology in Mozambique Introduction Conceptualising and analysing ICT Accessible ICT as a human rights and development issue ICT legislation in Mozambique Methodology Findings Discussion Conclusion Reflective questions References PART II: Access to education Chapter 7: Personal reflections of disabled women on access to early childhood education in Zimbabwe Introduction Marginalisation of disabled women Methodology Findings and discussion References Chapter 8: Educating deaf children in mainstream and special secondary school settings: inclusive mirage or reality? Introduction Inclusive education: different understandings Deaf or hearing impaired: different understandings Challenges and concerns in the education of deaf learners Unpacking the problem Methodology Emerging findings Discussion Conclusions and recommendations Reflective questions References Chapter 9: Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model in changing the discourse of disability to promote inclusive education in Zambia Introduction Understanding inclusive education Disability and education in Zambia Methodology Quantitative findings Qualitative findings Susan: making the most of her skills training Mutalo: academic success in the face of barriers Discussion References Chapter 10: Examining the effectiveness of the special class model in Zimbabwe Introduction Background The special class model Learner eligibility Attitudes toward the implementation of the special class model Methodology Major findings Discussion Conclusions Reflective questions Acknowledgements References PART III: Inclusion in higher education Chapter 11: When rights are discretionary: policy and practice of support provision for disabled students in southern Africa Introduction Situating disability educational rights in legislation and advocacy The problem of competing rights Disability support as charity Conclusion Reflective questions References Chapter 12: Access, equality and inclusion of disabled students within South African further and higher educational institutions Introduction Background Theoretical framework and approach Disability and education Post-school prevalence of students with disabilities Disability rights units Application of legislation and policies to DRUs Services provided by DRUs: availability and quality Location and size of DRUs Status of DRUs Access and infrastructure Advocacy for the post-secondary education and training sector Post-secondary education and training funding for students with disabilities Decolonising education and disability Monitoring, evaluation and enforcement Student experiences and perceptions Conclusion Reflective questions References PART IV: Disability, employment, entrepreneurship and CBR Chapter 13: Community-based rehabilitation for inclusive social development in southern Africa Introduction Disability prevalence Disability inclusion CBR as a disability-inclusive approach Accessibility and disability inclusion within SADC countries Disability-inclusive social development programmes in SADC countries Summary and conclusion Reflective questions References Chapter 14: Employment, entrepreneurship and sustainable development issues in southern Africa Introduction The current status of disabled people in low-income countries Policy initiatives Educational institutions Self-employment and entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship education and training Summary and conclusion Reflective questions References Chapter 15: Enhancing realistic hopes and aspirations toward vocational choices: focus on deaf secondary students in Zimbabwe Introduction Factors influencing the hopes and aspirations of deaf people toward employment The research process The voices of deaf students and teachers on vocational choices Study outcomes Implications and conclusions Conclusion Reflective questions References PART V: Religion, gender and parenthood Chapter 16: The ‘unholy trinity’ against disabled people in Zimbabwe: religion, culture and the Bible Introduction African traditional religion and disability in Zimbabwe The Bible and disability Conclusion References Chapter 17: Addressing disability and gender in education development: global policies, local strategies Introduction Global policy frameworks for education development Addressing the gender gap Reflecting Tanzanian approaches Addressing the disability gap Conclusion Reflective questions Notes References Chapter 18: Socio-economic barriers faced by women with disabilities in Zimbabwe Introduction and background Models of disability and the empowerment of women with disabilities in Zimbabwe Barriers to political participation Cultural barriers Legislative and policy environment Education and women with disabilities The role of gender activism in addressing marginalisation of women with disabilities Women with disabilities’ economic empowerment initiatives The disability movement and women with disabilities Conclusions and recommendations Reflective questions References Chapter 19: Disability, intimacy and parenthood: deconstructing ‘mutually exclusive’ constructs Introduction Background Research setting Access to setting Participants Narratives on the intersection between disability, intimacy and parenthood Public scripts Interpersonal scripts Intrapsychic scripts Conclusion Reflective questions References PART VI: Tourism, sports and accessibility Chapter 20: Disability and tourism in southern Africa: a policy analysis Introduction Models of disability Understanding tourism Government policy on disability and tourism Conclusion Reflective questions Acknowledgement References Chapter 21: State and status of wheelchair basketball facilities in Zimbabwe Introduction The universal access concept Manuals for a barrier-free environment Aim and significance Methodology Results Discussion, conclusions and recommendations Reflective questions References Chapter 22: Mobile outreach seating clinics: improving access to wheelchair and support services Introduction Challenges of access to wheelchair services Outreach services Shonaquip outreach begins Formalising of Shonaquip outreach services Role of repair services to the Overberg outreach Embedding seating outreach in community-based programmes Centre-based phased outreach in rural Peddie Concluding comments Reflective questions References PART VII: Narratives from disability activists Chapter 23: A citizen of two worlds Introduction First encounters with adversity The nightmare of travelling What do the two worlds want? Conclusion Chapter 24: Disability advocacy through media: Action Power Introduction Right of access to information Challenges with access to information for disabled people Deaf people and access to information Raising disability awareness Media and disability advocacy Television for deaf people in Zimbabwe The birth of Zimbabwe Deaf Media Trust and Action Power Action Power synopsis Achievements and challenges Issues covered on Action Power Challenges facing Action Power The road ahead Conclusion References Chapter 25: Disability advocacy in action: why I built an accessible house in Zimbabwe References Chapter 26: The security guard who turned the lawyer into a disability activist Introduction Life after graduation My work experience Becoming an activist The new direction Joining a law firm Conclusion Reference Chapter 27: ‘For I know the plans that I have for you’: the story of my life My background My education and aspirations My employment experiences My relationship My source of inspiration Chapter 28: Concluding remarks and future direction Introduction Concluding remarks and the way forward Conclusion Acknowledgements References Index