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Original Research
Views from the borderline: Extracts from my life as a coloured  
child of Deaf adults, growing up in apartheid South Africa
Jane Harrison, Brian Watermeyer
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a473 | 24 April 2019

Original Research
Lived experiences of caregivers of children with autism spectrum  
disorder in Kenya
Lizahn G. Cloete, Evans O. Obaigwa
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a435 | 25 April 2019

Original Research
Success in Africa: People with disabilities share their stories
Tom Shakespeare, Anthony Mugeere, Emily Nyariki,  
Joseph Simbaya
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a522 | 25 April 2019

Original Research
‘We only got Coca-Cola’: Disability and the paradox of  
(dis)empowerment in Southeast Nigeria
Okechukwu V. Nwokorie, Patrick J. Devlieger
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a444 | 25 April 2019

Original Research
Disabled people’s organisations and the disability movement:  
Perspectives from Burkina Faso
Lara Bezzina
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a500 | 29 April 2019

Original Research
Access into professional degrees by students with disabilities in 
South African higher learning: A decolonial perspective
Sibonokuhle Ndlovu
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a514 | 10 June 2019

Original Research
Participation restrictions and vocational rehabilitation needs  
experienced by persons with a unilateral lower limb amputation  
in the Western Cape, South Africa
Tak Wing Yu, Liezel Ennion
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a456 | 10 June 2019

Original Research
Associations between health behaviour, secondary health conditions  
and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury
Mokgadi K. Mashola, Diphale J. Mothabeng
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a463 | 11 June 2019

Original Research
The experiences of children with intellectual and developmental 
disabilities in inclusive schools in Accra, Ghana
Christiana Okyere, Heather M. Aldersey, Rosemary Lysaght
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a542 | 24 July 2019

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Funding and inclusion in higher education institutions for students  
with disabilities
Desire Chiwandire, Louise Vincent
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a336 | 29 January 2019

Original Research
Current access and recruitment practices in nursing education institutions 
in KwaZulu-Natal: A case study of student nurses with disabilities
Selvarani Moodley, Gugu Mchunu
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a429 | 20 February 2019

Original Research
Pastoral ministry and persons with disabilities: The case of the  
Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe
Nomatter Sande
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a431 | 20 February 2019

Original Research
Improvements in health-related quality of life and function in  
middle-aged women with chronic diseases of lifestyle after  
participating in a non-pharmacological intervention programme:  
A pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Roline Y. Barnes, Jennifer Jelsma, Romy Parker
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a428 | 25 February 2019

Original Research
The effect of a serious game on empathy and prejudice of  
psychology students towards persons with disabilities
Linda Olivier, Paula Sterkenburg, Esmé van Rensburg
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a328 | 28 March 2019

Original Research
Development of the Wheelchair Interface Questionnaire and  
initial face and content validity
Karen Rispin, Abigail B. Davis, Vicki L. Sheafer, Joy Wee
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a520 | 28 March 2019

Original Research
Family-based activity settings of children in a low-income African context
Sadna Balton, Kitty Uys, Erna Alant
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a364 | 23 April 2019

Original Research
Multilingualism and augmentative and alternative communication 
in South Africa – Exploring the views of persons with complex 
communication needs
Kerstin M. Tönsing, Karin van Niekerk, Georg Schlünz, Ilana Wilken
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a507 | 24 April 2019

Original Research
Community-based rehabilitation workers’ perspectives of  
wheelchair provision in Uganda: A qualitative study
Nikola Seymour, Martha Geiger, Elsje Scheffler
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a432 | 24 April 2019

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A snapshot of the chalkboard writing experiences of Bachelor of 
Education students with visual disabilities in South Africa
Roshanthni Subrayen, Rubby Dhunpath
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a523 | 24 July 2019

Original Research
Investigation of physical and functional impairments experienced by 
people with active tuberculosis infection: A feasibility pilot study
Heleen van Aswegen, Ronel Roos, Melanie McCree, Samantha Quinn, 
Mervyn Mer
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a515 | 13 August 2019

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Disability prevalence-context matters: A descriptive community-based survey
Soraya Maart, Seyi Amosun, Jennifer Jelsma
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a512 | 14 August 2019

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A conceptual framework for designing Ambient assisted living services  
for individuals with disabilities in Uganda and South Africa
Michael Kyazze, Janet Wesson, Kevin Naudé
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a477 | 26 August 2019

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The experiences of parents of children living with disabilities at Lehlaba 
Protective Workshop in Sekhukhune district of Limpopo province
Brian Tigere, Jabulani C. Makhubele
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a528 | 19 September 2019

Original Research
Factors that relate to sport participation of adolescents with a  
mobility impairment
Aletta M. Moll, Garfield Bester
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a614 | 23 September 2019

Original Research
Access to primary care for persons with spinal cord injuries in  
the greater Gaborone area, Botswana
Thato M.M. Paulus-Mokgachane, Surona J. Visagie, Gubela Mji
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a539 | 23 September 2019

Original Research
South African stakeholders’ knowledge of community-based rehabilitation
Sarah Rule, Anton Roberts, Pamela McLaren, Susan Philpott
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a484 | 25 September 2019

Original Research
Experiences of primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy  
across the trajectory of diagnoses in Ghana
Joana D.A. Kyeremateng, Anthony Edusei, Joslin A. Dogbe,  
Maxwell P. Opoku, William Nketsia, Charles Hammond, Sally A. Afriyie
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a577 | 25 September 2019

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Framing heuristics in inclusive education: The case of Uganda’s  
preservice teacher education programme
Proscovia S. Nantongo
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a611 | 21 October 2019

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Including parents in inclusive practice: Supporting students with 
disabilities in higher education
Princess T. Duma, Lester B. Shawa
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a592 | 21 October 2019

Original Research
A university’s response to people with disabilities in Worcester,  
Western Cape
Jana V. Müller, Lieketseng Ned, Hananja Boshoff
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a439 | 24 October 2019

Original Research
The role of rehabilitation care workers in South African healthcare: 
A Q-methodological study
Shamila Gamiet, Michael Rowe
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a537 | 29 October 2019

Original Research
How pain management for children with cerebral  
palsy in South African schools complies with  
up-to-date knowledge
Ensa Johnson, Stefan Nilsson, Margareta Adolfsson
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a575 | 22 November 2019

Original Research
Even we are important: Sexuality and the degenderisation of  
people with disabilities in the linguistic landscapes of two  
South African universities in the Western Cape province
Temitope O. Adekunle, Gift Mheta, Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a568 | 22 November 2019

Review Article
A defence of identity for persons with disability: Reflections  
from religion and philosophy versus ancient African culture
Patrick Ojok, Junior B. Musenze
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a490 | 23 April 2019

Review Article
The health benefits of exercise therapy for patients with Down  
syndrome: A systematic review
Yvonne Paul, Terry J. Ellapen, Marco Barnard, Henriëtte V. Hammill, 
Mariëtte Swanepoel
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a576 | 23 October 2019

Opinion Paper
Inclusion, universal design and universal design for learning in  
higher education: South Africa and the United States
Elizabeth M. Dalton, Marcia Lyner-Cleophas, Britt T. Ferguson,  
Judith McKenzie
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a519 | 29 July 2019

Case Study
Integrated home-based screening for people living with disabilities:  
A case study from rural Malawi
Elizabeth M. Petersen, Emily B. Wroe, Kondwani Nyangulu,  
Chisomo Kanyenda, Sam Njolomole, Elizabeth L. Dunbar,  
Chiyembekezo Z. Kachimanga
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a582 | 22 November 2019

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Editorial
An introduction to a special issue on the role of assistive technology in 
social inclusion of persons with disabilities in Africa: Outcome of the fifth 
African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability conference
Gubela Mji, Anthony Edusei
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a681 | 12 November 2019

Original Research
Assistive technology enables inclusion in higher education: The role  
of Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association
Marcia Lyner-Cleophas
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a558 | 22 August 2019

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Perspectives on a mobile application that maps assistive technology 
resources in Africa
Surona Visagie, Rebecca Matter, George Kayange, Mussa Chiwaula,  
Mark Harniss, Callista Kahonde
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a567 | 22 August 2019

Correction
Corrigendum: The intersection of disability and food security:  
Perspectives of health and humanitarian aid workers
Candice A. Quarmby, Mershen Pillay
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a551 | 10 October 2019

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Erratum: The intersection of disability and food security:  
Perspectives of health and humanitarian aid workers
Candice A. Quarmby, Mershen Pillay
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a550 | 10 October 2019

Correction
Erratum: Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation
Jenna-Lee Procter
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a605 | 10 October 2019

Correction
Corrigendum: The impact of stroke on people living in central Uganda: 
A descriptive study
Julius T. Kamwesiga, Lena K. von Koch, Gunilla M. Eriksson,  
Susanne G.E. Guidetti
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a606 | 10 October 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgement
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a682 | 11 December 2019

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Book Review
Disability, health and human development –  
Book review
Zuzana Matousova-Done
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a538 | 26 August 2019

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Review of the book: Handicap et technologie en contextes  
africains [Disability and technology in african contexts] by Patrick 
Devlieger, Jori De Coster, Lambert Nieme and Léon Mbadu-Khonde
Muriel Mac-Seing
African Journal of Disability | Vol 8 | a635 | 09 September 2019

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