ajod: A Pathfinder

This is a computer-generated pathfinder created against the Distant Reader study called ajod.

Each Distant Reader study carrel is composed of many individual items. Each item is bibliographically described with author, title, date, summary, and keyword values. Below is a list of the items' most signficant keywords as well as lists of the items themselves. Purpusing the content of this pathfinder provides the student, researcher, or scholar with one way to get their heads around the scope of the carrel. The keywords include:

Disabilities; Health; Participants; People; Africa; Children; Education; Support; Data; Rehabilitation; Services; Persons; Care; Access; Learning; Learners; Development; Experiences; Years; Challenges; Training; Participation; Studies; Review; Group; Deaf; Injury; Reviewer; Swartz; Pain; Technology; Society; Countries; Article; Violence; Case; Kenya; Body; Table; Cameroon; Human; Water; Sciences; Tshwane; Pretoria

Depending on how this pathfinder was created, many of the bibliographic sections will include elaborations on the meaning(s) of the given keywords. These elaborations were generated by feeding the items' summaries to a large langauge model and asking the model to address the question, "What is X?", where "X" is the keyword. The result will be a few sentences of elaboration. Be forewarned. The elaborations are often plausible, but they should not be take as truth. Instead, they should be taken as points for consideration.

• Communication training for centre-based carers of children with severe or profound disabilities in the Western Cape, South Africa by Geiger, Martha (2012) - Furthermore, speech therapists’ collaboration with community-based rehabilitation workers in terms of carer training holds great potential for covering the extensive training needs newly opened up by the recent High Court ruling that children in special care centres will receive appropriate stimulation and/or educational inputs (Western Cape High Court 2011). Whilst there are some encouraging examples of mainstream crèches accommodating children with disabilities and of other parents embracing and assisting such children and their families, this is still the exception rather than the norm. Keywords: africa; cape; carers; centres; children; communication; development; disabilities; disability; health; skills; south; training
• Activity and participation experiences of people with disabilities in Ethiopia by Krupa, Terry; Lysagh, Rosemary; Yehuala, Yetnayet S.; Aldersey, Heather M.; Adugna, Molalign B.; Kessler, Dorothy; Batorowicz, Beata; Montagnese, Jasmine; Kolomitro, Klodiana (2022) - Similar to the neighbouring country of Kenya, in Ethiopia disability is perceived to occur because of missteps by the mother, such as infidelity, or the way the mother treats others while she is pregnant (Bunning et al. 2017; Franck & Joshi 2017), thus, leading to the view that the child’s disability is a form of punishment or curse (Bunning). Iyassu, S.A. & McKinnon, F., 2021, ‘Disability rights are human rights: Pushing Ethiopia towards a rights based movement’, Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights 19(1), 51–61, viewed 08 April 2022 from https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/njihr/vol19/iss1/5. Keywords: access; activities; community; disabilities; disability; education; ethiopia; health; need; participants; participation; people; rehabilitation; rights; study; support; university
• Provision and use of physical rehabilitation services for adults with disabilities in Rwanda: A descriptive study by Kumurenzi, Anne; Richardson, Julie; Thabane, Lehana; Kagwiza, Jeanne; Musabyemariya, Ines; Bosch, Jackie (2022) - Anne Kumurenzi Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda Julie Richardson Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Lehana Thabane Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Jeanne Kagwiza Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda Ines Musabyemariya Functional Rehabilitation Programme, Humanity and Inclusion, Kigali, Rwanda Jackie Bosch Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Citation Kumurenzi, A., Richardson, J., Thabane, L., Kagwiza, J., Musabyemariya, I. & Bosch, J., 2022, ‘Provision and use of physical rehabilitation services for adults with disabilities in Rwanda: A descriptive study’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a1004. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.1004 Research Project Registration: Project Number: 00001973 Original Research Provision and use of physical rehabilitation services for adults with disabilities in Rwanda: A descriptive study Anne Kumurenzi, Julie Richardson, Lehana Thabane, Jeanne Kagwiza, Ines Musabyemariya, Jackie Bosch Received: 31 Dec. 2021; Accepted: 04 May 2022; Published: 30 Aug. 2022 Keywords: countries; data; disabilities; disability; et al; facilities; health; participants; people; physical; public; rehabilitation; rehabilitation services; rural; rwanda; semiprivate; services
• Monitoring disability inclusion: Setting a baseline for South Africa by Suich, Helen; Schneider, Marguerite (2022) - Abstract Background: The progressive realisation of disability inclusion requires political will and commitment, and comprehensive monitoring is necessary to give a clear understanding of what needs to be addressed and to highlight the gaps and barriers to the achievement of social inclusion of people with disabilities. Variables were utilised to represent aspects of nine domains of disability inclusion, and outcomes were compared using chi-squared tests (with Bonferroni adjustments) for groups categorised by disability severity and gender, and for affect severity and gender. Keywords: affect; disabilities; disability; disability inclusion; disability severity; domains; exclusion; inclusion; indicators; levels; people; rates; severity; women
• Non-Disclosure of abuse in children and young adults with disabilities: Reasons and mitigation strategies Northwest Region of Cameroon by Tsangue, Glory T.; Awa, Jacque Chirac; Nsono, Josephine; Ayima, Charlotte W.; Tih, Pius M. (2022) - Abstract Background: Child abuse is a serious public health issue in low- and middle-income countries, and children with disabilities are at greater risk of abuse. Twelve key informant interviews and eight focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted among key staff from child protection offices for child abuse, parents and teachers in schools. Keywords: abuse; adults; cameroon; cases; child abuse; children; cwd; disabilities; disability; interviews; parents; participants; people; protection; report; rights; study; years
• Participation patterns of children with cerebral palsy: A caregiver’s perspective by Africa, Lethabo E.; Human, Anri; Tshabalala, Muziwakhe D. (2023) - As far as leisure activities are concerned, children who were reported to be more ambulant (Table 2) participated in a variety of recreational activities such as football or playing on their own or with their toys or with other children in the street. Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lethabo E. Africa Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Healthcare Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa Anri Human Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Healthcare Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Muziwakhe D. Tshabalala Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Healthcare Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Africa, L.E., Human, A. & Tshabalala, M.D., 2023, ‘Participation patterns of children with cerebral palsy: Keywords: activities; caregivers; children; data; disabilities; education; et al; leisure; living; palsy; participation; study
• Guidelines for leadership development of youth with physical disabilities through leisure education: A Delphi study by Malema, Makhaya J.; Africa, Luzaan; Caldwell, Linda; Young, Marie; Wegner, Lisa (2022) - Acquiring leadership skills through leisure education programmes may be particularly effective for youth with disabilities to gain confidence in their leadership abilities. The current study forms part of a bigger project which argues that leisure education programmes can be used to promote leadership development. Keywords: development; disabilities; education; guidelines; leadership; leadership development; leisure; leisure education; programmes; round; skills; study; youth
• Uganda’s disability journey: Progress and challenges by Abimanyi-Ochom, Julie; Mannan, Hasheem (2014) - Comparable to other developing countries, Uganda lacks disability data for monitoring and evaluating disability interventions’ policy. This is important in improving disability data including attainment of consistency in its measurement. Keywords: development; disabilities; disability; education; health; international; organization; persons; uganda; world; world health
• Restricted participation: Drivers, experiences and implications of disability stigma in Ethiopia by Breffka, Esther; Jagoe, Caroline; Murphy, Susan P.; Tsegaw, Belestie B. (2023) - Disability stigma as a driver of structural hermeneutical injustice The distinct nature of disability stigma is premised on an assumption of differential power and knowledge between persons with and without disabilities. Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Insights from the data Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnote About the Author(s) Esther Breffka Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Caroline Jagoe Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Susan P. Murphy Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Belestie B. Tsegaw Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Health Care, Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Department of Psychology, Faculty of Behavioral Science, Social Studies and Humanities, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Citation Breffka, E., Jagoe, C., Murphy, S.P. & Tsegaw, B.B., 2023, ‘Restricted participation: Drivers, experiences and implications of disability stigma in Ethiopia’, African Journal of Disability 12(0), a1085. Keywords: community; data; disabilities; disability; disability stigma; health; injustice; literature; participation; persons; research; rights; stigma; study; survey
• Challenges and opportunities of centring the African voice in disability research by Ned, Lieketseng Y.; Dube, Kudakwashe; Swartz, Leslie (2022) - Abstract Background The implications of differential exclusion from education Challenges for disability-related research in Africa African Renaissance as a premise for reimagining disability studies in Africa Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lieketseng Y. Ned Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Kudakwashe Dube Africa Disability Alliance, Pretoria, South Africa Leslie Swartz Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Ned, L.Y., Dube, K. & Swartz, L., 2022, ‘Challenges and opportunities of centring the African voice in disability research’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a1089. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.1089 Opinion Paper Challenges and opportunities of centring the African voice in disability research Lieketseng Y. Ned, Kudakwashe Dube, Leslie Swartz Received: 31 May 2022; Accepted: 11 Aug. 2022; African Renaissance as a premise for reimagining disability studies in Africa As we have noted, the field of disability studies is reflective of geopolitical and broader power relations, and there is limited work which centres doing disability research from the lens of African societies (Ned 2022). Keywords: african; disabilities; disability; global; ned; people; research; south; studies
• Effects of institutional policies on employees with nonobvious disabilities by Stacey, Anthony G. (2023) - Contribution: The study demonstrates that a supportive institutional culture is necessary to give effect to disability policies and legislation and to optimise the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workplace. Institutional policies related to disability In this section, I cite examples from institutional policies that were applicable at the time, particularly those which are apparently well-meaning and beneficial but which constitute subtle or embedded discrimination against persons with disabilities. Keywords: ableism; accommodation; disabilities; disability; employees; experiences; injury; institution; persons; policies; policy; rights; selection; study; travel; university; witwatersrand
• Self-devised assistive techniques by university students with learning disabilities by Manase, Ndakaitei (2023) - https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2017.1325456 Harniss, M., Samant Raja, D. & Matter, R., 2015, ‘Assistive technology access and service delivery in resource-limited environments: Introduction to a special issue of disability and rehabilitation: Assistive technology’, Disability and Rehabilitation: Theoretical framework: Understanding assistive technology within the capability approach Research methods and design Findings and discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Ndakaitei Manase College of Education, Institute for Open and Distance Learning, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Manase, N., 2023, ‘Self-devised assistive techniques by university students with learning disabilities’, African Journal of Disability 12(0), a1106. Keywords: access; approach; capability; challenges; conversion; disabilities; disability; education; factors; learning; reading; south; students; study; support; technology; university; use
• Non-use of healthcare services among persons with mobility impairments in Cofimvaba, South Africa by Tshaka, Babalwa; Visagie, Surona; Ned, Lieketseng Y. (2023) - The issue of long distance is prominently featured as a reason for nonuse of healthcare facilities, as well as poor access in other healthcare access studies for persons with disabilities. This study shows that there is an umbilical link between environmental conditions in rural contexts, healthcare access challenges and the nonuse status. Keywords: access; africa; disabilities; disability; healthcare; impairments; mobility; participants; persons; services; south; study; years
• ‘People don’t understand what we go through!’: Caregiver views on South Africa’s care dependency grant by Trafford, Zara (2023) - https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.942 Saloojee, G., Phohole, M., Saloojee, H. & Ijsselmuiden, C., 2007, ‘Unmet health, welfare and educational needs of disabled children in an impoverished South African peri-urban township’, Child: Care, Health and Development 33(3), 230–235. Direct costs include those that are specific to impairment (such as assistive devices, therapeutic services, accessible transport and caregiving), while indirect costs are those related to a loss of income or opportunity because of the demands of caregiving when appropriate child care is too expensive, inadequate or absent (Banks, Kuper & Polack 2017; Banks et al. 2021; White et al. 2018). Keywords: access; africa; cape; caregivers; cdg; children; data; disabilities; disability; grant; income; parents; participants; research; south; support; years
• Respite care models and practices for persons with intellectual disability: A scoping review by Abrahams, Toni; Kleintjes, Sharon (2023) - Service provisions should be aligned to enforce the right to respite care and other rights such as the right to participation as elaborated in the CRPD, as has been conceptualised, for example, in respite care services in New Zealand (Ministry of Health 2017). The results provide clarity on how respite care services are delivered. Keywords: care; caregivers; children; disabilities; disability; et al; family; health; intellectual; journal; national; needs; persons; research; respite care; review; services; support
• How did South Africans with disabilities experience COVID-19? Results of an online survey by Wickenden, Mary; Hart, Tim G.B.; Thompson, Stephen J.; Davids, Yul D.; Ngungu, Mercy (2023) - The South African government has ratified international and regional disability treaties but deals with disability rights within general anti-discrimination legislation. This neglect of the specific needs for disability rights to be intentionally upheld continues a pre-COVID-19 feeling of exclusion and loss of dignity. Keywords: access; africa; covid-19; disabilities; disability; government; health; pandemic; people; persons; research; respondents; rights; services; south; support; survey
• A qualitative study: Barriers and support for participation for children with disabilities by Hansen, Anne Marie Witchger; Siame, Musonde; van der Veen, Judith (2014) - Research focussing on children with disabilities in developing countries suggests that 90% of these children do not attend school and are thus less likely to engage in other opportunities for social participation (Global Partnership for Children 2012). Children with disabilities are vulnerable to limited participation, which results from the interaction between children and their physical and social environments (Forsyth & Jarvis 2002; Law et al. 2006). Keywords: barriers; cbr; child; children; community; disabilities; family; mothers; participation; study; support; year
• Exploring employees’ coping with disability management practices at a South African university by Moll, Aletta M. (2023) - Keywords: psychological stress; appraisal; coping; coping theory of Lazarus and Folkman; employees with disabilities; disability management; accommodation; workplace. Disability management is the responsibility of the employer’s top management to ensure adequate workspaces by adhering to legislation in the employer’s policy that specifies the relevant practices. Keywords: disabilities; disability; employees; management; participant; people; practices; research; south; university; work; workplace
• Family quality of life and children with disability in Ethiopia: The role of support providers by Jansen-van Vuuren, Julia; Dawud, Solomon; Lysaght, Rosemary; Batorowicz, Beata; Aldersey, Heather M. (2023) - Aldersey, H.M., Turnbull, A.P. & Turnbull, H.R., 2016, ‘Family support in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo’, Journal of Policy & Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 13(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12143 Annink, A., 2017, ‘Using the research journal during qualitative data collection in a cross-cultural context’, Entrepreneurship Research Journal 7(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12864 Kyrkou, N., 2018, ‘Family quality of life and nurturing the sibling relationship’, International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies 9(4), 75–87. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs94201818641 Kyzar, K.B., Turnbull, A.P., Summers, J.A. & Gomez, V.A., 2012, ‘The relationship of family support to family outcomes: A synthesis of key findings from research on severe disability’, Research & Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities 37(1), 31–44. Keywords: children; community; disabilities; disability; families; family; fqol; journal; life; need; participants; providers; quality; relationships; research; study; support
• A call to give a voice to people with intellectual disabilities in Africa through inclusive research by Kahonde, Callista K. (2023) - Literature is lacking from Africa explicating the challenges of conducting research with people with ID, neither is there literature documenting experiences of ID researchers and lessons learnt, which can inform and guide ID inclusive research on the continent. It has the aim of promoting worldwide research and knowledge sharing and building of collaborations among researchers working on ID research (Timmons 2013). Keywords: africa; article; disabilities; disability; journal; people; research; researchers; south
• Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework by Tinta, Nokuthula; Kolanisi, Unathi (2023) - Baffoe, M., 2013, ‘Stigma, discrimination & marginalisation: Gateways to oppression of persons with disabilities in Ghana, West Africa’, Journal of Educational and Social Research 3(1), 187–198. Banks, L.M., Kuper, H. & Polack, S., 2017, ‘Poverty and disability in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review’, PLoS One 12(12), e0189996. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189996 Bernard, H.R. & Ryan, G.W., 2010, Analysing qualitative data: In a study done by Naami (2010) on the impact of unemployment on women with physical disabilities in Tamale, Ghana, training in old-fashioned designs was noted as a barrier to employment faced by women with disabilities. Keywords: activities; barriers; development; disabilities; disability; economic; empowerment; generating; income; participants; participation; people; poverty; skills; workshop
• Human capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilities by Magidigidi, Lumka; Roman, Nicolette V.; Sonn, Inge K. (2023) - Lumka Magidigidi Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Nicolette V. Roman Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Inge K. Sonn Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Magidigidi, L., Roman, N.V. & Sonn, I.K., 2023, ‘Human capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilities’, African Journal of Disability 12(0), a1155. Department of Social Development (DSD), Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities (DWCPD) & United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2012, Violence against children in South Africa. Keywords: capabilities; caregivers; children; data; disabilities; disability; health; human; parents; participants; people; research; study; support
• Universal design of instruction to enhance learning for university students with visual disabilities by Singh, Jayshree; Suknunan, Sachin (2023) - The majority were in favour of re-designing lecture rooms and re-evaluating courses in consideration of UDI principles, as the flexibility of a design such as UDI would enable SWVDs to participate in activities promoting interaction among students and instructors. Results further indicated that there is a positive correlation between factors to be considered for the implementation of UDI and implementation of UDI facilitates or maximises learning outcomes (0.475*, p < 0.05). Keywords: classroom; design; disabilities; disability; education; instruction; learning; students; study; swvds; udi; university
• Parenting a child with disability: A mother’s reflection on the significance of social support by Sadiki, Marubini C. (2023) - Here, I reflect on the significance of social support groups as a mother of a child with disabilities. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v2i1 Pedro, A., Goldschmidt, T. & Daniels, L., 2019, ‘Parent-carer awareness and understanding of dyspraxia: Implications for child development support practices’, Journal of Psychology in Africa 29(1), 87–91. Keywords: child; children; disabilities; disability; support
• Inclusion of learners with learning disabilities in the Vaal Triangle mainstream classrooms by Hove, Nilford; Phasha, Nareadi T. (2023) - Literature review Studies carried out globally on inclusive pedagogic practices in teaching learners with learning disabilities in mainstream classrooms pointed to challenges with the way these learners receive their education. For example, a qualitative study by Mntambo (2011) in Lesotho that explored teachers’ experiences in teaching learners with learning disabilities revealed a lack of understanding of inclusive education practices by the teachers. Keywords: classrooms; data; disabilities; education; learners; learning; mainstream; participant; schools; study; teachers; teaching; use
• Disability unplugged: What really matters to people with disabilities? by Ohajunwa, Chioma; Kahonde, Callista; Eide, Arne H.; Ned, Lieketseng (2022) - The focus is particularly on the challenges and opportunities of centring African voices in disability research. Strengthening evidence-based practice and contributing to practice- based evidence in under-resourced South African communities’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a943. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.943 Ned, L.Y., Dube, K. & Swartz, L., 2022, ‘Challenges and opportunities of centring the African voice in disability research’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a1089. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.1089 Ohajunwa, C.O., 2022, ‘Local knowledge in inclusive education policies in Africa: informing sustainable outcomes’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a941. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.941 Sadiki, M.C., 2022, ‘Parenting a child with disability in rural South Africa: Keywords: africa; disabilities; disability; journal; research; south
• Barriers to the employability of people with disabilities in the South African public service by Charles, Warren P.; Gie, Liiza; Musakuro, Rhodrick N. (2023) - To this end, a panel of experts in disability studies was assembled to scrutinise the interview guide. In the light of this, Oskouie et al. (2017) suggested that there has been a significant need for more theoretical work to expand context-specific knowledge on disability stigma and discrimination. Keywords: africa; barriers; disabilities; disability; discrimination; employment; government; mainstream; people; public; pwds; research; service; south; stigma; study
• Table of Contents Vol 11 (2022) by Office, Editorial (2022) - The development of a policy brief on physical activity and health in Africa for children and adolescents with disabilities: COVID-19 and beyond Rowena Naidoo, Verusia Chetty, Marie E.M. Young, Phindile E. Mahlalela, Philippe J. Gradidge, Soraya Maart, Dané Coetzee, Brett Smith, Estelle Lambert African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a1100 | 15 December 2022 Opinion Paper Oculocutaneous albinism in southern Africa: Historical background, genetic, clinical and psychosocial issues Jennifer G.R. Kromberg, Robyn Kerr African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a877 | 14 October 2022 Review Article Services and interventions needed to prevent secondary health conditions throughout the life span of people with spinal cord injury, South Africa Sonti I. Pilusa, Hellen Myezwa, Joanne Potterton African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a881 | 11 November 2022 Original Research Disability-inclusive community development: A case of a community garden in Limpopo province in South Africa Brian Tigere, Theresa Moyo African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a850 | 06 January 2022 Original Research Difficulties in teaching Grade 3 learners with reading problems in full-service schools in South Africa Thembi A. Phala, Anna Hugo African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a906 | 10 February 2022 Original Research Perspectives of key stakeholders on educational experiences of children with autism spectrum disorders at the Kenyan Coast Amina Abubakar, Joseph K. Gona, Patricia Kipkemoi, Kenneth Rimba, Dennis Amukambwa, Charles R.J.C. Newton African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a847 | 23 February 2022 Original Research Self-identified intervention priorities amongst women with road accident-acquired physical disabilities in South Africa Laura Hartmann, Alison Hamilton, Amelia van der Merwe, Stefani du Toit, Wendy Xakayi, Xanthe Hunt African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a867 | 25 February 2022 Original Research Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of risk to sexual violence among adults with intellectual disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa Callista K. Kahonde, Rebecca Johns African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a837 | 18 March 2022 1 5 12 20 31 40 46 55 Vol 11 (2022) ISSN: 2223-9170 (print) | ISSN: 2226-7220 (online)African Journal of Disability http://www.ajod.org Open Access Table of Contents Original Research A path toward disability-inclusive health in Zimbabwe Part 2: A qualitative study on the national response to COVID-19 Tracey Smythe, Thubelihle Mabhena, Shepherd Murahwi, Tapiwanashe Kujinga, Hannah Kuper, Simbarashe Rusakaniko African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a991 | 30 May 2022 Original Research Physical activity promotion in persons with spinal cord injuries: Barriers and facilitators in low-resource communities Candace Vermaak, Suzanne Ferreira, Elmarie Terblanche, Wayne Derman African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a988 | 09 June 2022 Original Research The subjective experiences of students with invisible disabilities at a historically disadvantaged university Carushca de Beer, Serena Isaacs, Cameron Lawrence, Gugulethu Cebekhulu, Jade M. Morkel, Jonathan Nell, Noluthando Mpisane, Wayne P. van Tonder, Yolanda R. Mayman, Lobisa Z. Thobenjane, Athena Pedro African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a932 | 10 June 2022 Original Research The matrix of linguistic exclusions impeding career construction for D/deaf learners Unati Stemela-Zali, Harsha Kathard, Maximus M. Sefotho African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a935 | 13 June 2022 Original Research Towards interventions on school dropouts for disabled learners amidst and post-COVID-19 pandemic Tawanda Makuyana African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a1009 | 24 June 2022 Original Research The support needs of families raising children with intellectual disability Mantji J. Modula African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a952 | 27 June 2022 Original Research Teaching learners with autism in the South African inclusive classroom: Pedagogic strategies and possibilities Moleli Nthibeli, Dominic Griffiths, Tanya Bekker African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a979 | 30 June 2022 Original Research Experiences of spinal cord injury patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit at the national referral hospital in Khomas region, Namibia Daniel O. Ashipala, Lettie Langendorf African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a1018 | 27 July 2022 Original Research Psychosocial challenges of children with disabilities in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo province of South Africa: Towards a responsive integrated disability strategy Matthews M. Makwela, Elizabeth I. Smit African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a799 | 28 July 2022 158 171 179 189 200 209 218 230 238 Original Research Challenges of caregivers providing care to children with disabilities at non-governmental organisations in Tshwane townships, South Africa Sharifa Moosa-Tayob, Patrone R. Risenga African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a930 | 28 July 2022 Original Research Strategies employed in coping with physical disabilities acquired during adulthood in rural South Africa Marubini C. Sadiki, Israel Kibirige African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a907 | 05 The effects of cognitive effort on academic performance of learners with cochlear implants in a private mainstream school in Gauteng Lior Blumenthal, Maximus M. Sefotho African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a886 | 28 October 2022 Original Research Guidelines for leadership development of youth with physical disabilities through leisure education: A Delphi study Makhaya J. Malema, Luzaan Africa, Linda Caldwell, Marie Young, Lisa Wegner African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a1073 | 04 November 2022 Original Research A case study of interventions to facilitate learning for pupils with hearing impairment in Tanzania Tron V. Tronstad, Bjørn Gjessing, Ingvild Ørland, Tone Øderud, Cosmas Mnyanyi, Isaack Myovela, Jon Øygarden African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a974 | 10 November 2022 Original Research ‘I might be lucky and go back to school’: Keywords: african; african journal; children; december; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; health; journal; learners; research; south; vol
• Accessibility for persons with mobility impairments within an informal trading site: A case study on the markets of Warwick, South Africa by Naidoo, Pragashnie; Koch, Helga E.; Anderson, Jassmine; Ghela, Prashika; Govender, Perusha; Hoosen, Nausheena; Khan, Halima (2014) - (Sihle) Ramps throughout the markets do not satisfy the design specifications as there is an absence of handrails in some instances, whilst in other areas some are too steep for use and floor surfaces are not smooth, making access to markets, therefore, difficult for persons with mobility impairments. Additionally, markets are often centralised together with transport facilities, which are important for persons with mobility impairments to access other forms of employment. Keywords: access; accessibility; design; disabilities; facilities; figure; impairments; markets; mobility; persons; south; study
• Leisure education to leadership: Youth with physical disabilities’ experiences in South Africa by Malema, Makhaya J.; Young, Marie E.M.; Wegner, Lisa (2023) - An argument is made that developing leadership skills for youth with physical disabilities can be facilitated by participating in leisure education programmes. In this study, leadership development is applied in the context of YwPD’s ability to develop and influence relationships and skills among peers in a non-formal setting where leisure education programmes allow them to encourage each other (Shaikh, Bean & Forneris 2019). Keywords: activities; development; disabilities; female; leadership; leisure; leisure education; participants; people; programmes; skills; study; theme; youth; ywpd
• Challenges of competency-based curriculum in teaching learners with learning disabilities by Mpofu, Jabulani; Sefotho, Maximus M. (2024) - A case study analyses a single unit – in this study, competency-based curriculum in teaching learners with learning disabilities. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of competency-based curriculum to learners with learning disabilities in Mhangura of Makonde District in Zimbabwe. Keywords: challenges; competency; curriculum; disabilities; education; implementation; learners; learning; research; resources; study; teachers; teaching
• Disability inclusion in malaria services in western Tanzania: A rapid barrier analysis by Nyanza, Elias C.; Kapesa, Anthony; Maduka, Theresia; Madullu, Monica T. (2023) - According to the Tanzanian Disability Survey (2008), it is estimated that more than 20% of persons with disabilities encounter some barriers when accessing health services including malaria services. The Tanzania Persons with Disabilities Act (2010) commits the government to ensure access to health services including malaria services for all. Keywords: access; barriers; community; disabilities; disability; female; government; health; health services; healthcare; malaria; malaria services; male; people; persons; services; study; tanzania
• Competence of teachers towards managing trauma among children with disabilities in Ghana by Opoku, Maxwell P.; Alsheikh, Negmeldin; Miezah, Daniel; Shah, Haseena; Elhoweris, Hala; Moustafa, Ashraf (2024) - Results Confirming the underlying structure of teacher trauma management scale The 53-item TTMS (see Appendix 1) was validated using CFA, and iterated deletion of erroneous covariances improved the fit indices. FIGURE 2: Summary of confirmatory factor analysis for teacher trauma management scale. Keywords: children; disabilities; education; ghana; management; schools; study; teachers; trauma; trauma management
• Disability inclusion in African health systems’ responses during COVID-19: A scoping review by Engelbrecht, Madri; Ngqangashe, Yandisa; Mduzana, Luphiwo; Sherry, Kate; Ned, Lieketseng (2023) - UNESCO, 2021b, Disability inclusive COVID-19 response: Best practice, UNESCO, New Delhi, viewed 18 June 2023, from https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000378354. Terms were grouped into four themes using PECO, namely population (all people with disabilities), Exposure (COVID-19 pandemic including COVID-19 vaccines), Context (Africa), Outcomes (health system responses, disability considerations, disability accommodations and disability inclusive responses). Keywords: access; africa; countries; covid-19; disabilities; disability; et al; health; healthcare; pandemic; people; persons; responses; review; services; south; systems
• A (mis)guidance of disabled youth: Post-secondary schooling transition experiences in South Africa by Bam, Armand; Kriger, Samantha; Cottle, Zelda (2023) - Barnes, C., 2012, ‘The social model of disability: Valuable or irrelevant’, in The Routledge handbook of disability studies, pp. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143420959793 McLaughlin, J., 2023, ‘Bringing disability studies and youth studies together to enhance understandings of youth transitions’, Journal of Youth Studies 26, 1–16. Keywords: africa; career; development; disabilities; disability; education; guidance; journal; outcomes; participants; people; research; schools; students; study; support; teachers; transition; youth
• South African single mothers’ experiences of raising a child with a disability by Mbanjwa, Siya; Harvey, Clare (2023) - Much of the literature on child disability appears to be centred on the emotional and caregiving costs on parents, offering overly simple perspectives of parenting children with disabilities (Kearney & Griffin 2001; McConkey et al. 2008). The overarching theme that emerged from the data is the multi-level strain of single motherhood in the face of child disability. Keywords: care; child; child disability; children; disabilities; disability; family; female; journal; mothers; parents; participants; south; study; support
• Delays in Education and Leadership for Youth with Disabilities: Lessons from the TamTam Project by Kesah, Nfotoh P.; Che, Wanka’a R.; Agbor Junior, Agbor A.; Cockburn, Lynn (2024) - Nfotoh P. Kesah Department of Communication and Advocacy, Hope Social Union for the Visually Impaired, Bamenda, Cameroon Department of Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Laws and Political Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon Wanka’a R. Che Department of Communication and Advocacy, Hope Social Union for the Visually Impaired, Bamenda, Cameroon Agbor A. Agbor Junior Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon Department of Medical Sociology, Anthropology and Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, Experiential Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Yaounde, Cameroon Lynn Cockburn School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Citation Kesah, N.P., Che, W.R., Junior, A.A.A. & Cockburn, L., 2024, ‘Delays in Education and Leadership for Youth with Disabilities: Lessons from the Tamtam Project’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1323. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1465132 Opoku, M.P., Mprah, W.K. & Saka, B.N., 2016, ‘Participation of persons with disabilities in political activities in Cameroon’, Disability and the Global South 3(2), 980–999, viewed 10 December 2023, from https://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/567706. Keywords: article; cameroon; disabilities; disability; education; project; students; youth
• Implementing early childhood education for children with disabilities in South Africa and Kenya by Clark, Brigitte J.; Holness, Willene A.; Nyamadzawo, Ruth T.; Moogi, Dennis (2024) - The link between ECD services and child development was not reflected by meaningful change in how ECD services were provided (Storbeck & Moodley 2011). [S]upport for parenting, prevention of stunting among young children, safe and affordable child care for very young children and other families needing assistance, and planned rapid expansion early child care and education and provision of services to the most at-need families, including children with disabilities. Keywords: act; africa; centres; childhood; childhood education; children; department; development; disabilities; disability; ecd; ece; education; government; kenya; law; policy; rights; social; south
• Women with disabilities’ use of maternal care services in sub-Saharan Africa by Rotenberg, Sara H.; Davey, Calum; McFadden, Emily (2024) - Finally, the data provide no indication on the quality of care women with disabilities received after seeking care, including how their wishes around birth are respected, which is a consistent issue in the literature on health care for people with disabilities. We’ve never had anybody like you before”: Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities’, Disability and Health Journal 10(3), 426–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.03.017 Tarasoff, L.A., Ravindran, S., Malik, H., Salaeva, D. & Brown, H.K., 2020, ‘Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology222(1), 27.e1–27.e32. Keywords: africa; antenatal; birth; care; data; disabilities; disability; et al; health; study; women
• Mapping disability and climate change knowledge base in Scopus using bibliometric analysis by Makuyana, Tawanda; Dube, Kaitano (2024) - Disability subgroups covered within climate change research in Scopus The findings reveal that, towards the end of period 1, Alexander et al. (2019) explored climate change and disability from an angle of the educational needs of rehabilitation professionals in line with disaster management and spinal cord injuries. One can say that the ones left out of climate change research, including deaf people, are vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change-induced events. Keywords: analysis; change research; climate change; disabilities; disability; documents; et al; figure; findings; global; health; people; period; persons; research; resilience; scopus; south; study
• Staff perception on including students with physical disabilities at a South African university by Mphohoni, Mashudu R.; Geiger, Martha; Visagie, Surona; Manafe, Mashudu (2024) - Conclusion: The findings of the study showed a lack of disability inclusion policy, environmental challenges and lack of SWPD enrolment. This is so despite the availability of the international and local policy framework on disability inclusion in HEIs such as UNCRPD (UN, 2007), WPRPD (DSD, 2016) and the Strategic Policy Framework on the PSET System (DHET, 2018). Keywords: disabilities; disability; education; health; inclusion; respondents; sciences; south; study; swpd; university
• Exploring perceptions of sexuality among youth with physical disabilities in Gweru, Zimbabwe by Mashanyare, Tapson; Garutsa, Tendayi C.; Odhav, Kiran (2024) - Youths with disabilities are not passive recipients of negative stigma but they secretly engage in relationships to experience what other youth without disabilities experience. Contrary to Trickstar’s account and the 24-year-old female focus group participant who were overprotected by parents because of safety concerns, the account of Taona and the 27-year-old female focus group participant shows how their families were also protecting themselves from disability stigma through locking up youth with disabilities. Keywords: data; disabilities; disability; education; family; health; parents; participants; people; research; sexuality; social; study; years; youth
• Starting a cultural collective for mothers of children with disabilities: A case study by Raknes, Solfrid; Sæbjørnsen, Siv Elin N.; Aarlie, Hege C.; Bromstad, Thrine Marie N.; Makuu, Mariana J.; Yamala, Caroline; Hean, Sarah (2024) - Abstract Background Aim of the article Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References Appendix 1 About the Author(s) Solfrid Raknes Department of Health and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway Siv Elin N. Sæbjørnsen Department of Health and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway Hege C. Aarlie Department of Welfare and Participation, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Science, Bergen, Norway Thrine Marie N. Bromstad Department of Health and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway Mariana J. Makuu Department of Sociology and Social work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Caroline Yamala Uhuru Mama Collective, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Sarah Hean Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway Citation Raknes, S., Sæbjørnsen, S.E.N., Aarlie, H.C., Bromstad, T.M.N., Makuu, M.J., Yamala, C. et al., 2024, ‘Starting a cultural collective for mothers of children with disabilities: A case study’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1367. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1367 Original Research Starting a cultural collective for mothers of children with disabilities: A case study Solfrid Raknes, Siv Elin N. Sæbjørnsen, Hege C. Aarlie, Thrine Marie N. Bromstad, Mariana J. Makuu, Caroline Yamala, Keywords: caregivers; challenges; children; collective; community; data; depression; disabilities; disability; education; et al; health; journal; participants; research; study; support; tanzania
• Developing teachers’ competency for inclusive education in Ethiopia by Kebede, Aschalew T.; Phasha, Tlakale N. (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-3802.2010.01162.x Forlin, C., 2012, ‘Future directions: What is needed now for effective inclusive teacher education?’, in C. Forlin (ed.), Future directions for inclusive teacher education: An international perspective, pp.173–182, Routledge, New York, NY. Therefore, collaboration, student management, support and instructional accommodation are crucial practical skills for inclusive education teachers (Liakopoulou 2011). Keywords: attitudes; disabilities; education; ethiopia; inclusion; journal; knowledge; learning; needs; research; skills; students; teacher education; teachers; teaching; training
• Accommodating persons with communication disabilities in court: Perspectives of law students by Bornman, Juan; Msipa, Dianah (2024) - Abstract Introduction Legal basis for the provision of accommodations to enable equal access to justice Conceptual framework for the provision of accommodations Research methods and design Discussion Limitations Conclusions Recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Juan Bornman Division of Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Dianah Msipa Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Bornman, J. & Msipa, D., 2024, ‘Accommodating persons with communication disabilities in court: Perspectives of law students’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1385. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1385 Original Research Accommodating persons with communication disabilities in court: Perspectives of law students Juan Bornman, Dianah Msipa Received: 27 Nov. 2023; Abstract Background: Individuals with communication disabilities encounter obstacles in attaining equal access to justice compared to others. Keywords: access; accommodations; communication; communication disabilities; court; disabilities; disability; group; ideas; individuals; justice; law; participants; persons; rights; students
• Table of Contents Vol 12 (2023) by Office, Editorial (2024) - | ISSN: 2226-7220 (online)African Journal of Disability http://www.ajod.org Open Access Table of Contents ii Original Research Effects of institutional policies on employees with nonobvious disabilities Anthony G. Stacey African Journal of Disability | Vol 12 | a1103 | 17 March 2023 Original Research Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income- generating activities: A proposed development framework Nokuthula Tinta, Unathi Kolanisi African Journal of Disability | Vol 12 | a1133 | 20 March 2023 Original Research ‘Yebo, it was a great relief’: How mothers experience their children’s autism diagnoses Mbalenhle N. Manono, Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson African Journal of Disability A caregiver’s perspective Lethabo E. Africa, Anri Human, Muziwakhe D. Tshabalala African Journal of Disability | Vol 12 | a1058 | 31 January 2023 Original Research How did South Africans with disabilities experience COVID-19? Keywords: african; african journal; disabilities; disability; january; journal; research; south; vol
• Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal by Pente, Vladimir Y.; Jeyam, Anita; Bechange, Stevens; Jolley, Emma; Roca, Anne; Dossou, Sandra R.; Ba, Khady; Oye, Joseph; Bocoum, Salimata; Leclercq, Laurene; Schmidt, Elena (2024) - Jeroense, T. & Spierings, N., 2023, ‘Political participation profiles’, West European Politics 46(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.2017612 Krishna, A., 2002, ‘Enhancing political participation in democracies: What is the role of social capital?’, Comparative Political Studies 35(4), 437–460. Conclusion: There is an urgent need to address the socio-political and environmental factors that have been identified so as to close the disability gaps in voting and ensure equitable opportunities and levels of political participation between people with and without disabilities. Keywords: age; cameroon; countries; disabilities; disability; education; elections; electoral; participants; participation; people; politics; senegal; study; voter; voting
• Livelihoods of young women with and without disabilities in KwaZulu-Natal during COVID-19 by Hanass-Hancock, Jill; Nzuza, Ayanda; Willan, Samantha; Padayachee, Thesandree; Machisa, Mercilene; Carpenter, Bradley (2024) - The country has implemented social protection mechanisms to counteract these inequalities, such as disability grants and employment equity policies that protect persons with disabilities (and other disadvantaged groups) (Hanass-Hancock & McKenzie 2017; Republic of South Africa 1998). Reconceptualising the purpose of disability grants as a mechanism to counteract inequalities will help to mitigate poverty further and treat persons with disabilities as equal members of society who are also providers for their families. Keywords: access; africa; covid-19; disabilities; disability; family; food; lockdown; pandemic; participants; persons; research; south; study; women; year
• Addressing unique challenges and crafting inclusive policies for Queer living with disabilities by Ikhile, Ikekhwa A.; Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Azwihangwisi H.; Sinegugu, Ndlovu (2024) - Marumoagae, M.C., 2012, ‘Disability discrimination and the right of disabled persons to access the labour market’, Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 15(1), 345–365. Chappell, P., 2015, ‘Queering the social emergence of disabled sexual identities: Linking queer theory with disability studies in the South African context’, Agenda 29(1), 54–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2015.1012860 Choudhury, S., Blakemore, S.J. & Charman, T., 2006, ‘Social cognitive development during adolescence’, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 1(3), 165–174. Keywords: africa; community; disabilities; disability; discrimination; et al; experiences; healthcare; identities; individuals; journal; people; qpwd; queer; research; rights; south; south africa; study; support
• At risk but not adequately included: People with disabilities’ experience of COVID-19 in Zambia by Seketi, Queen E.; Menon, J Anitha; Michelo, Charles; Banks, Lena Morgon; Bond, Virginia (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2087488 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Subcommitte, 2020, Zambia COVID-19 response No. 2, Social listening report, 10-16 April 2020, Digital Platforms, Ministry of Health & Zambia National Public Health Institute, Lusaka, viewed n.d., from https://reliefweb.int/report/zambia/zambia-covid-19-response-no-2-risk-communication-community-engagement-rcce-sub Rohwerder, B., Wong, S., Pokharel, S., Khadka, D., Poudyal, N., Prasai, S. et al., 2022, ‘Describing adolescents with disabilities’ experiences of COVID-19 and other humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review’, Global Health Action 15(1), 2107350. Hence, a multidisciplinary team brought different expertise – for instance, VB is a qualitative expert who has worked in Zambia for 30+ years and LMB is a UK-based researcher who has 10+ years of experience in disability research globally. Keywords: covid-19; disabilities; disability; experience; female; health; hearing; idi; impairments; information; measures; pandemic; participants; people; public; research; risk; study; water; zambia
• Inclusive education pandemic: Learning barriers for children with disabilities in South Africa by Chirowamhangu, Raymond (2024) - https://doi.org/10.20858/tp.2019.14.2.11 Gow, M.A., Mostert, Y. & Dreyer, L., 2020, ‘The promise of equal education not kept: Specific learning disabilities – The invisible disability’, African Journal of Disability 9(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v9i0.647 Grimes, P., Cruz, A., Soliman, D.M., Nabata, J.L., Cruz, K.L.S., Vocales, S.I. et al., 2023, Mapping of the progress towards disability inclusive education in Eastern and Southern African countries, good practices and recommendations, UNICEF, Nairobi. This helps to provide clarity on the context and accountability measures on implementing the White Paper 6 on special needs education. Keywords: africa; cape; challenges; children; disabilities; disability; education; journal; learners; needs; participants; policy; research; rights; schools; south; south africa; study; support
• Care perspectives: Mothers of children with disabilities in a peri-urban setting in South Africa by Torres, Marcia A.; Ohajunwa, Chioma O. (2025) - Abstract Introduction Challenges and enablers of caregiving within the South African context Methods Findings Challenges to caregiving for mothers of CWDs Enablers of caregiving Discussion Factors supporting healthcare access Conclusion Limitations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Marcia A. Torres Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Chioma O. Ohajunwa Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Torres, M.A. & Ohajunwa, C.O., 2025, ‘Care perspectives: Mothers of children with disabilities in a peri-urban setting in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1463. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1463 Original Research Care perspectives: Mothers of children with disabilities in a peri-urban setting in South Africa Marcia A. Torres, Chioma O. Ohajunwa Received: 10 May 2024; Keywords: caregiving; challenges; children; community; cwds; disabilities; disability; family; health; healthcare; mothers; research; study; support
• Experiences of students with disabilities in technical vocational education and training colleges by Muzite, Precious; Gasa, Velisiwe (2024) - The article uses a decolonial lens in disability research in education to contextualise the experiences of the students with disabilities enrolled in TVET colleges in South Africa. Keywords: students with disabilities; physical disabilities; learning disabilities; technical vocational education and training (TVET); decolonial theory; evidence-based resources (EBRs); evidence-based action. Keywords: africa; colleges; disabilities; disability; education; evidence; inclusion; learning; people; picture; research; south; story; students; study; tvet; tvet colleges
• Selection of a classroom observation tool for disability inclusion in Uganda by Kawesa, Elizabeth S.; Nimusiima, Claire; Seeley, Janet; Mbazzi, Femke Bannink (2024) - Systematic observation framework This article describes the testing of classroom observation tools used to measure disability inclusion within the ‘Obuntu Bulamu’ peer-to-peer support intervention study in Wakiso district, central Uganda. Classroom observation tools Based on a scoping literature review including the words ‘classroom observation scale (or tool or list)’ and ‘disability’ (or impairment or special needs) in Google Scholar in 2018, the following classroom observation tools were found and reviewed: the Stallings Classroom Observation Systems (Stallings et al. 2014), the Classroom Observation Tool (Van Tassel-Baska et al. 2003), the CoC (Collins 2012), the T-POT (Martin et al. 2010) and the Interaction Engagement Scale (Hunt et al. 1996). Keywords: children; classroom; disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; inclusive; interactions; observation; peer; pot; research; schools; study; teacher; tools; uganda
• Using participatory and inclusive methodologies to explore inclusive education in Africa by Wickenden, Mary (2024) - Disability inclusive research Arguably, all disability aware research should necessarily be inclusive in its ethos and practice, and intentional in its design, with the aim of ensuring that people with a range of impairments and access and/or support needs can participate as much as anyone else. The provision of whatever support and accessibility adaptations are needed is foundational to disability inclusive research as it tells potential participants that their contribution will be listened to and taken seriously. Keywords: children; data; development; disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; inclusive; parents; participatory; people; research; researchers
• Qualitative process evaluation of a disability-inclusive ultra-poor graduation programme in Uganda by Mugeere, Anthony; Shakespeare, Tom; Carew, Mark T. (2024) - Respondents A total of 38 semi-structured interviews were conducted, comprising 23 interviews with intervention recipients with disabilities and 15 informants based in Uganda who had been involved in the delivery of the DIG programme. Van Pletzen, E., Kabaso, B. & Lorenzo, T., 2021, ‘Community-based workers’ capacity to develop inclusive livelihoods for youth with disabilities in Botswana’, African Journal of Disability 10, 851. Keywords: brac; covid-19; dig; disabilities; disability; evaluation; impact; intervention; persons; poverty; process; programme; recipients; uganda
• Participatory research with youth with disabilities: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa by Bannink Mbazzi, Femke; Hameed, Shaffa; Ganle, John K.; Shakespeare, Tom; Polack, Sarah (2024) - Abstract Background: Disability inclusive youth research, involving youth with disabilities in the design, implementation and dissemination of study data, is still limited in Africa. The youth advisory members mentioned the project had supported networking between research organisations and organisations of persons with disabilities, opened up opportunities for future disability research, and expanded relationships between youth organisations from different organisations of persons with disabilities. Keywords: africa; disabilities; disability; experiences; members; participants; participatory; project; research; study; youth
• Seeing the human behind the research: Strengthening emerging African disability researchers by Botha, Michelle; Ohajunwa, Chioma (2024) - These discussions focused on experiences of challenges and opportunities in navigating doctoral study and the post-doctoral landscape in disability research. The seventh AfriNEAD pre-conference was aimed at this, bringing in academics to talk across disciplines and further develop transdisciplinary discourse related to disability research. Keywords: africa; article; development; disabilities; disability; disability studies; global; participants; people; research; researchers; south; support; workshop
• Digital storytelling to promote disability-inclusive research in Africa by Sikapa, Lesley L.; Dialo, Hadiatou; Ndi, Veronica N.; Neindefoh, Lanjo S.; Nkemchap, Che D.; Cockburn, Lynn (2024) - Method: Members of PIRL were invited to develop digital stories and create project-specific guidelines for digital story development. Abstract Background: Digital stories have been shown to be effective in sharing information. Keywords: access; african; community; digital; disabilities; disability; dst; group; knowledge; members; people; pirl; process; project; research; stories; storytelling
• Leaving no one behind: Disability and HIV prevention, knowledge among adults in a population cohort in Uganda by Mugisha, Joseph O.; Makanga, Ronald; Kimono, Beatrice W.; Kasamba, Ivan (2024) - Despite an increased risk of HIV, people with disabilities have been neglected in all sectors responding to HIV, including HIV prevention. Currently, the methods undertaken for HIV prevention in Uganda include prevention of mother to child transmission, safe male surgical circumcision, treatment for prevention, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, in addition to the abstinence, be faithful and condom use (ABC) strategies. Keywords: aids; disabilities; disability; et al; health; hiv; hiv prevention; knowledge; people; research; study; uganda
• Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities by Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle; Walton, Elizabeth (2016) - There has been an increase in institutions that have disability policies (Fotim Report 2011) and 21% of institutions surveyed by Matshedisho (2007) were using formal policies to provide support for people with disabilities. The specific policies regarding disability in higher learning in South Africa are not effectively implemented and in many instances, disability policies have taken a long time to merely be approved by management structures (Fotim Report 2011). Keywords: access; africa; degrees; disabilities; disability; education; learning; obstacles; preparation; professions; south; students; support
• Employment challenges for persons with visual impairment in Windhoek, Namibia by Uiras, Kelao; Paulse, Nisha A.; Murangi, Annelisa; Hlatywayo, Clifford K. (2024) - Severity of visual disability (with imposed functional limitations), and levels of education also contributed significantly to whether persons with visual impairments secured employment or not (Ebuenyi et al. 2020; Lund & Cmar 2019). Having paid employment allows persons with visual disabilities to experience a higher quality of life, with a high self-reported life satisfaction and reduced levels of depression (Brunes & Heir 2022). Keywords: challenges; disabilities; disability; employment; experiences; female; impairment; namibia; participant; people; persons; study; work; years
• Stigma reduction in a disability and mental health programme in Ghana: Lessons in participation by Zuurmond, Maria; Naami, Augustina; Adwan-Kamara, Lyla; Stephen, Cathy; Basnet, Sapana; Vanderick, Caroline; Chantimah, Mohammed; Nana Asamoah, Abigail; Macdonald, Daisy; Lund, Crick (2025) - Rohwerder, B., 2022, Disability stigma in the Disability Inclusive Development (DID) programme countries: An overview of the evidence, Institute of Development Studies, viewed 10 May 2024, from https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/20.500.12413/15131/Stigma_in_the_DID_countries_2.9.19%20%282%29.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Sightsavers, 2023, Disability stigma reduction interventions study report, viewed 01 February 2024, from https://research.sightsavers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sightsavers-research-ghana-disability-reduction-study-report-2023.pdf. Rohwerder, B., 2018, Disability stigma in developing countries, K4D Helpdesk Report, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton. Keywords: conditions; data; design; disabilities; disability; ghana; health; key; language; participation; people; programme; reduction; research; stigma
• Does life expectancy vary by disability status in LMICs?: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Atnafu, Desta Debalkie; Mbazzi, Femke Bannink; Yitayal, Mezgebu; Kuper, Hannah (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.12.067 Laursen, T.M., Wahlbeck, K., Hällgren, J., Westman, J., Ösby, U., Alinaghizadeh, H. et al., 2013, ‘Life expectancy and death by diseases of the circulatory system in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in the Nordic countries’, PLoS One 8(6), e67133. Ma, Y., Qian, Y., Sun, Z., Niu, M., Yu, D., Li, H. et al., 2019, ‘Death characteristics of neurological diseases in inner Mongolia between 2008 and 2015’, Open Journal of Preventive Medicine 9(3), 21–28. Keywords: analysis; disabilities; disability; et al; expectancy; health; life; meta; people; research; review; studies; study; years; yll
• A theory of change for the inclusive education for learners with intellectual disabilities in South Africa by Isaacs, Dane; Tirivanhu, Precious; Ramoroka, Tlou M.; Makoae, Mokhantšo; Maphosho, Noncedo (2025) - In another FGD with teachers from a full-service school, one teacher expressed concerns about the waiting lists into special needs schools typically resulting in learners with intellectual disabilities having to remain in full-service schools: ‘The waiting list of enrollment starts when you start running special schools and vocational schools. Once ethical clearance was obtained from the respective provincial departments of education, the research team searched the website of each provincial department to obtain a list of special needs schools, mainstream schools and full-service schools in these respective provinces. Keywords: africa; change; children; disabilities; education; implementation; learners; needs; policy; resources; school; south; support; teachers; toc
• Equitable access to digital higher education for students with disabilities in South Africa by Zongozzi, Johannes N.; Ngubane, Sindile A. (2025) - https://doi.org/10.3233/TAD-220376 Dube, N. & Baleni, L., 2022, ‘The experiences of higher education students with disabilities in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic’, Journal of Culture and Values in Education 5(1), 59–77. Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Johannes N. Zongozzi Institute for Open Distance Learning, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Sindile A. Ngubane Institute for Open Distance Learning, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Zongozzi, J.N. & Ngubane, S.A., 2025, ‘Equitable access to digital higher education for students with disabilities in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1525. Keywords: africa; digital; disabilities; disability; education; framework; learning; policies; research; south; south africa; students; study; swds; university; zongozzi
• Views of students with disabilities on how institutional support shapes their experiences by Munjanja, Emeldah C.; Hendricks, Eleanor A. (2025) - Therefore, institutions should aim to strike a balance between independent DUs and integrated support, ensuring that both specialised resources and inclusive mainstream systems work together to offer a holistic approach to student support (Dhanda 2020; Munjanja & Hendricks 2024). Kim, S.Y. & Crowley, S., 2021, ‘Understanding perceptions and experiences of autistic undergraduate students toward disability support offices of their higher education institutions’, Research in Developmental Disabilities 113, 103956. Keywords: disabilities; disability; education; institutions; services; students; study; support; swds; systems; university
• Caregiver capabilities: Healthcare interventions for children with developmental disabilities by Magidigidi-Mathiso, Lumka; Frantz, Jose; Filies, Gerard C. (2025) - Types of caregiver support interventions Our review identified several types of interventions designed to support caregivers. Duration and intensity of caregiver support interventions The duration of interventions varied widely, ranging from short-term programmes lasting 6–8 weeks to long-term interventions spanning several months or even years. Keywords: capabilities; caregiver; children; dds; disabilities; et al; healthcare; interventions; peer; research; review; studies; support
• Successful self-employment in microenterprise for persons with disabilities in a rural setting by Monareng, Luther L.; Soeker, Mogammad S.; Naidoo, Deshini (2025) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Luther L. Monareng Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Mogammad S. Soeker Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Deshini Naidoo Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Citation Monareng, L.L., Soeker, M.S. & Naidoo, D., 2025, ‘Successful self-employment in microenterprise for persons with disabilities in a rural setting’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1564. https://doi.org/10.17159/2310-3833/2017/vol48n3a8 Morwane, R.E., Dada, S. & Bornman, J., 2021, ‘Barriers to and facilitators of employment of persons with disabilities in low- and middle income countries: A scoping review’, African Journal of Disability 10, a833. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.833 Naledi, T., Barron, P. & Schneider, H., 2011, ‘Primary health care in SA since 1994 and implications of the new vision for PHC re-engineering’, South African Health Review 2011(1), 17–28. Pagán, R., 2009, ‘Self-employment among people with disabilities: Evidence for Europe’, Disability & Society 24(2), 217–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687590802652504 Pefile, N., Mothabeng, J. & Naidoo, S., 2016, ‘A multidisciplinary model to guide employment outcomes among people living with spinal cord injuries in South Africa: A mixed methods study protocol’, JMIR Research Protocols 5(4), e238. Keywords: africa; business; disabilities; employment; male; microenterprises; persons; players; research; role; self; south; training; van
• Collaboration for the inclusion of students with disabilities in education in Gondar, Ethiopia by Abera, Mikyas; Francis, Grace L.; Ahmed, Ansha N.; Dawud, Solomon; Ali, Mohammedsani; Shibabaw, Gebrekidan; Araya, Bilen M.; Haines, Shana J.; Aldersey, Heather M. (2025) - Contribution: This article presents research findings on collaboration among educational stakeholders to promote inclusive schools and support students with disabilities. In this article, we explored the dynamic and complex process of multistakeholder collaboration for inclusive schools – along with its outcomes, challenges and prospects – in selected communities in Northwestern Ethiopia. Keywords: children; chilga; collaboration; community; cso; data; development; disabilities; education; ethiopia; gondar; inclusion; journal; participants; research; school; students; study; support
• Enabling disability inclusive practices within the University of Cape Town curriculum: A case study by Ohajunwa, Chioma; Mckenzie, Judith; Lorenzo, Theresa (2015) - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/sldrp1403_5 Ware, L., 2008, ‘Urban educators, disability studies and education: Excavations in schools and society’, International Journal of Inclusive Education 12(5/6), 563–583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603110802377615 White, B.A., 2004, ‘Disability studies: Enabling the humanities’, Sign Language Studies 4(2). Current inclusion practices in higher education institutions There are various arguments for the inclusion of disability in the curricula of HEIs, which include knowledge production, training of professionals, and the interdisciplinary nature of disability studies. Keywords: curriculum; disabilities; disability; disability inclusion; education; faculty; health; inclusion; learning; students; studies; study; teaching
• Measuring and addressing violence against women with disabilities in Africa by Odimegwu, Clifford; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo A.; Adebisi, Yusuff (2025) - Abstract Introduction Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Clifford Odimegwu Department of Demography and Population Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Obasanjo A. Bolarinwa Department of Demography and Population Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Department of Public Health, York St John University, London, United Kingdom Yusuff Adebisi Department of Education, College of Social Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Citation Odimegwu, C., Bolarinwa, O.A. & Adebisi, Y., 2025, ‘Measuring and addressing violence against women with disabilities in Africa’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1576. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1576 Opinion Paper Measuring and addressing violence against women with disabilities in Africa Clifford Odimegwu, Obasanjo A. Bolarinwa, Yusuff Adebisi Received: 05 Sept. 2024; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02219-y Bolarinwa, O.A., Odimegwu, C., Babalola, B.I. & Mohammed, A., 2025, ‘A qualitative study exploring the sexual experiences of women with disabilities in Lagos, Nigeria’, Sexuality and Disability 43(1), 1–25. Keywords: africa; data; disabilities; violence; women
• How can you be a doctor? Ableism in the workplace by Whitehead, Sarah N.; Amosun, Seyi L.; Lorenzo, Theresa; Kathard, Harsha (2025) - To strengthen these achievements, the philosophy of disability inclusion must be adjusted from one where students and practitioners with disabilities are viewed as problematic and having to ‘overcome’ disability to one where institutions anticipate and welcome them in recognition of a diverse community (Fitzpatrick & Barrett 2023; Singh & Meeks 2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2107086 Mogensen, L. & Hu, W., 2019, ‘“A doctor who really knows…”: A survey of community perspectives on medical students and practitioners with disability’, BMC Medical Education 19, 288. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1715-7 Munro, C., Quon, M. & Gartke, K., 2021, ‘Fostering inclusion of physicians with disabilities at The Ottawa Hospital’, Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership 8(1), 11–14. Keywords: cape town; disabilities; disability; doctor; medical; sciences
• A conceptual framework for self-advocacy by people with intellectual disabilities by Tyabashe-Phume, Babalwa P.; Kleintjes, Sharon R. (2025) - (Participant T2, female, self-advocate with intellectual disability) Most participants emphasised that self-advocacy involves people with intellectual disabilities asserting their rights, including constitutional and human rights, challenging policies that undermine these rights, and advocating for greater inclusion and active participation in society. (Participant T1, female, self-advocate with intellectual disability) Participants identified several essential personal skills for people with intellectual disabilities to become self-advocates, including communication, assertiveness, confidence, public speaking and leadership, among others. Keywords: advocacy; development; disabilities; disability; framework; health; participation; people; policy; rights; self; south; support
• Political rights of persons with disability in the Zimbabwean media by Vengesai, Priccilar (2025) - The enforcement of media access rights in Zimbabwe is done through the Zimbabwe Media Commission (Zimbabwe Government 2020), in conjunction with provisions outlined in the Constitution. Relevant to the political rights of PWDs is Article 29 of the CRPD (United Nations 2006), which provides the following: States Parties shall guarantee to persons with disabilities political rights and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis with others, and shall undertake to: Ensure that persons with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in political and public life on an equal basis with others, directly or through freely chosen representatives, including the right and opportunity for persons with disabilities to vote and be elected, inter alia, by … (p. 21) Keywords: access; african; article; disabilities; disability; election; hearing; information; media; participation; people; persons; political; pwds; rights; zimbabwe
• Journey through the Trials and Triumphs of Disability by Laas, Helen L. (2012) - All of those indicating an improvement cited understanding and disability support as areas where the author was more sensitive and that the author was able to communicate on many levels with the learners as a result of experiencing disability. Abstract • Introduction    • My story       • Significance of the study • Research methods and design • Results • Ethical considerations • Trustworthiness • Discussion    • Chapter 1: Start from the very beginning    • Chapter 2: Fragility    • Chapter 3: One of us … the culture of people with disabilities in South Africa, our apartheid legacy    • Chapter 4: Rolling on with life • Conclusion    • Drawing the curtain • Acknowledgements    • Competing interest • References Abstract Top ↑ One Woman’s journey through the Trials and Triumphs of Disability, Disabled Peoples International 8th World Assembly 2011 Durban, South Africa, October 10–13, 2011. Keywords: author; children; disabilities; disability; education; learners; people; school; south; students; study
• Bridging policy and practice: Adapted physical education for special needs learners in BRICS by Engelbrecht, Charlene; du Toit, Dorita; van der Merwe, Nico; Kemp, Chanelle (2025) - Chinese policies and governmental decrees thus show strong support for the training and uplifting of special education teachers. Hanssen, Hansen and Strom (2021) found that although the Ministry of Education has integrated inclusive education modules into teacher education, a strategic approach to and clear requirements regarding the professional development of special needs teachers are still lacking. Keywords: ape; assessment; brics; curriculum; development; disabilities; education; guidelines; learners; lsen; national; people; schools; south; study; teachers; training
• Rural South African mothers’ perspectives on strategies to mitigate cerebral palsy caregiving by Rachamose, Ngokwana C. (2025) - Cooper, K., Crozier, K., Blair, S., Mcdermott, R. & Croal, I., 2024, ‘Exploring the barriers and facilitators to caregiver engagement in postural management training for children with complex neurodisabilities: Qualitative study’, Physiotherapy 123, e215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.04.269 Davis, E., Shelly, A., Waters, E., Boyd, R., Cook, K., Davern, M. et al., 2010, ‘The impact of caring for a child with cerebral palsy: Quality of life for mothers and fathers’, Child: Care, Health and Development 36(1), 63–73. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/769619 Paulson, A. & Vargus-adams, J., 2017, ‘Overview of four functional classification systems commonly used in cerebral palsy’, Children (Basel) 4(4), 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4040030 Pfeifer, L.I., Silva, D.B.R., Lopes, P.B., Matsukura, T.S., Santos, J.L.F. & Pinto, M.P.P., 2014, ‘Social support provided to caregivers of children with cerebral palsy’, Child: Care, Health and Development 40(3), 363–369. Keywords: author; caregivers; caregiving; children; disabilities; family; health; need; palsy; research; south; study; support
• Experiences of patients and service providers with out-patient rehabilitation services in a rehabilitation centre in the Western Cape Province by Kumurenzi, Anne; Goliath, Charlyn; Mji, Gubela; Mlenzana, Nondwe; Joseph, Conran; Stathum, Sue; Rhoda, Anthea (2015) - Rehabilitation service providers are required to make an audit of the accessibility of the environment. Improving the quality of rehabilitation services requires the dialogue of patients’ perceptions with those of service providers, in order to recommend informed reform. Keywords: centre; disabilities; experiences; information; participants; patients; providers; rehabilitation; service; service providers; study
• Parental perspectives on support for learners with physical disabilities at special schools by Sibuyi, Makwena M.; Mathye, Desmond; Tshabalala, Muziwakhe D.; Mphahlele, Komane Matthews; Mshunqane, Nombeko (2025) - https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2013.763294 Shaffeei, K., Razalli, A.R. & Hanif, M.H.M., 2020, ‘Career transition program for special need students: A preliminary survey’, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences 10(9), 736–746. https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i9/7863 Solomon, E.T., Luger, R. & Ned, L., 2024, ‘Experiences of teachers in vocational programmes in special needs schools, City of Cape Town’, African Journal of Disability 13, 1333. Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Makwena M. Sibuyi Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, Sefako Makgatho Health Science, Tshwane, South Africa Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Tshwane, South Africa Desmond Mathye Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Tshwane, South Africa Muziwakhe D. Tshabalala Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, Sefako Makgatho Health Science, Tshwane, South Africa Komane Matthews Mphahlele Department of Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa Nombeko Mshunqane Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Tshwane, South Africa Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Citation Sibuyi, M.M., Mathye, D., Tshabalala, M.D., Mphahlele, K.M. & Mshunqane, N., 2025, ‘Parental perspectives on support for learners with physical disabilities at special schools’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1640. Keywords: challenges; children; curriculum; devices; disabilities; education; educators; journal; lack; learners; learning; needs; parents; research; schools; south; study; support
• Disciplinary issues in special education: Teachers’ experiences and attribution by Mokano, Mmanako F.; Letuma, Motsekiso C. (2025) - Objectives: This study explored the disciplinary issues that teachers experience in special schools and the contributing factors. Results: Teachers in special schools attributed learner indiscipline to disengagement, absenteeism, and bullying. Keywords: behaviour; bullying; children; disabilities; disability; education; indiscipline; issues; journal; learners; learning; needs; peer; research; schools; south; study; support; teachers
• Acceptability and perceived impact of a mental health and disability programme in Ghana by Sakyi, Lionel; Adwan-Kamara, Lyla; Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth A.; Lund, Crick (2025) - ‘Stronger policy, leadership, resources and governance systems that respect the rights of people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities. Reduction in negative and discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and norms against people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities. Keywords: advocacy; approach; assistance; design; disabilities; disability; dwumadie; ghana; health; implementation; people; process; programme; research; services; somubi; stakeholders
• Job satisfaction among people with disabilities in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey by Mirach, Tsega H.; Lysaght, Rosemary M.; Adugna, Molalign B.; Alemu, Abebe A.; Ayele, Meseret H.; Tilahun, Sewbesew Y.; Adhanom, Tewelde G. (2025) - Effect of predictors on ‘dissatisfied’ job satisfaction levels In this second model, salary was also a significant determinant of higher level job satisfaction. The study found that a decentralised organisational context relates to higher job satisfaction levels for all employees, especially for those having a disability. Keywords: disabilities; disability; employees; employment; ethiopia; job; job satisfaction; levels; odds; participants; people; research; satisfaction; study
• Table of Contents Vol 13 (2024) by Office, Editorial (2025) - Kamrul Bashar, Francis Laryea, Samuel Kofi Amponsah, Frederick Inkum Danquah, Mohammad Muhit, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Sarah McIntyre, Nadia Badawi, Gulam Khandaker African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1336 | 20 September 2024 Original Research Addressing unique challenges and crafting inclusive policies for Queer living with disabilities Ikekhwa A. Ikhile, Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Ndlovu Sinegugu African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1418 | 30 September 2024 Original Research Coping strategies adopted by caregivers of children with autism in the Limpopo Province, South Africa Gsakani O. Sumbane African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1384 | 30 September 2024 Original Research Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal Vladimir Y. Pente, Anita Jeyam, Stevens Bechange, Emma Jolley, Anne Roca, Sandra R. Dossou, Khady Ba, Joseph Oye, Salimata Bocoum, Laurene Leclercq, Elena Schmidt African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1399 | 16 October 2024 Original Research Primary healthcare rehabilitation users’ views on activity limitations and participation in South Africa Lebogang J. Maseko, Fasloen Adams, Hellen Myezwa African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1391 | 21 October 2024 Original Research Paediatric cerebral palsy in South Africa: Prevention and care gaps at hospital level Thembi J. Katangwe, Mariana Kruger, Ronald van Toorn, Jeanetta van Zyl, Sandile Ndlovu, Regan Solomons, Kirsten A. Donald African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1449 | 30 October 2024 Original Research Qualitative process evaluation of a disability-inclusive ultra- poor graduation programme in Uganda Anthony Mugeere, Tom Shakespeare, Mark T. Carew African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1487 | 11 November 2024 Original Research At risk but not adequately included: People with disabilities’ experience of COVID-19 in Zambia Queen E.Seketi, J. Anitha Menon, Charles Michelo, Lena Morgon Banks, Virginia Bond African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1448 | 15 November 2024 Original Research Survival rate of diabetic-related lower extremity amputees in hospitals in the Eastern Cape Aviwe S. Mgibantaka, Alfred Musekiwa, Moleen Zunza African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1503 | 15 November 2024 274 284 293 305 316 326 338 347 355 367 Page ii of iv http://www.ajod.org Open Access Table of Contents Original Research Inclusive education pandemic: Learning barriers for children with disabilities in South Africa Raymond Chirowamhangu African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1462 | 06 December 2024 Original Research A programme of support for care assistants of children admitted with cerebral palsy Lebogang L. Molefe, Leepile A. Sehularo, Magdalena P. Koen African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1461 | 13 December 2024 Original Research Promoting playfulness through a play-based occupational therapy intervention: A study protocol Gaby Rautenbach, Munira Hoosain, Moleen Zunza, Nicola Plastow African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1415 | 18 December 2024 375 385 395 Original Research Starting a cultural collective for mothers of children with disabilities: A case study Solfrid Raknes, Siv Elin N. Sæbjørnsen, Hege C. Aarlie, Thrine Marie N. Bromstad, Mariana J. Makuu, Caroline Yamala, Sarah Hean African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1367 | 18 December 2024 Original Research South African parents’ views on oral, signing, and bilingual communication for Deaf or hard-of-hearing children Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Jasmine Bent African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1511 | 20 December 2024 Original Research Developing teachers’ competency for inclusive education in Ethiopia Aschalew T. Kebede, Tlakale N. Phasha African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1383 | 20 December 2024 405 417 429 Page iii of iv Vol 13 (2024): Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa guest edited by Dr. Michelle Botha and Dr. Callista Kahonde Editorial Towards evidence-informed action in promoting disability inclusion in Africa Michelle Botha, Callista K. Kahonde African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1590 | 05 December 2024 Original Research Seeing the human behind the research: Strengthening emerging African disability researchers Michelle Botha, Chioma Ohajunwa African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1494 | 29 August 2024 Original Research Digital storytelling to promote disability-inclusive research in Africa Lesley L. Sikapa, Hadiatou Dialo, Veronica N. Ndi, Lanjo S. Neindefoh, Che D. Nkemchap, Lynn Cockburn African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1495 | 30 September 2024 Original Research Using participatory and inclusive methodologies to explore inclusive education in Africa Mary Wickenden African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1486 | 18 October 2024 Original Research Participatory research with youth with disabilities: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Shaffa Hameed, John K. Ganle, Tom Shakespeare, Sarah Polack African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1491 | 21 October 2024 Original Research Employment challenges for persons with visual impairment in Windhoek, Namibia Kelao Uiras, Nisha A. Paulse, Annelisa Murangi, Clifford K. Hlatywayo African Journal of Disability A qualitative study Elizabeth O. George, Ruth L. Bartlett African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1338 | 31 March 2024 Original Research Implementing early childhood education for children with disabilities in South Africa and Kenya Brigitte J. Clark, Willene A. Holness, Ruth T. Nyamadzawo, Dennis Moogi African Journal of Disability | Vol 13 | a1326 | 08 Keywords: african; african journal; children; december; disabilities; disability; journal; november; research; south; van; vol
• The psychosocial challenges experienced by students with disabilities at the University of Technology in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal by Masuku, Andile S.; Sibiya, Maureen N.; Gumede, Dumile; Hlengwa, Reggiswindis T. (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2016.1223184 Mntambo, S.J., Adam, J.K., Hlengwa, W.M. & Krishna, S.B.N., 2021, ‘Exploring the perspectives and parental roles in the academic performance of university students with disabilities’, African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies 3(1), 243–251. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1745758 Safer, A., Farmer, L. & Song, B., 2020, ‘Quantifying difficulties of university students with disabilities’, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability 33(1), 5–21. Keywords: affairs; challenges; disabilities; disability; education; health; journal; participants; people; research; resources; south; students; study; support; university
• The complexity of rural contexts experienced by community disability workers in three southern African countries by Booyens, Margaret; van Pletzen, Ermien; Lorenzo, Theresa (2015) - There are more persons with disabilities in rural than in urban areas (ILO 2007) as, in these areas, they are less likely to be socially mobile, yet research on disability in rural areas remains sparse, particularly concerning the challenges of rural community disability work. However, insufficient attention has been paid to the challenges that rural community disability workers (CDWs) face in trying to realise these objectives. Keywords: africa; cdws; communities; community; development; disabilities; disability; participants; people; persons; poverty; power; work
• Grade repetition among learners with and without disabilities in two provinces of South Africa by Deghaye, Nicola; Leach, Grace (2025) - Unfortunately, increased school enrolment in African countries is not translating into the expected learning outcomes (particularly reading proficiency) among primary school learners (Bold et al. 2017). As grade repetition is not uniform across grades, and grade-distribution of learners with reported disabilities was shown to be changing substantially over the analysis period, it is difficult to interpret indicators that summarise the experience of the average learner over time (such as the average number of grade repetitions per learner, shown in Figure 3, or the percentage of primary school learners who are currently repeating a grade, as shown in Table 1). Keywords: africa; analysis; data; disabilities; disability; education; gauteng; grade; grade repetition; learners; repetition; school; south
• Integrating scholarship and practice: A journey in disability advocacy and community empowerment by Wiggett-Barnard, Cindy (2025) - Addressing employment barriers ‘People with disabilities experience barriers in the integration phase of employment’ (McKinney & Swartz 2019:2298). In addition to advocacy and networking efforts towards disability inclusion, it is also stated that ‘persons with disabilities require a range of supports to be integrated into their communities, to participate in activities and to have access, on an equal basis to persons without disabilities’ (Hunt et al. 2022:8269). Keywords: barriers; changeability; community; disabilities; disability; health; people; south; swartz; work
• Research as relationships: Bringing our humanness into research by Rohleder, Poul (2025) - One might say aiming to achieve both vertical and horizontal forms of research relationships. As research students, we first learn about research in terms of different epistemological positions and methods of collecting and analysing data, about the ethics and management of research projects, how to frame research questions and hypotheses, inclusion and exclusion criteria for study participants, and so on. Keywords: disabilities; disability; people; project; relationships; research; sexuality
• Exploring mental health support services for people with physical disabilities by McKinney, Victor J. (2025) - Professional services The MHPFA (DoH 2023) describes psychological rehabilitation as follows: Mental health services that bring together approaches from the rehabilitation and the mental health fields, combining pharmacological treatment, skills training, and psychological and social support to clients and families in order to improve their lives and functional capacities. Within public hospitals offering mental health services, 30% do not have a clinical psychologist, and only about 50% have a psychiatrist (Nguse & Wassenaar 2021). Keywords: africa; community; disabilities; disability; et al; health; healthcare; mckinney; persons; prof; services; south; support; swartz
• ‘Those most at risk are least likely to be counted’ by Douglas, Gillian K. (2025) - By mid-2018, the author transitioned from a comfortable public sector job working in child and adolescent mental health in Cape Town to a role focused on the development of mental health services in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Current interests include: integration of mental health services at PHC level development of mental health screening tools for children and adolescents the integration of cultural understanding and practices in mental health care gender-affirming health care pain and palliative care parenting practices autism spectrum disorder in this context neuropsychological and cognitive assessment in this context using the monthly statistics collected to describe the work of a rural psychologist. Keywords: africa; author; care; disabilities; disability; district; health; research; services; south
• Design model for inclusion of resilience in children with cerebral palsy by Pratama, Aditya D.; Purwana, Rachmadhi; Sopaheluwakan, Jan; Pranita, Diaz; Akbar, Bintang M.B. (2025) - This condition drives the need to create an inclusion model for the resilience of children with CP disabilities to provide a competitive advantage in quality and empowered human resources. Results: Inclusion for resilience in children with CP disabilities has excellent potential to be optimised by managing several important factors, including policies, databases, health, social aspects, infrastructure and education. Keywords: children; data; development; disabilities; disability; health; inclusion; indonesia; journal; model; palsy; research; resilience; study; system
• The potential and challenges of an online Bible study group for persons with disabilities by Opperman, Talia; Botha, Michelle (2025) - Contribution: This research contributes to the fields of disability studies, religious inclusion and digital engagement. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2011.591410 Imhoff, S., 2017, ‘Why disability studies needs to take religion seriously’, Religions 8(9), 186. Keywords: barriers; bible; church; data; disabilities; disability; experiences; group; inclusion; online; participants; persons; research; study; support; technology
• Power dynamics in African spirituality and disability: The South African context by Mbelu, Sifiso E. (2025) - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2022, Disability inclusion in Ethiopia: Mapping and analysis of disability inclusion in refugee and IDP settings (UNHCR Ethiopia Disability Inclusion Report), UNHCR, Addis Ababa. It seeks to respond to the research question: ‘How do power dynamics within African spiritual communities influence the inclusion and exclusion of individuals with disabilities in South Africa?’ Keywords: africa; beliefs; communities; community; disabilities; disability; dynamics; empowerment; exclusion; healing; inclusion; inclusive; individuals; journal; knowledge; people; power; practices; south; south africa; spirituality; theory
• Disability inclusion and participation in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape: Barriers and facilitators by Manxusa, Yanga; Botha, Michelle (2025) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Yanga Manxusa Department of Global Health, Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Michelle Botha Department of Global Health, Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Manxusa, Y. & Botha, M., 2025, ‘Disability inclusion and participation in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape: Barriers and facilitators’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1735. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1735 Original Research Disability inclusion and participation in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape: Barriers and facilitators Yanga Manxusa, Michelle Botha Received: 16 Apr. 2025; Accepted: 29 Sept. 2025; These beliefs can negatively impact on health-seeking behaviours (Ennion & Rhoda 2016; Mhalu et al. 2019) and the efficacy of awareness programmes to promote disability inclusion. Keywords: africa; barriers; community; disabilities; disability; experiences; health; inclusion; participants; participation; people; pwpd; research; south; study; watermeyer
• Pesantren and inclusion: Bridging religion and disability in Islamic education in Indonesia by Rofiah, Nurul H.; Kawai, Norimune; Sudiraharja, Dara (2025) - These qualifications include pesantren education, higher Islamic religious education and expertise in Islamic knowledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1432702 Yaqin, A., Rozi, S. & Sham, F.M., 2020, ‘The Paradox of pesantren education in the implementation of Islamic law: Study of pesantren kyai notion in Mojokerto’, Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 9(1), 129–148. Keywords: disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; inclusive; indonesia; institutions; islamic; journal; learning; people; pesantren; role; social; students; support; worship
• Amplifying voices: The transformative power of voice and voice economy by van der Westhuizen, Erna; Visagie, Surona (2025) - Network parents emerged, taking on key roles in driving the network’s initiatives and shaping its future. (KI2, project manager, OT, F) The specific roles included an advisory committee, network parents (the group of leaders mentioned by KI2), parent champions and advocacy partners (Figure 3). Keywords: children; data; digital; disabilities; disability; families; groups; information; journal; ltp; network; network parents; parents; policy; research; south; sse; support; voice; whatsapp
• Experiences of pregnancy and motherhood among women with disabilities in the district of Nkangala, Mpumalanga province by Zinhle, Maritta; Lowane, Mygirl P.; Simbeni, Thembi V. (2025) - Consequently, despite the different perspectives used to define disability, persons with disabilities generally share similar characteristics, namely, having functional limitations that may be affected or exacerbated by social, environmental, or human-made barriers (Luyen 2022). Theme 7: Raising a child while living with disability All the participants had different experiences of raising their children while living with disabilities. Keywords: care; children; data; disabilities; disability; experiences; family; health; participants; pregnancy; pregnant; research; study; women
• Attitudes of health service providers: the perspective of Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana by Badu, Eric; Opoku, Maxwell P.; Appiah, Seth C.Y. (2016) - Introduction In most developing countries around the world, people with disabilities people with disabilities may feel reluctant to access health services although they may have serious health problems that require health service intervention (Shaikh & Hatcher 2005:51). Conclusion: The study recommends the provision of in-service training for service providers to update their knowledge on disability issues and improve access to services for people with disabilities. Keywords: attitudes; care; disabilities; disability; discrimination; health; people; providers; respondents; study
• Scoping review on technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women with disabilities and LGBTQI+ persons in low- and middle-income countries by Tyabashe-Phume, Babalwa P.; Tunggal, Eunice; Hameed, Shaffa; Hunt, Xanthe; Soldatić, Karen; Ned, Lieketseng (2025) - This intervention underscores the importance of community-led, inclusive digital tools in addressing technology facilitated violence (TFV) and supporting marginalised populations (Malta et al. 2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/17416590231153077 Zagloul, N.M., Farghaly, R.M., ELKhatib, H., Issa, S.Y. & El-Zoghby, S.M., 2022, ‘Technology facilitated sexual violence: A comparative study between working and non-working females in Egypt before and during the COVID-19 pandemic’, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 12(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-022-00278-2 Keywords: data; digital; disabilities; et al; gender; online; research; review; scoping; social; studies; survivors; technology; tfgbv; violence; women
• Religion, culture, and discrimination against persons with disabilities in Nigeria by Etieyibo, Edwin; Omiegbe, Odirin (2016) - Another aspect of disability beliefs is the one identified by Desta: this is the belief that disability is a curse and people with disabilities are hopeless (1995). Therefore, it is not only the case that people with disabilities are killed on the basis of disability beliefs (e.g. superstition), but these killings are also ritualised; they are ritualised because they arise from a particular culture embedded in a particular worldview. Keywords: alms; begging; beliefs; children; culture; disabilities; disability; nigeria; people; persons; practices; religion
• Disability inclusion in higher education in Uganda: Status and strategies by Emong, Paul; Eron, Lawrence (2016) - Responses from all participants indicated that other than the recently constructed buildings, all the old buildings which are the bulk of lecture rooms in institutions of higher learning are to some extent inaccessible to people with mobility difficulties and other disabilities. Abstract Introduction The state of disability in higher education Methodology Ethical and Validity considerations Results and discussions Conclusions and recommendations Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Paul Emong Department of Community and Disability Studies, Kyambogo University, Uganda Lawrence Eron Department of Special Needs Studies, Kyambogo University, Uganda Citation Emong, P., Eron, L., 2016, ‘Disability inclusion in higher education in Uganda: Status and strategies’, African Journal of Disability 5(1), a193. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.193 Original Research Disability inclusion in higher education in Uganda: Status and strategies Paul Emong, Lawrence Eron Received: 29 Apr. 2015; Keywords: act; disabilities; disability; discrimination; education; inclusion; institutions; national; needs; persons; rights; students; support; uganda; universities; university
• Designed to deter: Barriers to facilities at secondary schools in Ghana by Danso, Anthony K.; Owusu-Ansah, Frances E.; Alorwu, Divine (2012) - Article Information Authors: Anthony K. Danso1 Frances E. Owusu-Ansah2 Divine Alorwu1 Affiliations: 1Department of Building Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana2Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Correspondence to: Anthony Danso Postal address: Department of Building Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Dates: Received: 25 July 2011 Accepted: 15 Mar. 2012 Published: 16 May 2012 How to cite this article: Danso, A.K., Owusu-Ansah, F.E. & Alorwu, D., 2012, ‘Designed to deter: Barriers to facilities at secondary schools in Ghana’, African Journal of Disability 1(1), Art. Designed to deter: Barriers to facilities at secondary schools in Ghana In This Original Research... Keywords: buildings; design; disabilities; disability; environment; facilities; ghana; people; persons; public; restrictions; schools; students
• Use of consumer wireless devices by South Africans with severe communication disability by Bornman, Juan; Bryen, Diane Nelson; Moolman, Enid; Morris, John (2016) - Objectives: To describe the nature and frequency with which South African adults with severe communication disabilities have access to and use wireless devices, as well as the types of activities for which wireless devices are used. Advantages of using wireless devices were highlighted, including connecting with others (through using text messaging, social networking, making plans with others, sharing photos and videos with friends), for leisure activities (e.g. listening to music, watching videos, playing games), and for safety purposes (e.g. to navigate when lost, using the device when in trouble and needing immediate assistance). Keywords: aac; access; communication; devices; disabilities; disability; individuals; participants; research; south; technologies; use; wireless
• Enhancing reading abilities of learners with intellectual impairments through computer technology by Mosito, Cina P.; Warnick, Albert M.; Esambe, Emmanuel E. (2017) - With the picture portrayed by the findings in Table 3, we are now at an informed position to address more specifically the question of the nature of change in reading abilities learners with ID in this study have undergone following teaching that was mediated with text-to-speech books. This brings us now to the literacy specific needs and challenges of such learners. Keywords: books; computer; disabilities; education; educators; intervention; learners; learning; literacy; reading; research; speech; story; study; teaching; technology; text; word
• An adult learning perspective on disability and microfinance: The case of Katureebe by Nuwagaba, Ephraim L.; Rule, Peter N. (2016) - Nuwagaba, E.L. & Rule, P., 2015, ‘Navigating the ethical maze in disability research: Ethical contestations in an African context’, Disability & Society (30)2, 255–269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2014.998333 Nyende, F., 2012, ‘Children with Disabilities in Universal Primary Education in Uganda: A rights – based analysis to inclusive education, Masters’, thesis, in Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands. Understanding the case of a person with disability’s learning experiences and the challenges he faces while learning about microfinance can provide insight into the complexity of the interplay between disability and adult learning and provide a basis for improving education provision for people with visual disabilities. Keywords: adult; adult learning; barriers; case; disabilities; disability; education; katureebe; learning; microfinance; model; persons; research; study; uganda
• Barriers to and facilitators of rehabilitation services for people with physical disabilities: A systematic review by Mlenzana, Nondwe B.; Frantz, Jose M.; Rhoda, Anthea J.; Eide, Arne H. (2013) - Mlenzana, N.B., Frantz, J.M., Rhoda, A.J. & Eide, A.H., 2013, ‘Barriers to and facilitators of rehabilitation services for people with physical disabilities: A systematic review’, African Journal of Disability 2(1), Art. Barriers to and facilitators of rehabilitation services for people with physical disabilities: A systematic review In This Review Article... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • Methodology    • Criteria for the review    • Search strategy    • Methods of review    • Data extraction    • Conceptual framework for analysis • Results • Discussion    • Policies    • Individual factors    • Contextual factors    • Implication for practice • Limitations of the study • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Authors’ contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: As health care practitioners, it is important to have an understanding of the common barriers to and facilitators of the rehabilitation services we provide. Keywords: barriers; disabilities; facilitators; factors; health; people; rehabilitation; rehabilitation services; review; services; studies
• The effect of therapeutic horseback riding on heart rate variability of children with disabilities by Nqwena, Zingisa; Naidoo, Rowena (2016) - Participants A convenient sample of 29 children with disabilities (18 boys and 11 girls), with a mean age of 8.69 (±2.22) attending THR sessions, was selected. All participants attended THR sessions at the Ridge Top Equine Centre, KwaZulu-Natal, but were recruited from different schools. Keywords: activity; children; disabilities; heart; hrv; riding; sessions; thr
• Challenges faced by women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe: The case of Chitungwiza town by Rugoho, Tafadzwa; Maphosa, France (2017) - One of the main reasons for this omission is that disability issues are still regarded as charity issues; hence, funding for sexual reproductive health of women with disabilities is still a challenge (Kabzems & Chimedza 2002). In Canada, it is largely assumed that women with disabilities will transfer their disabilities to the unborn child; hence, to break this circle of having children with disabilities women with disabilities are discouraged from giving birth. Keywords: challenges; deaf; disabilities; health; information; issues; people; reproductive; rights; services; women; zimbabwe
• Community stakeholders’ perspectives on the role of occupational therapy in primary healthcare: Implications for practice by Naidoo, Deshini; Van Wyk, Jacqueline; Joubert, Robin (2017) - (Participant 26, Female PWD, Community focus group 5) Another access challenge related to the financial and terrain constraints faced by PWDs living in such areas. (Participant 14, Female caregiver of person with a physical disability, Community focus group 3) ‘The roads are not in a condition to push a wheelchair, so we [the caregivers] end up having to carry those people. Keywords: access; africa; challenges; community; data; disabilities; disability; focus; health; occupational; ots; participants; phc; pwds; rehabilitation; rural; services; south; study
• Access to curriculum for students with disabilities at higher education institutions: How does the National University of Lesotho fare? by Mosia, Paseka A.; Phasha, Nareadi (2017) - Skrtic (1991) argues that student disability is neither a human pathology nor an objective distinction; it is an organizational pathology, a matter of not fitting the standard programs of the prevailing paradigm of a professional culture. We have identified which teaching and learning practices deny students access to learning spaces, and educational attainment, which they desire. Keywords: access; data; disabilities; disability; education; institution; justice; lecturers; male; needs; participant; staff; students; study; support; time; university
• Childhood disability population-based surveillance: Assessment of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire Third Edition and Washington Group on Disability Statistics/UNICEF module on child functioning in a rural setting in South Africa by Visser, Marieta; Nel, Mariette; Bronkhorst, Caretha; Brown, Lara; Ezendam, Zaskia; Mackenzie, Kira; van der Merwe, Deidré; Venter, Marné (2016) - Although no population-based measurement question and/or measure to detect childhood disabilities is currently available, Stats SA remodelled its approach to align their General Household Survey and National Census 2011 questionnaires with the WG/UNICEF module to measure childhood disability (Madans et al. 2011; Statistics South Africa 2014b). In order to manage childhood disabilities in South Africa, there is a call for leadership from researchers, practitioners, governments and international organisations to fulfil their responsibility to understand and measure childhood disability, enabling every child to achieve his/her optimal potential (Scherzer et al. 2012). Keywords: africa; children; disabilities; disability; et al; health; module; population; south; south africa; statistics; study; unicef
• Exploring structural violence in the context of disability and poverty in Zimbabwe by Muderedzi, Jennifer T.; Eide, Arne H.; Braathen, Stine H.; Stray-Pedersen, Babill (2017) - Lack of appropriate services for disabled children such as community-based rehabilitation (CBR) was a barrier to independence, limiting ADL skills resulting in total dependency on caregivers. Using the capabilities lens, structural violence served to eliminate the capabilities of families with disabled children, and ultimately the children themselves. Keywords: children; development; disabilities; disability; district; family; food; health; informants; lack; palsy; people; poverty; services; study; tonga; violence; water; zimbabwe
• Childhood disability in Turkana, Kenya: Understanding how carers cope in a complex humanitarian setting by Zuurmond, Maria; Nyapera, Velma; Mwenda, Victoria; Kisia, James; Rono, Hilary; Palmer, Jennifer (2016) - Miles, M. & Medi, E., 1994, ‘Disabled children in post-war Mozambique: Developing community based support’, Disasters 18, 284–291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.1994.tb00314.x Mirza, M., 2013, ‘Disability and cross-border mobility: Comparing resettlement experiences of Cambodian and Somalian refugees with disabilities’, in M. Moore (ed.), Moving beyond boundaries in disability studies: Rights, spaces and innovations, Routledge. Article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasises measures to protect the safety of people with disabilities during armed conflict and natural disasters (UN 2006). Keywords: carers; children; community; disabilities; disability; families; health; interviews; kenya; mother; programmes; services; support; turkana
• ‘These are not luxuries, it is essential for access to life’: Disability related out-of-pocket costs as a driver of economic vulnerability in South Africa by Hanass-Hancock, Jill; Nene, Siphumelele; Deghaye, Nicola; Pillay, Simmi (2017) - A review of the new developed policies with regard to their inclusion of disability services and accessibility seems to be urgently needed. This allowed us to narrow down the investigation but also leaves out experiences of persons from other disability groups (e.g. albinism, dyslexia). Keywords: africa; care; costs; development; disabilities; disability; groups; health; participants; persons; services; south; support; transport
• Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia by Taderera, Clever; Hall, Herna (2017) - Abstract Background: Parenting children with learning disabilities requires a high level of knowledge and access to resources, information and services. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with eight parents regarding the challenges they face in parenting their children with learning disabilities. Keywords: challenges; children; community; disabilities; disability; family; information; lds; learning; namibia; parents; participants; research; services; support
• A literature review on work transitioning of youth with disabilities into competitive employment by Engelbrecht, Madri; Shaw, Lynn; van Niekerk, Lana (2017) - Ned, L. & Lorenzo, T., 2016, ‘Enhancing public sectors’ capacity for inclusive economic participation of disabled youth in rural communities’, African Journal of Disability 5(1), a189. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.189 Nuwagaba, E.L. & Rule, P.N., 2016, ‘An adult learning perspective on disability and microfinance: The case of Katureebe’, African Journal of Disability 5(1), a215, https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.215 O’Brien, J. & Dempsey, I., 2004, ‘Comparative analysis of employment services for people with disabilities in Australia, Finland and Sweden’, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 1(3/4), 126–135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-1130.2004.04027.x O’Day, B., 2009, ‘Project SEARCH: Opening doors to employment for young people with disabilities’, Disability Policy Research Brief 9(6), 1–4. This appraisal of the international literature concluded though that the majority of reported studies were focused on disability employment in general, with less attention to youth with disabilities. Keywords: africa; disabilities; disability; employment; journal; labour; people; policy; rehabilitation; research; review; transition; work; youth
• People with disabilities and income-related social protection measures in South Africa: Where is the gap? by Hanass-Hancock, Jill; McKenzie, Tamlyn C. (2017) - The country provides a variety of social security grants (Figure 1) including the Old age grant (OAG), disability grant (DG) (available since 1946), foster care grant (FCG), care dependency grant (CDG), child support grant (CSG) and grant-in-aid (GIA). https://doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2004.9724826 CASE, 2005, Investigation into the increase in uptake of disability grant and care dependency grants since December 2001, Department of Social Development, Community Agency for Social Equity, Johannesburg. Constitutional Assembly, 1996, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Constitutional Assembly South Africa, Pretoria. Keywords: africa; disabilities; disability; grant; households; income; international; people; poverty; protection; social; south
• ‘When he’s up there he’s just happy and content’: Parents’ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding by Boyd, Lauren; le Roux, Marieanna (2017) - Children in the THR programme improved their social confidence and enjoyed interaction with other children, as reported by their parents. The participative environment and opportunity to interact with other children with similar disabilities also have a positive effect on social functioning (Lessick et al. 2004). Keywords: children; disabilities; effects; et al; parents; physical; riding; study; thr; years
• Disability and poverty – Reflections on research experiences in Africa and beyond by Eide, Arne H.; Ingstad, Benedicte (2013) - Loeb, M.E., Eide, A.H., Jelsma, J., Ka’Toni, M. & Maart, S., 2008, ‘Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, SA’, Disability and Society 23(4), 311–321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687590802038803 Madans, H.M., Loeb, M.E. & Altman, B., 2011, ‘Measuring disability and monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The work of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics’, BMC Public Health 11(Suppl. A review of the MDG process and strategies for inclusion of disability issues in Millennium Development Goal efforts, United Nations, New York. UN, 2009, Realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities through the implementation of the World Program of Action Concerning Disabled Persons and the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Report of the Secretary-General A/64/180, 64th session, United Nations, New York. UN, 2008, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations, New York. Keywords: disabilities; disability; disabled; eide; health; individuals; living; people; poverty; research; studies
• The experiences and challenges faced by rehabilitation community service therapists within the South African Primary Healthcare health system by Ned, Lieketseng; Cloete, Lizahn; Mji, Gubela (2017) - Department of Health (DOH), 2007, Department of health allied health professions community service: 2007 letter, Department of Health, Pretoria. As the DOH (2000, 2007) noted: ‘the main objective of Community Service internship by health professionals was to ensure improved provision of health services to all citizens of our country. Keywords: africa; communities; community; community service; disabilities; doh; health; health system; healthcare; level; phc; professionals; rehabilitation; service; south; south africa; system
• Exploration of the academic lives of students with disabilities at South African universities: Lecturers’ perspectives by Mutanga, Oliver; Walker, Melanie (2017) - The paper takes a snapshot view of four lecturers and their perceptions of the lives of students with disabilities at their respective universities. Results and Conclusion: Although most disability literature report students with disabilities blaming lecturers for their failure to advance their needs, this paper highlights that the education system needs to be supportive to lecturers for the inclusive agenda to be realised. https://doi.org/10.4314/sajhe.v18i1.25440 De Cesarei, A., 2015, ‘Psychological factors that foster or deter the disclosure of disability by university students’, Psychological Reports 116, 665–673. Keywords: disabilities; disability; education; learning; lecturers; needs; paper; south; students; study; universities; university
• Family perceptions of intellectual disability: Understanding and support in Dar es Salaam by Aldersey, Heather M. (2012) - These interviews explore how families came to understand that their child had an intellectual disability; the availability of family support; and family hopes and dreams for the future, and were a part of a wider exploratory study that gathered insight from individuals with disabilities, families, and other providers of support to explore understandings and perceptions of disability in Dar es Salaam. These interviews explore how families came to understand that their child had an intellectual disability; the availability of family support; and family needs, hopes, and dreams for the future. Keywords: child; children; disabilities; disability; families; family; family strengths; future; interview; life; members; parents; people; research; strengths; support; tanzania
• The intersection of disability and food security: Perspectives of health and humanitarian aid workers by Quarmby, Candice A.; Pillay, Mershen (2018) - Globally, there is an urgent need to reconsider food access within our current understanding of food security. We believe that this connection may best be positioned as a food security concern, as in the case of people with disabilities, food security may be jeopardised by a range of issues from reduced mobility to the presence of feeding or swallowing disorders (dysphagia). Keywords: access; disabilities; disability; feeding; food; food security; knowledge; nutrition; people; research; security; study; swallowing; world
• Psychological well-being of adolescents with physical disabilities in Zimbabwean inclusive community settings: An exploratory study by Mpofu, Jabulani; Sefotho, Maximus M.; Maree, Jacobus G. (2017) - Given that the aim of the study was to explore the psychological well-being of adolescents with physical disabilities, a phenomenological research approach in which adolescents with physical disabilities experiences and voices are foreground in both design and analysis was appropriate. Abstract Disability inclusive communities Disability inclusivity in developing country settings The Zimbabwe situation Psychological well-being with disability Goal of the study Method Findings and discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Jabulani Mpofu Department of Disability Studies and Special Needs Education, Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Maximus M. Sefotho Department of Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa Jacobus G. Maree Department of Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa Citation Mpofu, J., Sefotho, M.M. & Maree, J.G., 2017, ‘Psychological well-being of adolescents with physical disabilities in Zimbabwean inclusive community settings: An exploratory study’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a325. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.325 Original Research Psychological well-being of adolescents with physical disabilities in Zimbabwean inclusive community settings: An exploratory study Jabulani Mpofu, Maximus M. Sefotho, Jacobus G. Maree Received: 13 Oct. 2016; Accepted: 08 Aug. 2017; Keywords: adolescents; communities; community; disabilities; disability; life; mpofu; participant; people; research; self; study; zimbabwe
• The effect of a serious game on empathy and prejudice of psychology students towards persons with disabilities by Olivier, Linda; Sterkenburg, Paula; van Rensburg, Esmé (2019) - Studies indicate that persons with disabilities experience health inequalities caused by obstacles such as discriminatory attitudes that they face in accessing effective health care services (Melville 2005:124). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.08.030 Wiggett-Barnard, C., 2013, ‘Disability employment attitudes and practices in South African companies: A survey and case studies’, PhD dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch. Keywords: disabilities; disability; effect; empathy; game; groups; health; level; participants; persons; prejudice; psychology; research; students; study; sub; test
• Impact of inaccessible spaces on community participation of people with mobility limitations in Zambia by Banda-Chalwe, Martha; Nitz, Jennifer C.; de Jonge, Desleigh (2014) - Participants blamed government for not committing itself through dissemination of information about disability rights, developing policies and standards and enacting legislation, to initiate the removal of barriers in public buildings and spaces, homes or houses, and transportation services to protect the rights of PWML: ‘I use stairs when I am entering a building because I have no other choice. The absence of a system of reporting such violations of disability rights is another failure by government. Keywords: accessibility; areas; barriers; buildings; data; disabilities; disability; employment; environment; experiences; government; life; mobility; participants; participation; people; public; pwd; pwml; study; zambia
• Funding and inclusion in higher education institutions for students with disabilities by Chiwandire, Desire; Vincent, Louise (2019) - In other words, while the overarching question of higher education funding is a burning one, SWDs cannot simply be addressed as part of the wider debate. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-014-9766-5 Yang, L. & McCall, B., 2014, ‘World education finance policies and higher education access: A statistical analysis of world development indicators for 86 countries’, International Journal of Educational Development 35, 25–36. Keywords: access; africa; countries; department; disabilities; disability; education; funding; government; heis; inclusion; national; needs; oecd; south; students; support; swds; universities; university; world
• Perceived control, academic performance and well-being of Ghanaian college students with disability by Owusu-Ansah, Frances E.; Agyei-Baffour, Peter; Edusei, Anthony (2012) - Article Information Authors: E. Owusu-Ansah1 Peter Agyei-Baffour2 Anthony Edusei2 Affiliations: 1Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana 2Department of Community Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Correspondence to: Frances Owusu-Ansah Postal address: Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana Dates: Received: 15 May 2012 Accepted: 24 Aug. 2012 Published: 16 Oct 2012 How to cite this article: Owusu-Ansah, F.E., Agyei-Baffour, P., Edusei, A., 2012, ‘Perceived control, academic performance and well-being of Ghanaian college students with disability’, African Journal of Disability 1(1), Art. Perceived control, academic performance and well-being of Ghanaian college students with disability In This Original Research... Open Access • Keywords: control; disabilities; disability; life; performance; primary; self; students; study
• Motivation Peer Training – Bridging the gap for people with mobility disabilities by Norris, Lucy K. (2017) - Abstract Introduction Key findings Lessons learned and limitations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lucy K. Norris Programme Development Department, Motivation Charitable Trust, United Kingdom Citation Norris, L.K., 2017, ‘Motivation Peer Training – Bridging the gap for people with mobility disabilities’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a350. Abstract Background: Only 2% of people with disabilities in developing countries have access to basic services and rehabilitation. Objectives: To bridge this gap, Motivation has been running Peer Training activities since 1993 and has identified that there is a growing need for Peer Training. Keywords: disabilities; motivation; peer; people; skills; training
• Wheelchair users, access and exclusion in South African higher education by Chiwandire, Desire; Vincent, Louise (2017) - Signatories to the Convention are thus obliged to take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transportation, to information and communications, including information and communications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open to or provided to the public. Because you know at the university there is always competing claims there is never enough money for anything, everybody always think that they deserve that money whether it’s for their nuclear programme, or their medical transplant programme, or their African language programme so disability access … has to fight with all those other kind of competing claims on the university’s resources and of course nobody, it’s very difficult to persuade people that disability is that [loud voice] disability access is that important … and that is a real problem. Keywords: access; building; disabilities; disability; education; participant; people; south; students; swds; universities; university; wheelchair; years
• Forgotten, excluded or included? Students with disabilities: A case study at the University of Mauritius by Pudaruth, Sameerchand; Gunputh, Rajendra P.; Singh, Upasana G. (2017) - As Cooper (2015) states, there is a need for ‘formal research that documents the experiences of academics with disability students in online learning’. I chose to study at this University because it offers support for disability students. Keywords: act; disabilities; disability; education; facilities; institutions; laws; learning; mauritius; respondents; students; study; support; university
• Implementation of the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe: A review by Dziva, Cowen; Shoko, Munatsi; Zvogbo, Ellen F. (2018) - Method: The study relies on reviews of extant literature on disability rights. Reviewed documents include the Convention, constitution and other related national laws, policies and measures pertaining to disability rights. Keywords: constitution; crpd; disabilities; disability; human; persons; pwds; rights; section; state; zimbabwe
• Intellectual disability rights and inclusive citizenship in South Africa: What can a scoping review tell us? by Capri, Charlotte; Abrahams, Lameze; McKenzie, Judith; Coetzee, Ockert; Mkabile, Siyabulela; Saptouw, Manuel; Hooper, Andrew; Smith, Peter; Adnams, Colleen; Swartz, Leslie (2018) - Abstract Background Aim Method Results Discussion Practical implications Implications for research Limitations Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Charlotte Capri Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Alexandra Hospital, Western Cape Government, South Africa Lameze Abrahams Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Judith McKenzie Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, University Of Cape Town, South Africa Ockert Coetzee Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Alexandra Hospital, Western Cape Government, South Africa Siyabulela Mkabile Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Manuel Saptouw Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Andrew Hooper Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Peter Smith Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Colleen Adnams Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Leslie Swartz Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Citation Capri, C., Abrahams, L., McKenzie, J., et al., 2018, ‘Intellectual disability rights and inclusive citizenship in South Africa: What can a scoping review tell us?’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a396. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.396 Review article Intellectual disability rights and inclusive citizenship in South Africa: What can a scoping review tell us? Charlotte Capri, Lameze Abrahams, Judith McKenzie, Ockert Coetzee, Siyabulela Mkabile, Manuel Saptouw, Andrew Hooper, Peter Smith, Colleen Adnams, Leslie Swartz Received: 30 May 2017; https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12244 Kamga, S.D., 2016, ‘Disability rights in South Africa: Prospects for their realisation under the white paper on the rights of persons with disabilities’, South African Journal on Human Rights 32(3), 569–580. https://doi.org/10.1080/02587203.2016.1264109 Kittay, E.F., 2009, ‘The personal is philosophical is political: A philosopher and mother of a cognitively disabled person sends notes from the battlefield’, Metaphilosophy 40(3–4), 606–627. Keywords: adults; african; bornman; cape; care; children; disabilities; disability; education; et al; health; intellectual; journal; mckenzie; mental; people; pillay; pwid; research; review; rights; services; south; south africa; studies
• Analysing disability policy in Namibia: An occupational justice perspective by Chichaya, Tongai F.; Joubert, Robin W.E.; McColl, Mary Ann (2018) - This model is the first to use moral principles as a basis for disability policy (Degener 2014). This study adopted the perspective of the human rights model of disability, because it is based on moral principles and values as the base for disability policy. Keywords: alternative; analysis; criteria; disabilities; disability; disability policy; justice; namibia; occupational; persons; policy; policy alternative; rights; study
• Reading the National Disability and Rehabilitation Policy in the light of Foucault’s technologies of power by Leshota, Lekholokoe P. (2013) - In its efforts to tackle issues of disability, it produced The National Disability and Rehabilitation Policy: Mainstreaming persons with disabilities into society in 2011. Introduction Top ↑ Issues surrounding disability and people with disabilities have gone through different phases of conceptualisation and re-conceptualisation by societies, from ancient to modern, in different ways and intensities. Keywords: assessment; disabilities; disability; health; lesotho; model; people; policy; power; rehabilitation; society; welfare
• Part 1: A review of using photovoice as a disability research method: Implications for eliciting the experiences of persons with disabilities on the Community Based Rehabilitation programme in Namibia by Shumba, Tonderai W.; Moodley, Indres (2018) - The conventional content analysis (Namey et al. 2008) of the purposes and outcomes of the studies indicated the value in the use of photovoice method in eliciting the experiences of persons with disabilities. An assessment of the implementation of disability programmes in Namibia from the point of view of both implementers and recipients of services noted that the CBR programme in Namibia is dominated by quantitative data including number of people with disabilities, number of assistive devices distributed, number of persons with disabilities receiving physiotherapy and occupational therapy (Shumba & Moodley 2017). Keywords: cbr; community; disabilities; disability; et al; evaluation; experiences; health; method; persons; photovoice; research; studies
• Part 2: The feasibility of utilising photovoice method and the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument in evaluating the Community-Based Rehabilitation programme in Namibia: A pilot study by Shumba, Tonderai W.; Moodley, Indres (2018) - Here are some concerns and what we will instruct photovoice participants to do in practice. Here is our key concern and what we instruct photovoice participants to do in practice. Keywords: bref; cbr; community; data; disabilities; disability; health; instrument; life; participants; persons; photographs; photovoice; programme; quality; research; study; whoqol
• Current access and recruitment practices in nursing education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal: A case study of student nurses with disabilities by Moodley, Selvarani; Mchunu, Gugu (2019) - Ashcroft, T., Chernomas, W., Davis, P., Dean, R., Seguire, M., Shapiro, C. et al., 2008, ‘Nursing students with disabilities: One faculty’s journey’, International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 5, 1–26. Tee, S.R., Owens, K., Plowright, S., Ramnath, P., Rourke, S., James, C. et al., 2010, ‘Being reasonable: Supporting disabled nursing students in practice’, Nurse Education Practice 10, 216–221. Keywords: access; africa; disabilities; disability; education; neis; nursing; practices; snwds; south; students; study
• Pastoral ministry and persons with disabilities: The case of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe by Sande, Nomatter (2019) - The social model of disability defines disability as a social construct (Devlieger & De Coster 2009; Haihambo & Lightfoot 2010; Wendell 1996). Belser (2015:177) suggested that the goal of disability theology is to honour the dignity of persons with disabilities’ lives and to act in solidarity with activists striving for disability justice. Keywords: afm; church; disabilities; disability; god; healing; ministry; pastoral; pastors; pentecostal; persons; study; theology; zimbabwe
• Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy by Hohlfeld, Ameer S.J.; Harty, Michal; Engel, Mark E. (2018) - Furthermore, when investigating parent training programmes we chose to include all forms of parent training, rather than selecting specific programmes as other systematic reviews, such as Tellegen and Sanders (2013), have previously done. To our knowledge, there have been no systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effects of parent training interventions on PSE for parents with young children that have neurodevelopmental disabilities. Keywords: children; disabilities; efficacy; interventions; levels; parent; parenting; programmes; pse; review; self; studies; study; training
• A university’s response to people with disabilities in Worcester, Western Cape by Müller, Jana V.; Ned, Lieketseng; Boshoff, Hananja (2019) - Ontologically and epistemologically, this process was couched within the transformative paradigm which allows for recognition of unequal power held by theorists, the researcher and the participants who may hold dissonant perspectives on disability needs and how to effectively respond. The working group supported a needs analysis of persons with disabilities in rural communities, involving access, with the support of the local municipality. Keywords: community; disabilities; disability; health; learning; needs; persons; rcs; service; students; training; university
• Exploring the concerns of persons with disabilities in Western Zambia by Cleaver, Shaun; Polatajko, Helene; Bond, Virginia; Magalhães, Lilian; Nixon, Stephanie (2018) - Abstract Introduction Research method and design Ethical considerations Results Discussion Considerations Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnote About the Author(s) Shaun Cleaver School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Canada International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Canada Helene Polatajko Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Canada Virginia Bond Social Science Unit, ZAMBART, Zambia Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Lilian Magalhães Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil Stephanie Nixon International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Canada Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Canada Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada Citation Cleaver, S., Polatajko, H., Bond, V., Magalhães, L. & Nixon, S., 2018, ‘Exploring the concerns of persons with disabilities in Western Zambia’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a446. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.446 Original Research Exploring the concerns of persons with disabilities in Western Zambia Shaun Cleaver, Helene Polatajko, Virginia Bond, Lilian Magalhães, Stephanie Nixon Received: 02 Nov. 2017; Accepted: 31 Aug. 2018; Published: 29 Nov. 2018 Copyright: © 2018. Objectives: In the interest of better understanding a contextually grounded meaning of disability, we explored the expressed concerns of two organisations of persons with disabilities and their members in Western Zambia. Keywords: disabilities; disability; global; health; material; members; organisations; participants; poverty; pwds; research; resources; south; study; suffering; zambia
• Ubuntu considered in light of exclusion of people with disabilities by Ngubane-Mokiwa, Sindile A. (2018) - Disabled people as unfit for marriage As in most African cultures, the Zulu people observe traditional rituals and life events that people at certain developmental stages are required to undergo. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00792.x Yeo, R. & Moore, K., 2003, ‘Including disabled people in poverty reduction in the world: “Nothing about us without us”’, World Development 31(3), 571–590. Keywords: child; communities; community; disabilities; disability; elders; exclusion; gogo; people; research; ubuntu; years
• Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities by Peta, Christine (2018) - The aim of this opinion paper is to share my views about the Priority Assistive Products List on the grounds that it makes no distinct mention of sexual assistive devices, yet research has indicated that sexuality is an area of great concern for persons with disabilities. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) Assistive Products List (APL) is devoid of sexual assistive devices, thereby ignoring the sexuality of persons with disabilities and reducing complex beings to a single social life attribute of disability. Keywords: devices; disabilities; disability; list; persons; products; sexuality
• A conceptual framework for designing Ambient assisted living services for individuals with disabilities in Uganda and South Africa by Kyazze, Michael; Wesson, Janet; Naudé, Kevin (2019) - This information is then used to narrow down the scope of a literature study on disability challenges. Method: A literature review of challenges faced by individuals with physical disabilities was carried out. Keywords: aal; assistance; challenges; disabilities; disability; framework; individuals; interaction; interview; participants; south; support; use
• Occupational therapy synergy between Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania and Heifer International to reduce poverty by Hansen, Anne Marie W.; Chaki, Albert P.; Mlay, Ruth (2013) - For example, the family holds the responsibility to hand goats over to other families in the community. This is an example of how poverty impacts family life and jeopardises the effectiveness of occupational therapy services. Keywords: activities; ccbrt; child; community; disabilities; disability; families; occupational; people; poverty; rehabilitation; tanzania
• South African stakeholders’ knowledge of community-based rehabilitation by Rule, Sarah; Roberts, Anton; McLaren, Pamela; Philpott, Susan (2019) - Problems with the visibility of CBR programmes were noted, as well as misunderstandings by many therapists. Changes in international donor funding priorities can lead to a reduction or re-direction of funds, and a consequent lack of sustainability or responsiveness of CBR programmes (Booyens, Van Pletzen & Lorenzo 2015). Keywords: africa; cbr; community; development; disabilities; disability; inclusive; persons; rehabilitation; respondents; south; survey
• A defence of identity for persons with disability: Reflections from religion and philosophy versus ancient African culture by Ojok, Patrick; Musenze, Junior B. (2019) - Objectives: The objective of this article was to critically examine how disability is constructed in philosophy and religion in comparison with African culture, in the shaping of disability identity as a form of humanity. It is tempting to believe that, given their contemplative abilities, the ancient Greeks had a similar conception of disability identity based on contemporary terminology; however, it was much different for if they did, there would be so many persons with disability. Keywords: africa; ancient; body; disabilities; disability; human; identity; new; people; persons; philosophy; religion
• Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation by Procter, Jenna-Lee (2018) - Book Review Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation Book title: Rethinking disability: World perspectives in culture and society Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation Reviewer: Jenna-Lee Procter1 Affiliation: 1Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Corresponding author: Jenna-Lee Procter, jennalee.za@gmail.com How to cite this article: Keywords: disabilities; disability; people; perspectives; world
• Disabling sexualities: Exploring the impact of the intersection of HIV, disability and gender on the sexualities of women in Zambia by Wickenden, Anna; Nixon, Stephanie; Yoshida, Karen K. (2013) - One participant explained that she believes the state should sometimes intervene not only after HIV diagnosis, but in order to prevent contracting HIV in the first instance, especially for people with disabilities: ‘The government needs to support us in every way, especially for us who are HIV/AIDS. How participants negotiated the impact of HIV and disability with multiple situational factors reflects the diversity of the lives of female participants prior to HIV diagnosis. Keywords: aids; diagnosis; disabilities; disability; gender; hiv; hiv diagnosis; impact; participants; research; sexuality; study; women
• Disabled people’s organisations and the disability movement: Perspectives from Burkina Faso by Bezzina, Lara (2019) - So the aim was to get disabled people to come out and group them, train them, educate them and integrate them in society.’ Some go as far as to say that they do not feel disabled when they are among other people with disabilities, as the following reveals: ‘[I became a member of the DPO] because there, at least, you are with disabled people: when you see them, you [see] … that you too are a disabled person…. Keywords: burkina; burkina faso; disabilities; disability; dpos; faso; ingos; interview; members; organisation; people; president; women
• Access into professional degrees by students with disabilities in South African higher learning: A decolonial perspective by Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle (2019) - Shildrick, M., 2012, ‘Critical disability studies: Rethinking the conventions for the age of postmodernity’, in N. Watson, A. Roulstone & C. Thomas (eds.), Routledge handbook of disability studies, pp. The institution of higher learning does not deny students with disabilities entry into Law, Medicine, Education or any other professional degree. Keywords: access; africa; coloniality; degrees; disabilities; disability; education; entry; learning; obstacles; research; schools; south; students; theory
• Impact of lived experiences of people with disabilities in the built environment in South Africa by McKinney, Victor; Amosun, Seyi L. (2020) - McKinney, V., 2016, ‘An exploratory case study on the preparation of undergraduate civil engineering students at the University of Cape Town to contribute to an inclusive society for people disabilities’, Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town. Introduction In an attempt to understand the contextual parameters that would impact disability inclusion in South Africa, this article explores the lived experiences of some persons with disabilities with regard to inclusion in a built environment that is assumed, based on available government’s documentations, to align with international and national disability-related policies and legislations (Department of the Presidency Keywords: africa; disabilities; disability; environment; experiences; inclusion; male; participants; people; persons; rights; society; south; south africa; study; years
• Inclusion, universal design and universal design for learning in higher education: South Africa and the United States by Dalton, Elizabeth M.; Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia; Ferguson, Britt T.; McKenzie, Judith (2019) - With education’s movement towards providing general education for all students in the most ‘normalised’ environment, acquiring knowledge of inclusive learning and actually implementing inclusive education policies and strategies are critical for success. Abstract Background Inclusive education policies and challenges Potential solutions – Universal design and universal design for learning Universal access, inclusion and higher education Higher education programmes – Four examples of challenges and solutions Ethical considerations Discussion Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Elizabeth M. Dalton Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, United States Dalton Education Services International, Hope Valley, Rhode Island, United States Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Disability Unit, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Britt T. Ferguson Special Education, National University, San Diego, United States Judith McKenzie Disability Studies Division, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Dalton, E.M., Lyner-Cleophas, M., Ferguson, B.T. & McKenzie, J., 2019, ‘Inclusion, universal design and universal design for learning in higher education: South Africa and the United States’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a519. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v8i0.519 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 Received: 22 Mar. 2018; Accepted: 27 Dec. 2018; Published: 29 July 2019 Keywords: access; design; disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; inclusive; learning; needs; students; support; udl; university
• Success in Africa: People with disabilities share their stories by Shakespeare, Tom; Mugeere, Anthony; Nyariki, Emily; Simbaya, Joseph (2019) - The complexity of trying to understand individual disability successes within the backdrop of disadvantage fuelled the Department for International Development/Economic and Social Research Council-funded research project reported in this paper, which had the aim of exploring factors that explained the success of some persons with disabilities on the African continent. Tom Shakespeare Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom Anthony Mugeere Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Emily Nyariki School of Public Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Joseph Simbaya Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia Citation Shakespeare, T., Mugeere, A., Nyariki, E. & Simbaya, J., 2019, ‘Success in Africa: People with disabilities share their stories’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a522. Keywords: disabilities; disability; disabled; economic; education; example; participants; people; persons; respondent; success; uganda; zambia
• A snapshot of the chalkboard writing experiences of Bachelor of Education students with visual disabilities in South Africa by Subrayen, Roshanthni; Dhunpath, Rubby (2019) - Abstract Introduction The policy landscape: Rights of persons with disabilities Literature review Context and background Theoretical orientation Research methodology Results and discussion Factors contributing to access and participation Concluding observations Acknowledgements References Footnotes About the Author(s) Roshanthni Subrayen Disability Support Unit, School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Rubby Dhunpath Teaching and Learning Office, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Citation Subrayen, R. & Dhunpath, R., 2019, ‘A snapshot of the chalkboard writing experiences of Bachelor of Education students with visual disabilities in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a523. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v8i0.523 Original Research A snapshot of the chalkboard writing experiences of Bachelor of Education students with visual disabilities in South Africa Roshanthni Subrayen, Rubby Dhunpath Received: 05 Apr. 2018; Accepted: 07 Feb. 2019; Keywords: access; chalkboard; disabilities; education; learning; placements; practice; practice school; school; students; teaching; teaching practice
• The experiences of parents of children living with disabilities at Lehlaba Protective Workshop in Sekhukhune district of Limpopo province by Tigere, Brian; Makhubele, Jabulani C. (2019) - Therefore, challenges associated with raising disabled children deter parents from trying to have children. More attention is given to the child with special needs, and neglect takes centre stage from other children within the household. Keywords: africa; children; data; disabilities; disability; experiences; family; limpopo; living; parents; participants; research; study; time
• Seeking care for epilepsy and its impacts on households in a rural district in southern Malawi by Munthali, Alister; Braathen, Stine H.; Grut, Lisbet; Kamaleri, Yusman; Ingstad, Benedicte (2013) - Seeking treatment for epilepsy    • Barriers to seeking therapy for epilepsy    • Impacts of epilepsy on the household • Discussion • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Authors’ contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: Epilepsy is a disability as defined in the 2012 Disability Act of the Government of Malawi. This would contribute to closing the treatment gap for epilepsy as advocated by the Global Campaign against Epilepsy. Keywords: care; case; child; disabilities; disability; epilepsy; health; malawi; people; persons; study; treatment
• The experiences of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in inclusive schools in Accra, Ghana by Okyere, Christiana; Aldersey, Heather M.; Lysaght, Rosemary (2019) - Global Initiative to End All Corporate Punishment of Children, 2017, Corporal punishment of children in Ghana, pp. All participants met the school district’s inclusive education team’s criteria for IDD, which is diagnosed by a screening stage (based on child observations), an achievement test (evidence of academic achievements) and a series of tests conducted in the district assessment centre by a clinical psychologist to confirm the presence of IDD. Keywords: children; classroom; data; disabilities; education; experiences; ghana; idd; inclusion; observations; participants; research; school; students; study; teachers; years
• The impact of an inclusive education intervention on learning outcomes for girls with disabilities within a resource-poor setting by Carew, Mark; Deluca, Marcella; Groce, Nora; Fwaga, Sammy; Kett, Maria (2020) - Findings from inclusive education interventions delivered by NGOs, particularly when theory-led, are a useful step to explore ‘what works’ in practice, especially given that the implementation of inclusive education interventions by other actors could be constrained by a lack of resources (e.g. Donohue & Bornman 2015; Kuyini & Desai 2007). Within disability inclusive development and development more broadly, we (i.e. the authors) view the equitable involvement of actors based within contexts and with experiences of the identities (e.g. disability) under study as crucial to the meaningful implementation and assessment of interventions, although there is a natural debate about what equitable participation would constitute to different actors. Keywords: control; data; disabilities; disability; education; girls; group; intervention; learning; scores; time
• 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 by Adekunle, Temitope O.; Mheta, Gift; Rapeane-Mathonsi, Maleshoane (2019) - The notion of reasonable accommodation needs to be further explored as a possible solution to the exclusion of certain groups of people, while also considering the provisions of the ninth section of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Research Brief on Disability and Equality in South Africa 2017:7) as well as section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act (Commonwealth Consolidated Acts 1992), among other formulated disability Acts across the globe. Figure 4 may therefore also suggest an acknowledgement of only one of several other disabilities such as the non-visible disabilities (psychosocial, visual, hearing, learning and medical, among others), which form the majority of disabilities. Keywords: africa; analysis; data; disabilities; disability; discourse; education; gender; language; people; research; sexuality; society; south; space; students; study; texts; universities; university
• Experiences of primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy across the trajectory of diagnoses in Ghana by Kyeremateng, Joana D.A.; Edusei, Anthony; Dogbe, Joslin A.; Opoku, Maxwell P.; Nketsia, William; Hammond, Charles; Afriyie, Sally A. (2019) - The section explains the experience of participants raising children with CP, relationship between participants and people in the society, effect of child with CP on their lives and accessibility of essential services such as education and healthcare to children with CP. For example, two mothers reported that they had been to mainstream schools and turned away because they did not have facilities and personnel to take care of such children. Keywords: caregivers; children; disabilities; disability; et al; experiences; ghana; health; mother; palsy; participants; study; years
• Integrated home-based screening for people living with disabilities: A case study from rural Malawi by Petersen, Elizabeth M.; Wroe, Emily B.; Nyangulu, Kondwani; Kanyenda, Chisomo; Njolomole, Sam; Dunbar, Elizabeth L.; Kachimanga, Chiyembekezo (2019) - For HIV screening, existing HIV counsellors provided counselling, testing and referral. None of the staff were providing all four screenings as HIV screening required nationally certified HIV providers. Keywords: disabilities; disability; health; hiv; malawi; plwds; screening; services
• Including parents in inclusive practice: Supporting students with disabilities in higher education by Duma, Princess T.; Shawa, Lester B. (2019) - Bourdieu proposes three forms of capital: social, cultural and economic capital, and all three were deemed pertinent to university students with disabilities and the roles of their parents. The latter study found that costs varied depending on the required care and support for the students as well as mandatory assistive devices such students need. Keywords: bourdieu; capital; children; disabilities; disability; education; forms; journal; parents; research; south; students; studies; study; support; universities; university
• Representation and methods of normalisation: Narratives of disability within a South African tertiary institution by Devar, Taegan; Bobat, Shaida; Reuben, Shanya (2020) - https://doi.org/10.1177/026101839101103302 Mosia, P.A. & Phasha, N., 2017, ‘Access to curriculum for students with disabilities at higher education institutions: How does the National University of Lesotho fare?’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a257. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.257 Mutanga, O., 2017, ‘Students with disabilities’ experience in South African higher education: a synthesis of literature’, South African Journal of Higher Education 32, 135–155, https://doi.org/10.20853/31-1-1596 Mutanga, O., 2018, ‘Inclusion of students with disabilities in South African higher education’, International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 65(2), 229–242. Shevlin, M. Kenny, M. & McNeela, E., 2004, ‘Participation in higher education for students with disabilities: An Irish perspective’, Disability and Society 19(1), 15–30, viewed 12 April 2013, from EBSCOHost database. Keywords: context; disabilities; disability; education; participant; people; power; south; students; study; support; swd; years
• Looking under the veil: Challenges faced by people with disabilities in cross-border entrepreneurship by Matsaure, Keresencia; Chindimba, Agness; Zimano, Felistas R.; Ruffin, Fayth (2020) - Keywords: PWDs; disability entrepreneurship; PWD’s empowerment; trade facilitation; cross-border trade. These challenges have been so persistent that they are slowly becoming inherent aspects of cross-border trade. Keywords: article; border; challenges; cross; disabilities; disability; entrepreneurship; entry; journal; management; people; points; pwds; repms; systems; trade; zimano; zimbabwe
• The promise of equal education not kept: Specific learning disabilities – The invisible disability by Gow, Melanie A.; Mostert, Yvonne; Dreyer, Lorna (2020) - The themes that emanated from this research show that university students with SLD are largely on their own with regard to coping with the academic demands of tertiary education. https://doi.org/10.2307/2943806 Strnadová, I., Hájková, V. & Květoňová, L., 2015, ‘Voices of university students with disabilities: Inclusive education on the tertiary level: A reality or a distant dream?’, International Journal of Inclusive Education 19(10), 1080–1095. Keywords: access; articles; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; learning; research; sld; students; support; universities; university
• Development of self-help groups for caregivers of children with disabilities in Kilifi, Kenya: Process evaluation by Gona, Joseph K.; Newton, Charles; Hartley, Sally; Bunning, Karen (2020) - The former (1) focused on caregiver mobilisation by community groups, caregiver registration data, monitoring visits completed and adaptations. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2016.1206607 Bunning, K., Gona, J.K., Newton, C.R. & Hartley, S. 2017, ‘The perception of disability by community groups: Stories of local understanding, beliefs and challenges in a rural part of Kenya’, PLoS One 12(8) e0182214. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182214 Cohen, A., Raja, S., Underhill, C., Yaro, B.P., Dokurugu, A.Y., De Silva, M. et al., 2012, ‘Sitting with others: Mental health self-help groups in northern Ghana’, International Journal of Mental Health Systems 6(1), 2–8, viewed 17 February 2019, from http://www.ijmhs.com/content/6/1/1. Keywords: activities; caregivers; community; development; disabilities; disability; groups; health; help; inactive; members; self; set; shgs
• Transformative equality: Court accommodations for South African citizens with severe communication disabilities by White, Robyn M.; Bornman, Juan; Johnson, Ensa; Tewson, Karen; van Niekerk, Joan (2020) - Transformative equality should be pursued when identifying accommodations in court for persons with communication disabilities, as the aim should be to enable such individuals to participate equally in court, without barriers and discrimination. Conclusion: Foreign and national law clearly prohibits discrimination against persons with communication disabilities because of their disability and state that they should be given fair and equal access to the court system. Keywords: access; accommodations; african; communication; communication disabilities; court; court system; disabilities; disability; equality; justice; persons; rights; south; system; witness
• Profile and opinion of people with disability with respect to adapted physical activity participation in Ethiopia by Basha, Getachew K.; van Heerden, Hendrik J. (2020) - Research conducted in Ethiopia by Mekonnen and Teshager (2014) is congruent with the finding of this study and confirmed that road traffic accidents are a major but neglected public health challenge (Mekonnen & Teshager 2014). Opinions and perceptions of physical activity Involvement in sport, exercise and other forms of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) produces several health advantages amongst people with physical disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003633 Lakowski, T. & Long, T., 2011, ‘Physical activity and sport for people with disabilities: Symposium and strategic planning’, viewed 14 August 2018, from https://www.ncfit.org/files/PhysicalActivityProceedings.pdf Lasonen, J., Kemppainen, R. & Raheem, K., 2005, An evaluation of approaching EFA goals, viewed 14 September 2018, from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44835979_Education_and_training_in_Ethiopia_An_evaluation_of_approaching_EFA_goals Lui, K.C. & Hui, S.S., 2009, ‘Participation in and adherence to physical activity in people with physical disability’, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal 27(1), 30–38. Keywords: activity; age; disabilities; disability; ethiopia; health; participants; participation; people; persons; sport; study; world; years
• Barriers experienced by people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities. A case of a sheltered workshop in Bloemfontein, South Africa by Tinta, Nokuthula; Steyn, Hester; Vermaas, Jana (2020) - Shier, M., Graham, J.R. & Jones, M., 2009, ‘Barriers to employment as experienced by people with disabilities: A qualitative analysis in Calgary and Regina Canada’, Disability & Society 24(1), 63–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687590802535485 Shima, I., Zólyomi, E. & Zaidi, A., 2008, The Labour Market Situation of People with Disabilities in EU25, Policy Brief 2.1/2008, Vienna: European Centre. A case of a sheltered workshop in Bloemfontein, South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 9(0), a662. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v9i0.662 Original Research Barriers experienced by people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities. Keywords: activities; africa; barriers; disabilities; disability; employment; lack; participants; participation; people; republic; research; skills; south; south africa; study; workshop
• Preparedness of civil society in Botswana to advance disability inclusion in programmes addressing gender-based and other forms of violence against women and girls with disabilities by Hanass-Hancock, Jill; Mthethwa, Nomfundo; Molefhe, Malebogo; Keakabetse, Tshiamo (2020) - The checklist prompted the participants’ perceptions in six domains important for disability inclusion and accessibility of NGOs and DPOs: level of disability accessibility through universal design and reasonable accommodation, disability-related sensitisation and training of staff, the ability to screen and identify disability, the ability to provide or refer to disability services, linkages to poverty alleviation programmes focusing on people with disabilities and linkages to civil society, including those focusing on violence. The organisational profile and level of disability inclusion The managers and directors of the participating organisations provided information related to the level of inclusion in the organisations’ policies and strategic plans, the accessibility of activities and facilities, the training and capacity of staff and the linkages to other NGOs and DPOs, disability services, violence and poverty alleviation programmes. Keywords: botswana; disabilities; disability; dpos; girls; hiv; inclusion; ngos; organisations; people; programmes; services; study; violence; women
• 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 by Mji, Gubela; Edusei, Anthony (2019) - At the core of the aims and objectives of AfriNEAD is the investigation into how disability research evidence influenced government. There is a need for researchers to be supported with skills and resources to advance AT research in Africa. Keywords: africa; conference; disabilities; disability; evidence; research; technology
• Transitioning to a life with disability in rural South Africa: A qualitative study by Sadiki, M. Christinah; Watermeyer, Brian; Abrahams, Nina T. (2021) - Maart et al. (2019) implemented a survey in two communities in South Africa to demonstrate how disability experiences vary significantly between communities based on the factors such as language, culture and infrastructure. Given the range of disability experiences, it is important to explore the experiences of people with disabilities in various, and particularly under-researched communities. Keywords: africa; community; data; disabilities; disability; experiences; family; female; health; model; participants; people; research; south; study; watermeyer; years
• Table of Contents Vol 8 (2019) by Office, Editorial (2019) - 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 284 294 305 312 325 337 343 352 359 Page ii of iii http://www.ajod.org Open Access Table of Contents iii Page iii of iii 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 Original Research 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 369 373 379 388 Correction 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 389 391 392 393 Vol 8 (2019) | 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 Keywords: african; african journal; april; disabilities; disability; journal; october; research; south; vol
• Illuminating the empowerment journey of caregivers of children with disabilities: Understanding lessons learnt from Ghana by Zuurmond, Maria; Seeley, Janet; Shakespeare, Tom; Nyante, Gifty G.; Bernays, Sarah (2020) - Conclusion: A richer and more nuanced understanding of caregiver empowerment in the community and family context can inform the wider discourse on disability. Specific literature on caregiver empowerment is largely absent from the literature. Keywords: caregivers; children; community; disabilities; disability; empowerment; families; family; group; health; individual; power; programme; study; support
• Needs of families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Addis Ababa by Aldersey, Heather M.; Ahmed, Ansha N.; Tesfamichael, Haben N.; Lotoski, Natasha (2020) - Family support needs Discussion Our study illustrates the plethora of family support needs of families with children with IDD in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Keywords: centre; childcare; children; disabilities; disability; families; family; family support; idd; members; needs; participants; study; support
• Development process in Africa: Poverty, politics and indigenous knowledge by Eide, Arne H.; Khupe, Watson; Mannan, Hasheem (2014) - The article is an integration of three papers presented at the 2011 African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability (AfriNEAD) Symposium: the section on disability and poverty is based on the experiences of the first author with regard to disability statistics in poor countries; the section on disability and politics is based on the third author’s experience with regard to studies on disability policy; the section on disability and indigenous knowledge is based on the second author’s experiences as a Zimbabwean activist with disability. Whilst disability policy has developed in a very positive direction, with the CRPD and its influence on other international, regional and national policies, and largely incorporating a view of disability as a human rights issue, there are problems with implementation. Keywords: development; disabilities; disability; health; nations; persons; policy; poverty; rights; united
• Creating inclusive Performing Arts practices for development of youth with disabilities: A critical ethnographic study by le Roux, Marlene; Kathard, Harsha; Lorenzo, Theresa (2021) - Authors’ contributions M.L.R. completed the research for her MPhil in disability studies. Le Roux, M., 2018, ‘There is a place in the sun for people with disabilities within the arts: Exploring how interaction with the performing arts may facilitate the social and economic inclusion of youth with disabilities’, Unpublished MPhil in disability studies thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. Keywords: arts; cape; disabilities; disability; group; inclusion; participants; performing; study; transport; youth
• With or without us? An audit of disability research in the southern African region by McKenzie, Judith; Mji, Gubela; Gcaza, Siphokazi (2014) - An audit of disability research in the southern African region’, African Journal of Disability 3(2), Art. An audit of disability research in the southern African region In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • Emancipatory research    • Social model of disability    • Keywords: disabilities; disability; people; research; researchers; rights; table
• COVID-19, disability and the context of healthcare triage in South Africa: Notes in a time of pandemic by McKinney, Emma L.; McKinney, Victor; Swartz, Leslie (2020) - Disabled people and their families are concerned that triage policies may devalue disabled people and exacerbate entrenched ableism within healthcare policy and practice. The exclusion of disabled people goes against the principles established in South Africa’s Constitution, in which all people are regarded as equal, have the right to life and inherent dignity, the right to access healthcare, as well as the protection of dignity. Keywords: access; africa; care; covid-19; disabilities; disability; health; healthcare; journal; life; people; policies; resources; social; south; south africa; triage
• Barriers and facilitators to participation for children and adolescents with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries – A scoping review by Huus, Karina; Schlebusch, Liezl; Ramaahlo, Maria; Samuels, Alecia; Gimbler Berglund, Ingalill; Dada, Shakila (2021) - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00460.x Anaby, D., Law, M., Coster, W., Bedell, G., Khetani, M., Avery, L. et al., 2014, ‘The mediating role of the environment in explaining participation of children and youth with and without disabilities across home, school, and community’, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 95(5), 908–917. Du, C., Yu, J., Zhang, J., Jiang, J., Lai, H., Liu, W. et al., 2016, ‘Relevant areas of functioning in people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis on the international classification of functioning, disability and health: Keywords: adolescents; barriers; children; countries; disabilities; disability; et al; facilitators; health; income; participation; review; studies; study
• Increasing access into higher education: Insights from the 2011 African Network on Evidence-to-Action on Disability Symposium – Education Commission by Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia; Swart, Estelle; Chataika, Tsitsi; Bell, Diane (2014) - Also, in order to promote access to higher education, disability inclusion must be fully embedded in the overall functioning of the university at all levels. Article Information Authors: Marcia Lyner-Cleophas1 Estelle Swart2 Tsitsi Chataika3 Diane Bell4 Affiliations: 1Centre for Student Counselling and Development, Stellenbosch University, South Africa2Department of Educational Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 3Department of Educational Foundations, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 4Academic Affairs, Stellenbosch University Business School, South Africa Correspondence to: Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Postal address: Centre for Student Counselling and Development, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa Dates: Received: 18 July 2013 Accepted: 29 Nov. 2013 Published: 04 June 2014 How to cite this article: Lyner-Cleophas, M., Swart, E., Chataika, T. & Bell, D., 2014, ‘Increasing access into higher education: Insights from the 2011 African Network on Evidence-to-Action on Disability Symposium – Education Commission’, African Journal of Disability 3(2), Art. Keywords: access; disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; students
• Education of students with intellectual disabilities at Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions in Botswana: Inclusion or exclusion? by Mosalagae, Macdelyn; Bekker, Tanya L. (2021) - The problem statement Studies focused on the TVET sector carried out in Kenya by Malle (2016), Malle, Pirttimaa and Saloviita (2015), who investigated prevailing challenges and opportunities for the participation of students with disabilities in vocational education whilst Murgor, Changa and Keter (2014) in Ethiopia explored the accessibility of TVET amongst disabled people and reported barriers to the full participation of students with disabilities in TVET but did not explore issues of student experiences. Based on student experiences, we were also interested in finding out practical ways in which TVET can expand the capabilities of students by considering the social arrangements (the institution, programmes, stakeholders and policies) to find out inclusive opportunities and unfreedom instances that were regarded as exclusions. Keywords: approach; botswana; capabilities; capability; development; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; inclusion; inclusive; needs; policy; practice; research; students; study; tvet
• Voices of children with intellectual disabilities on participation in daily activities by Huus, Karina; Morwane, Refilwe; Ramaahlo, Maria; Balton, Sadna; Pettersson, Emelie; Gimbler Berglund, Ingalill; Dada, Shakila (2021) - Education systems and services that support the inclusive education of children with disabilities are a facilitator of the participation of such children, as it ensures not only the availability of inclusive schools but also training of educators so that an adapted curriculum is available. Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that children have the right to express their views freely in matters affecting them (United Nations General Assembly 1989). Keywords: activities; barriers; children; disabilities; disability; facilitators; family; health; jönköping; participation; research; study
• Psychosocial challenges of children with disabilities in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo province of South Africa: Towards a responsive integrated disability strategy by Makwela, Matthews M.; Smit, Elizabeth I. (2022) - The following policies were central to the study: The White Paper on Disability was implemented to update the 1997 INDS, to integrate obligations in the UNCRPD and to respond to the Continental Plan of Action for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1999) as asserted by ACPF (2011:18). According to Smith (2011:36), preventable disease, congenital malformation, birth-related incidents, psychological dysfunction and physical injury all constituted child disability. Keywords: africa; care; challenges; children; cwd; development; disabilities; disability; education; findings; health; research; rights; sekhukhune; south; south africa; study
• ‘The world is not only for hearing people – It’s for all people’: The experiences of women who are deaf or hard of hearing in accessing healthcare services in Johannesburg, South Africa by Masuku, Khetsiwe P.; Moroe, Nomfundo; van der Merwe, Danielle (2021) - Deaf women face communication barriers when interacting with hearing healthcare professionals, which, in turn, results in inadequate service delivery and poor access to much needed services. Aarons and Akach (2002) acknowledged that in South Africa, deaf women are a minority and are marginalised, with black women being the most marginalised of all. Keywords: access; africa; deaf; disabilities; disability; experiences; healthcare; healthcare services; language; persons; research; services; south; study; women
• African families’ and caregivers’ experiences of raising a child with intellectual disability: A narrative synthesis of qualitative studies by Mkabile, Siyabulela; Garrun, Kathrine L.; Shelton, Mary; Swartz, Leslie (2021) - In disability studies more generally, there is increasing discussion of questions of Africanisation and decolonisation of knowledges (Mbazzi et al. 2020; Mji 2019; Owusu-Ansah & Mji 2013), but there has been less discussion of this in ID and family research. In the current review, we examine the experiences of caregivers and parents of children with ID in Africa using the socio-ecological model (Bronfenbrenner 1992) in order to identify potential targets for change in the provision of ID services in Africa across various systems. Keywords: africa; caregivers; children; disabilities; disability; et al; experiences; health; parents; research; review; services; studies
• Barriers to and facilitators of employment of persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review by Morwane, Refilwe E.; Dada, Shakila; Bornman, Juan (2021) - Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References Appendix 1 About the Author(s) Refilwe E. Morwane Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Shakila Dada Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Juan Bornman Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Morwane, R.E., Dada, S. & Bornman, J., 2021, ‘Barriers to and facilitators of employment of persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review’, African Journal of Disability 10(0), a833. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.833 Review Article Barriers to and facilitators of employment of persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review Refilwe E. Morwane, Shakila Dada, Juan Bornman Received: 06 Dec. 2020; Accepted: 28 Apr. 2021; The World Report on Disability (WHO and World Bank 2011) describes barriers faced by persons with disabilities which result in exclusion and restrictions for participation in various live activities, such as the presence of negative attitudes, lack of delivery and provision of services, lack of accessibility, inadequate funding and lack of consultation of persons with disabilities themselves. Keywords: barriers; disabilities; disability; employment; et al; facilitators; factors; health; journal; lack; lmics; participation; persons; review; studies; study
• Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of risk to sexual violence among adults with intellectual disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa by Kahonde, Callista K.; Johns, Rebecca (2022) - Studies from other settings in South Africa revealed that socio-cultural conceptions of intellectual disability may also influence the family and community responses to sexual victimisation of people with intellectual disabilities which have been elucidated earlier (Hanass-Hancock et al. 2018; Meer & Combrinck 2015). Phasha and Myaka (2014), in their study on factors contributing to the vulnerability of teenagers with intellectual disabilities to sexual abuse found an interaction of individual, family and community factors as central in putting the teenagers at risk. Keywords: abuse; adults; disabilities; experiences; female; group; knowledge; participants; people; research; risk; study; violence
• Table of Contents Vol 9 (2020) by Office, Editorial (2020) - Process evaluation Joseph K. Gona, Charles Newton, Sally Hartley, Karen Bunning African Journal of Disability | Vol 9 | a650 | 22 July 2020 Original Research Representation and methods of normalisation: Narratives of disability within a South African tertiary institution Taegan Devar, Shaida Bobat, Shanya Reuben African Journal of Disability | Vol 9 | a629 | 23 July 2020 Original Research Preparedness of civil society in Botswana to advance disability inclusion in programmes addressing gender-based and other forms of violence against women and girls with disabilities Jill Hanass-Hancock, Nomfundo Mthethwa, Malebogo Molefhe, Tshiamo Keakabetse African Journal of Disability | Vol 9 | a664 The promise of equal education not kept: Specific learning disabilities – The invisible disability Melanie A. Gow, Yvonne Mostert, Lorna Dreyer African Journal of Disability | Vol 9 | a647 | 26 February 2020 Original Research Functional outcome of stroke inpatients according to human immunodeficiency virus status: A feasibility study Tasneem Hartley, Marlette Burger, Tonya M. Esterhuizen, Gakeemah Inglis-Jassiem African Journal of Disability | Vol 9 | a618 | 30 March 2020 Original Research Transformative equality: Court accommodations for South African citizens with severe communication disabilities Robyn M. White, Juan Bornman, Ensa Johnson, Karen Tewson, Joan van Niekerk African Journal of Disability | Vol 9 | a651 | 01 April 2020 1 10 18 26 36 45 52 62 71 Vol 9 (2020) ISSN: 2223-9170 (print) Keywords: african; disabilities; disability; journal; research; vol
• Unreported and unaddressed: Students with disabilities experience of school violence in Zambia by Njelesani, Janet; Si, Jessica; Swarm, Drake (2022) - Abstract Introduction Methodology Findings Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Janet Njelesani Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, United States of America Jessica Si Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, United States of America Drake Swarm Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, United States of America Citation Njelesani, J., Si, J. & Swarm, D., 2022, ‘Unreported and unaddressed: Students with disabilities experience of school violence in Zambia’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a849. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.849 Original Research Unreported and unaddressed: Students with disabilities experience of school violence in Zambia Janet Njelesani, Jessica Si, Drake Swarm Received: 28 Jan. 2021; Accepted: 04 Feb. 2022; Keywords: children; data; disabilities; education; research; school; school violence; students; study; teachers; violence; zambia
• Disability-inclusive community development: A case of a community garden in Limpopo province in South Africa by Tigere, Brian; Moyo, Theresa (2022) - Community development projects According to Westoby (2014), community development projects (CDPs) aim to improve the social, environmental, and economic situation of people especially in rural communities. Disability friendly community development projects Westoby (2014) is of the view that CDPs are aimed at improving communities by planning and executing developmental programmes. Keywords: africa; community; community development; community garden; development; disabilities; disability; garden; living; participants; people; persons; project; south; study
• Community-based workers’ capacity to develop inclusive livelihoods for youth with disabilities in Botswana by van Pletzen, Ermien; Kabaso, Bryson; Lorenzo, Theresa (2021) - Booyens, M., Van Pletzen, E. & Lorenzo, T., 2015, ‘The complexity of rural contexts experienced by community disability workers in three southern African countries’, African Journal of Disability 4(1), a167. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v4i1.167 Borg, J., Lindström, A. & Larsson, S., 2011, ‘Assistive technology in developing countries: A review from the perspective of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities’, Prosthetics and Orthotics International 35(1), 20–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364610389351 Braithwaite, J. & Mont, D., 2009, ‘Disability and poverty: A survey of World Bank poverty assessments and implications’, ALTER – European Journal of Disability Research/ Revue Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap 3(3), 219–232. https://doi.org/130.37.92.78/article/view/742 Kabaso, B., 2015, ‘A study to explore the role of community disability workers in facilitating livelihood opportunities for disabled youth in rural areas of Southern Botswana’, Dissertation in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Philosophy in Disability Studies, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, viewed from http://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/15549/thesis_hsf_2015_kabaso_bryson_nsama.pdf?sequence=1. Keywords: botswana; community; development; disabilities; disability; economic; education; inclusion; inclusive; participants; people; policy; study; workers; years; youth
• The African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability: A role player in the realisation of the UNCRPD in Africa by Kachaje, Rachel; Dube, Kudakwashe; MacLachlan, Malcolm; Mji, Gubela (2014) - Article Information Authors: Rachel Kachaje1 Kudakwashe Dube2 Malcolm MacLachlan3,4 Gubela Mji4 Affiliations: 1Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe2African Decade for Persons with Disabilities, Pretoria, South Africa 3Centre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland 4Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Correspondence to: Rachel Kachaje Postal address: PO Box 2009, Lilongwe, Malawi Dates: Received: 27 Aug. 2013 Accepted: 19 Nov. 2013 Published: 04 June 2014 How to cite this article: Kachaje, R., Dube, K. & MacLachlan, M. & Mji, G., 2014, ‘The African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability: A role player in the realisation of the UNCRPD in Africa’, African Journal of Disability 3(2), Art. • Inclusion of disability issues in the curriculum across disciplines in higher education, including training all future professionals, policy makers and researchers in disability issues so that they can include disability at all levels, including the classroom. • Responsive research, including defining a research agenda according to practical needs and best practice, children’s and families’ experiences, implementing policy, developing reliable databases (and knowledge management systems) and highlighting education as a gateway to success. Keywords: action; afrinead; disabilities; disability; evidence; people; research; symposium
• Literature profiling on tourism, impairment and disability issues: A future directional guide by Makuyana, Tawanda; du Plessis, Engelina; Chikuta, Oliver (2022) - Darcy et al. (2020) blazed a trail in the transformation of disability tourism from a niche, specialised or small market to an accessible, mature tourism market because: The Global North has more ageing tourists with adequate financial resources, supported with time to participate in tourism with more extended stays and spending, and they often travel with more than two people. Accessible tourism is the same as disability tourism and inclusive tourism, which implies the access needs of all people with a desire to participate in tourism regardless of the presence or absence of impairment. Keywords: africa; darcy; development; disabilities; disability; disability tourism; hospitality; impairments; inclusion; journal; knowledge; needs; people; research; south; studies; study; table; tourism; tourism management; tourism research; travel
• Self-identified intervention priorities amongst women with road accident-acquired physical disabilities in South Africa by Hartmann, Laura; Hamilton, Alison; van der Merwe, Amelia; du Toit, Stefani; Xakayi, Wendy; Hunt, Xanthe (2022) - Our findings echo a number of past qualitative studies on the experience of individuals with disabilities, many of which contain reports of discontent with the state of disability services, including in terms of health care (Ganle et al. 2016; Rugoho & Maphosa 2017; WHO 2011; The prevalence rate of self-reported disability is 7.5% in South Africa, of which 2.5% of them report physical disability (Lehohla 2011). Keywords: africa; data; disabilities; disability; health; healthcare; need; participants; people; rehabilitation; research; services; south; study; women
• Special educators’ intentions towards supporting practice of inclusive education for students with disabilities in secondary schools in Ghana by Opoku, Maxwell P. (2022) - Abstract Introduction Study context Theoretical framework Method Results Discussion Study limitations Conclusion and recommendations Acknowledgements References Appendix 1 About the Author(s) Maxwell P. Opoku Special Education Department, College of Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia Citation Opoku, M.P., 2022, ‘Special educators’ intentions towards supporting practice of inclusive education for students with disabilities in secondary schools in Ghana’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a875. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.875 Original Research Special educators’ intentions towards supporting practice of inclusive education for students with disabilities in secondary schools in Ghana Maxwell P. Opoku Received: 06 Apr. 2021; Accepted: 06 Feb. 2022; Keywords: disabilities; education; educators; et al; ghana; inclusive; participants; schools; special; students; study; support; teachers
• How education, training and development support the wellness of employees with disabilities by van Niekerk, Zelna; Maguvhe, Mbulaheni O.; Magano, Meahabo D. (2022) - Lincoln, Y.S. & Guba, E.G., 1985, Naturalistic inquiry, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. Marx, G., 2015, ‘Employee wellness strategy employee wellness’, SA Board of Persons Practices (SABPP)’ Management development A common need identified by most participants was the need for managers to receive disability training, not limited to sensitisation but also on reasonable accommodation. Keywords: africa; development; disabilities; disability; education; employees; ewds; need; persons; pwds; research; south; study; training; wellness
• A review of the framework and strategy for disability and rehabilitation services in South Africa by Hussein El Kout, Naeema A.R.; Pilusa, Sonti; Dlamini Masuku, Khetsiwe (2022) - The insufficient preparedness of staff in policy implementation skills that evoked negative attitudes and feelings towards the process is a common occurrence in disability policy studies (Masuku 2020; Mugwagwa et al. 2015; Shumba & Moodley 2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61579-7 Shumba, T. & Moodley, I., 2018, ‘Implementation of disability policy framework in Namibia: Keywords: africa; development; disabilities; disability; female; framework; fsdr; health; implementation; participant; persons; policy; process; rehabilitation; services; south
• Exploring the role and lived experiences of people with disabilities working in the agricultural sector in northern Nigeria the agricultural sector in northern Nigeria by Sango, Precious N.; Bello, Mohammed; Deveau, Roy; Gager, Kevin; Boateng, Belinda; Ahmed, Hauwa K.; Azam, Mohammed N. (2022) - Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Limitations Conclusion and recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Precious N. Sango International School of Disability Studies, Jos and Abuja, Nigeria Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom Mohammed Bello African Centre for Innovative Research and Development (AFRI-CIRD), Kano, Nigeria Roy Deveau Tizard Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom Kevin Gager Propcom Mai-karfi Programme, Abuja, Nigeria Belinda Boateng Propcom Mai-karfi Programme, Abuja, Nigeria Hauwa K. Ahmed Propcom Mai-karfi Programme, Abuja, Nigeria Mohammed N. Azam Propcom Mai-karfi Programme, Abuja, Nigeria Citation Sango, P.N., Bello, M., Deveau, R., Gager, K., Boateng, B., Ahmed, H.K. et al., 2022, ‘Exploring the role and lived experiences of people with disabilities working in the agricultural sector in northern Nigeria’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a897. Aranda-Jan, C., 2021, Inclusive digital agriculture: Making value chains work for farmers with disabilities, viewed 07 March 2022, from https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/resources/inclusive-digital-agriculture-making-value-chains-work-for-farmers-with-disabilities/. Audu, I.A., Idris, S.H., Olisah, V.O. & Sheikh, T.L, 2013, ‘Stigmatization of people with mental illness among inhabitants of a rural community in northern Nigeria’, International Journal of Social Psychiatry 59(1), 55–60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764011423180 Banks, L.M. & Polack, S., 2014, The economic costs of exclusion and gains of inclusion of people with disabilities, International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London. Keywords: access; activities; agriculture; development; disabilities; disability; farmers; living; nigeria; participants; people; poverty; research; study
• Strategies employed in coping with physical disabilities acquired during adulthood in rural South Africa by Sadiki, Marubini C.; Kibirige, Israel (2022) - Introduction The World Report on acquired disabilities is an intricate and multifaceted concept because there are many definitions depending on the disciplines, such as medicine, sociology and politics (Mitra 2006). Historically, the concept of acquired disability was perceived as a religious myth, and various African cultures perceive it differently (Eskay et al. 2012). Keywords: adulthood; africa; coping; disabilities; disability; emotion; health; november; participants; people; problem; research; strategies; study; support
• Implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in public and private schools in three districts of Uganda by Musenyente, Elijah; Han, Marie L.; Knigge, Michel (2022) - Primary education in all public schools in Uganda is free of any sort of tuition fees, and therefore, state schools had to rely on the approval of financial funds by the government, which was also inadequate as follows: ‘State schools have … challenges, because they are told not to charge the students any money. This diversity of requirements can lead to serious educational needs that are difficult to accommodate alone either in special education schools for children with blindness or children with deafness (Wolford 2016). Keywords: children; curriculum; deaf; disabilities; disability; education; learners; learning; needs; rights; schools; sen; sps; state; state schools; students; study; teachers; uganda
• Challenges of caregivers providing care to children with disabilities at non-governmental organisations in Tshwane townships, South Africa by Moosa-Tayob, Sharifa; Risenga, Patrone R. (2022) - Keywords: non-governmental organisations; caregivers; children with disabilities; caregiver challenges; Tshwane townships. Support caregivers could receive is reliant on individual caregivers’ personal experiences and circumstances. Keywords: africa; caregivers; caregiving; challenges; children; data; disabilities; health; ngos; recipients; research; role; south; study; support; training
• Child disability and family-centred care in East Africa: Perspectives from a workshop with stakeholders and health practitioners by Samia, Pauline; Wamithi, Susan; Kassam, Amina; Tirkha, Melissa; Kija, Edward; Moges, Ayalew; Seal, Arnab; Rosenbaum, Peter; Armstrong, Robert (2022) - Abstract Introduction Family-centred care workshop process Workshop outcomes Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Pauline Samia Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Susan Wamithi Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Amina Kassam Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Melissa Tirkha Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Edward Kija Department of Paediatrics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania Ayalew Moges Department of Paediatrics, Debre Tabor Hospital, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia Arnab Seal Department of Paediatrics, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Peter Rosenbaum Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Robert Armstrong Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Citation Samia, P., Wamithi, S., Kassam, A., Tirkha, M., Kija, E., Moges, A., et al. 2022, ‘Child disability and family-centred care in East Africa: Perspectives from a workshop with stakeholders and health practitioners’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a931. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.931 Conference Report Child disability and family-centred care in East Africa: Perspectives from a workshop with stakeholders and health practitioners Pauline Samia, Susan Wamithi, Amina Kassam, Melissa Tirkha, Edward Kija, Ayalew Moges, Arnab Seal, Peter Rosenbaum, Robert Armstrong Received: Abstract Background: Our understanding of child disability has undergone major changes over the last three decades transforming our approach to assessment and management. Keywords: care; child; children; department; development; disabilities; disability; family; health; workshop
• The subjective experiences of students with invisible disabilities at a historically disadvantaged university by de Beer, Carushca; Isaacs, Serena; Lawrence, Cameron; Cebekhulu, Gugulethu; Morkel, Jade M.; Nell, Jonathan; Mpisane, Noluthando; van Tonder, Wayne P.; Mayman, Yolanda R.; Thobenjane, Lobisa Z.; Pedro, Athena (2022) - Thobejane Department of Psychology, Faculty of Community and Health Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Athena Pedro Department of Psychology, Faculty of Community and Health Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Citation De Beer, C., Isaacs, S., Lawrence, C., Cebekhulu, G., Morkel, J.M., Nell, J. et al., 2022, ‘The subjective experiences of students with invisible disabilities at a historically disadvantaged university’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a932. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.932 Original Research The subjective experiences of students with invisible disabilities at a historically disadvantaged university Carushca de Beer, Serena Isaacs, Cameron Lawrence, Gugulethu Cebekhulu, Jade M. Morkel, Jonathan Nell, Noluthando Mpisane, Wayne P. van Tonder, Yolanda R. Mayman, Lobisa Z. Thobejane, Athena Pedro Received: 27 Aug. 2021; Accepted: 10 Apr. 2022; Abstract Background: Despite policies that promote inclusivity of students with various challenges, students with invisible disabilities at higher learning institutions may encounter various levels of stigma and marginalisation. Keywords: age; cape; challenges; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; participant; south; students; support; unit; university
• Transport experiences of people with disabilities during learnerships by Gibberd, Amanda E.; Hankwebe, Ntombizivumile (2022) - The findings demonstrated that transport barriers were present in different modes of transport and different parts of the travel chain. The complaints received by the DoT between 2010 and 2020 from students enrolled for learnerships indicated that learners with disabilities were unable to complete learnerships due to transport barriers, thus supporting the findings in Mqikela (2015) and Mahembe (2016). Keywords: barrier; department; disabilities; learnership; national; people; students; transport
• Parenting a child with disability in rural South Africa: Navigating the healthcare system by Sadiki, Marubini C. (2022) - I was queuing with other parents of children with disabilities at the physiotherapy department when one of the staff members came outside and said, ‘parents of CP children should move from this queue and queue on the other side of the building’. After a few months, I noticed that he was not reaching the expected physical developmental milestones like other children of his age. Keywords: child; children; disabilities; disability; parents; professionals; south
• Introducing the Including Disability in Education in Africa Research Unit at the University of Cape Town by Vergunst, Richard; McKenzie, Judith (2022) - In order to provide an empirical basis for our work, we conducted research studies resulting in the following reports: Teacher education: An analysis of the availability of teacher education addressing the educational needs of learners with severe to profound sensory or intellectual impairments Starting where we are: Situational analysis of the educational needs of learners with severe to profound sensory or intellectual impairments in South Africa Perceptions of South African teachers on how they feel supported in teaching learners with special educational needs: Perspectives on inclusive education in South Africa Educating and caring for children with profound intellectual disability: A manual for carers and teachers. The core research areas are as follows: analysis of data already collected by TEDI as it relates to teacher empowerment and disability inclusion evaluation of the face-to-face and online training courses developed by TEDI an investigation into the ways in which inclusive education policy and practice in South Africa enables quality and equitable education for children with disabilities comparative studies of inclusive education in the Global South exploration of instructional and social practices that support inclusion, such as teacher education, parent support, leadership skills and similar studies theoretical perspectives on disability in education, drawing upon frameworks of critical disability studies and post-colonial theory. Keywords: africa; children; disabilities; disability; education; research; south; unit
• Obuntu bulamu: Parental peer-to-peer support for inclusion of children with disabilities in Central Uganda by Nalugya, Ruth; Nambejja, Harriet; Nimusiima, Claire; Kawesa, Elizabeth S.; van Hove, Geert; Seeley, Janet; Bannink Mbazzi, Femke (2023) - Training reports were written by the training facilitators, research team members and peer parents after every training session. The average household size was 4.8 (SD = 2.05, range 1–9) for parents with CwD and 5.3 (SD = 3.6, range 0–15) for peer parents. Keywords: children; cwd; disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; intervention; parents; participation; peer; research; school; study; support; training; uganda
• The development of a suitable training model for students with disabilities at a training institution in South Africa by Janse van Rensburg-Welling, Johanna C.; Mitchell, Jean E. (2022) - Objectives: The intention was to interrogate training models used at the institution, from the perspectives of students, facilitators and prospective employers. Keywords: training; assessment; training models; student-centred; accommodation; South Africa. Keywords: assessment; disabilities; education; institution; learning; model; research; south; students; training; work
• Disability, gender, and employment relationships in Africa: The case of Ghana by Naami, Augustina (2015) - Disability, gender, and employment relationships in Africa: The case of Ghana In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction and literature review    •       • Study purpose and objectives • Methods and materials    • Procedure    • Measurement    • Data analysis • Results    • Unemployment    • Employment    • Income    • Support • Discussion • Recommendations and conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests • References Abstract Top ↑ The exploratory quantitative study sought to develop an understanding about the relationships among disability, gender and employment in Northern Ghana. In their study, which gives a snapshot of economic and poverty situation of persons with disabilities of working age in 15 developing countries, Mitra, Posarac & Vick (2011) charted several pathways relating disability to poverty. Keywords: disabilities; disability; employment; ghana; government; income; mitra; persons; self; study; support; women; work
• The black hole of dealing with a disability diagnosis: Views of South African rural parents by Duma, Vuyelwa V.; Tshabalala, Ntombekhaya; Mji, Gubela (2021) - Despite challenges that parents and families of children with disabilities often experience, many parents of such children adapt and develop resilience in the face of challenges; particularly where parents work together and support each other in developing their own ways of addressing the challenges they often face (Gerstein et al. 2009; Gona et al. 2011; Tshabalala 2014). For mothers of disabled children who are already facing the challenges of poverty and access to health and rehabilitation services, this implies that it becomes an unsurmountable task to make further efforts to explore integration of the child with other children and the inclusion into community; so the child ends up being isolated (Bunning et al. 2017; Taderera & Hall 2017; Vergunst et al. 2017; Yaacob et al. 2021). Keywords: challenges; child; children; diagnosis; disabilities; disability; et al; family; health; parents; services; study; support
• The support needs of families raising children with intellectual disability by Modula, Mantji J. (2022) - Keywords: challenges; child; development; family support; intellectual disability; needs. The fundamental goals of family support intended to encourage positive feelings towards the family to commence and continue proactively in taking appropriate steps to raise fulfilled children (Fujioka et al. 2015). Keywords: africa; care; children; disabilities; disability; families; family; information; needs; researcher; services; south; study; support
• Key considerations for an inclusive framework for youth with disabilities in post-apartheid South Africa by le Roux, Marlene F. (2022) - Le Roux, M., 2018, ‘There is a place in the sun for people with disabilities within the arts: Exploring how interaction with the performing arts may facilitate the social and economic inclusion of youth with disabilities’, Unpublished MPhil in disability studies thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town. Abstract Introduction Theoretical framework and methodology of the study Findings Discussion Conclusion Study implications Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Marlene F. le Roux Centre for disability and rehabilitation Studies and AfriNEAD, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Le Roux, M.F., 2022, ‘Key considerations for an inclusive framework for youth with disabilities in post-apartheid South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a954. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.954 Original Research Key considerations for an inclusive framework for youth with disabilities in post-apartheid South Africa Marlene F. le Roux Received: 27 Sept. 2021; Accepted: 28 Apr. 2022; Keywords: access; africa; disabilities; disability; inclusion; opportunities; participants; people; persons; research; society; south africa; study; theatre; youth
• Social participation of individuals with spinal injury using wheelchairs in rural Tanzania after peer training and entrepreneurial skills training by de Serres- Lafontaine, Annabelle; Labbé, Delphine; Batcho, Charles S.; Norris, Lucy; Best, Krista L. (2023) - Indeed, participants brought awareness on the importance of having accessible infrastructures and vehicles as well as renovating nonaccessible ones to minimise social participation barriers and optimise accessibility to services. Abstract Introduction Method Results Discussion Limitations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Annabelle de Serres-Lafontaine Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Quebec, Canada Delphine Labbé Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, United States Charles S. Batcho Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Quebec, Canada Lucy Norris Motivation Charitable Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom Krista L. Best Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Quebec, Canada Citation De Serres-Lafontaine, A., Labbé, D., Batcho, C.S., Norris, L. & Best, K.L., 2023, ‘Social participation of individuals with spinal injury using wheelchairs in rural Tanzania after peer training and entrepreneurial skills training’, African Journal of Disability 12(0), a975. Keywords: access; community; disabilities; disability; health; individuals; needs; participants; participation; peer; people; sci; services; training; wheelchair
• ‘I might be lucky and go back to school’: Factors affecting inclusion in education for children with disabilities in rural Malawi by Banks, Lena M.; Hunt, Xanthe; Kalua, Khumbo; Nindi, Providence; Zuurmond, Maria; Shakespeare, Tom (2022) - In Mangochi, selected children were 6–14 years old, as the underlying study focused on mass drug administration for soil transmitted helminths delivered to primary school children. As a mother of a boy aged 15 with epilepsy and profound hearing and intellectual impairment who is not in school explained, the key reasons why her son and other children wanted to attend school were because they wanted to learn and spend time with their peers: ‘He started [school] on his own, he would admire his friends. Keywords: caregivers; children; data; disabilities; disability; education; girl; health; impairment; interviews; learning; malawi; ntcheu; school; study; teachers
• Success in the workplace: From the voice of (dis)abled to the voice of enabled by Marsay, Gloria (2014) - Introduction Top ↑ The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (United Nations 2008) facilitated the implementation of programmes and policies regarding the rights of people with disabilities in South Africa. Thus, opportunities for success are limited (Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities [DWCPD] 2013; Department of Social Development [DSD], DWCPD & UNICEF 2012; Eide & Ingstad 2013; Wehmeyer 2013a).The intention of this article is twofold: firstly, to encourage a shift in attitude towards people with disabilities, regarding them not as disabled, but rather as people with unique abilities. Keywords: dis)abilities; dis)ability; disabilities; disability; education; needs; participants; people; self; south; support; training; work; world
• A path toward disability-inclusive health in Zimbabwe Part 1: A qualitative study on access to healthcare by Smythe, Tracey; Mabhena, Thubelihle; Murahwi, Shepherd; Kujinga, Tapiwanashe; Kuper, Hannah; Rusakaniko, Simbarashe (2022) - Hannass-Hancock, J., Nene, S., Deghaye, N. & Pillay, S., 2017, ‘“These are not luxuries, it is essential for access to life”: Disability related out-of-pocket costs as a driver of economic vulnerability in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 6, 280. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.280 Hashemi, G., Wickenden, M., Bright, T. & Kuper, H., 2020, ‘Barriers to accessing primary healthcare services for people with disabilities in low and middle-income countries, a Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies’, Disability and Rehabilitation 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31638-1 Muderedzi, J.T., Eide, A.H., Braathen, S.H. & Stray-Pedersen, B., 2017, ‘Exploring structural violence in the context of disability and poverty in Zimbabwe’, African Journal of Disability 6, 274. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.274 Pata, C., 2017, ‘Disability is not asexuality: The childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe’, Reproductive Health Matters 25, 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2017.1331684 Prynn, J.E., Dube, A., Mwaiyeghele, E., Mwiba, O., Geis, S., Koole, O. et al., 2021, ‘Self-reported disability in rural Malawi: Prevalence, incidence, and relationship to chronic conditions’, Wellcome Open Research 4, 90. Keywords: access; data; disabilities; disability; health; healthcare; kuper; people; person; research; services; study; zimbabwe
• A path toward disability-inclusive health in Zimbabwe Part 2: A qualitative study on the national response to COVID-19 by Smythe, Tracey; Mabhena, Thubelihle; Murahwi, Shepherd; Kujinga, Tapiwanashe; Kuper, Hannah; Rusakaniko, Simbarashe (2022) - One representative highlighted: ‘It was difficult for our clients to get authorisation to travel, either to travel to access health services at health centres … they had to go to the headman or chief to get a letter.’ Further restrictions on access to health services and rehabilitation decreased an individual’s functional ability and exacerbated pre-existing conditions. Keywords: access; care; covid-19; data; disabilities; disability; health; impact; needs; pandemic; participant; people; services; study; zimbabwe

• Stakeholder consultations on community-based rehabilitation guidelines in Ghana and Uganda by Wickenden, Mary; Mulligan, Diane; Fefoame, Gertrude O.; Katende, Phoebe (2012) - However, CBR programmes do have commonalities and there is a need for some basic principles to guide all and for a universal framework which will encourage and reflect a truly comprehensive multi-sectoral approach. Linked to this, difficulties have been encountered in implementing CBR programmes because of lack of cooperation from the community members, persons with disabilities and their families. Keywords: cbr; cbr guidelines; community; consultation; development; disability; groups; guidelines; health; new; participatory; process; pwds; rehabilitation; rights
• Do disability grants influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy? by Kagee, Ashraf (2014) - In This Opinion Paper... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • Child-bearing to access disability grants: An analogous situation • Creating health-enabling conditions in a resource-constrained environment • Disability grants and human rights • Poverty alleviation • Implications for future research • Concluding remarks • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests • References Abstract Top ↑ Anecdotal data suggest that some South Africans living with HIV who receive disability grants from the state deliberately default on their antiretroviral medication in an attempt to lower their CD4 count to remain eligible for grants. The multitude of structural barriers, including sometimes difficult patient-doctor conversations about the renewal of disability grants, shape patients’ experiences of the clinic environment and influence their adherence to care. Keywords: adherence; africa; aids; art; disability; grant; health; hiv; patients; poverty; south
• Mobility impairment and life satisfaction in the Northern Region of Malawi by Alswang, Jared M.; Belshe, William B.; Killi, Dexter; Bandawe, Weston; Silliman, Erin S.; Bastian, Aaron C.; Upchurch, Brooke K.; Bastian, Megan F.; Pinal, Sierra M.; Klein, Mark B.; Ndhlozi, Bertha; Silva, Mauricio; Chipolombwe, John; Thompson, Rachel M. (2022) - Abstract Background: There exist many psychosocial sequelae associated with mobility impairment, especially in low-resource settings where access to mobility assistive devices is limited. Objectives: This study aims to (1) define the burden and presenting aetiologies of mobility impairment in the rural Northern Region of Malawi and (2) assess the relationship between physical disability, life satisfaction and access to mobility aids. Contribution: This study contributes to the understanding of the complex relationship between physical disability, access to mobility aids, and life satisfaction. Keywords: activity; device; disability; health; impairment; life; life satisfaction; malawi; mobility; physical; research; satisfaction; social; study
• The consequence of head-loading on the neuro-musculoskeletal health of the ILembe District youth of KwaZulu-Natal by Motaung, Tebogo G.; Ellapen, Terry J.; Paul, Yvonne (2022) - https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3100938 Hoque, M.F., Hasan, Z., Razzak, A.T.M.A. & Helal, S.U., 2012, ‘Cervical spinal cord injury due to fall while carrying heavy load on head: A problem in Bangladesh’, Spinal Cord 50(4), 275–277. FIGURE 2: Graphic display of the anatomical sites most vulnerable to cranial loading–induced musculoskeletal pain. TABLE 1: Keywords: data; ellapen; et al; experimental; head; health; loading; pain; participants; proprioception; south; study; vertebrae
• Quality of life and its predicting factors for Tunisian children with cerebral palsy by Marwa, Ghanmi; Mtawaa, Sahbi; Toulgui, Emna; Moncer, Rihab; Wannes, Walid; Maaref, Khaled; Jemni, Sonia (2022) - Consistent with the results of the studies of the SPARCLE project (Arnaud et al. 2008; Dickinson et al. 2007), a significant negative association between the intensity of pain and the QOL in child CP was found. References Angreany, D., Saing, J.H., Deliana, M. & Dimyati, Y., 2015, ‘Comparison of the quality of life in cerebral palsy children with physical therapy more and less than 10 months’, Paediatrica Indonesiana 55(5), 287–292. Keywords: children; et al; factors; health; life; medicine; pain; palsy; qol; quality; score; study
• Personal barriers to participation in chosen instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia in Rwanda by Turikumana, Pierre D.; Cloete, Lizahn G.; Fredericks, Jerome P. (2023) - (C7G) Category 7: Disorganised in performing activities Many caregiver participants reported disorganisation such as not completing activity started and a lack of control among the persons with schizophrenia when participating in their chosen IADLs: ‘She loves working and shows that she wants it, but she just can’t. The caregiver participants noticed that persons with schizophrenia experience problems keeping the conversation going which impacts their participation in IADLs requiring verbal expression at home and in the community. Keywords: activities; barriers; caregivers; case; community; data; health; iadls; medication; participants; participation; persons; research; schizophrenia; study
• The development of a policy brief on physical activity and health in Africa for children and adolescents with disabilities: COVID-19 and beyond by Naidoo, Rowena; Chetty, Verusia; Young, Marie E.M.; Mahlalela, Phindile E.; Gradidge, Philippe J.; Maart, Soraya; Coetzee, Dané; Smith, Brett; Lambert, Estelle (2022) - Physical activity policy briefs are not uncommon. Therefore, as part of a series of policy briefs to promote physical activity for health, during COVID-19 and beyond, a specific brief was co-developed for this vulnerable population in December 2020. Keywords: activity; africa; brief; children; development; health; policy; sciences
• A stroke rehabilitation training program for community-based primary health care, South Africa by Scheffler, Elsje; Mash, Robert (2023) - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125915 Forster, A., Brown, L., Smith, J., House, A., Knapp, P., Wright, J.J. et al., 2012, ‘Information provision for stroke patients and their caregivers’, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 11(11), CD001919. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001919.pub3 Forster, A., Dickerson, J., Young, J., Patel, A., Kalra, L., Nixon, J. et al., 2013, ‘A structured training programme for caregivers of inpatients after stroke (TRACS): https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61603-7 Forster, A., Dickerson, J., Melbourn, A., Steadman, J., Wittink, M., Young, J. et al., 2015, ‘The development and implementation of the structured training programme for caregivers of inpatients after stroke (TRACS) intervention: The London Stroke Carers Training Course Amanda Farrin 6 and on behalf of the TRACS trial collaboration’, Clinical Rehabilitation 29(3), 211–220. Keywords: africa; care; caregivers; chws; community; design; et al; family; health; journal; learning; practice; program; rehabilitation; services; south; stroke; stroke rehabilitation; survivors; training
• Evaluation of a stroke rehabilitation training programme for community-based primary healthcare by Scheffler, Elsje; Mash, Robert (2023) - However, no evidence of stroke rehabilitation task-shifting to these cadres and/or implementation and evaluation of stroke training programmes were found in low-resourced settings. References Abdel-All, M., Putica, B., Praveen, D., Abimbola, S. & Joshi, R., 2017, ‘Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review’, BMJ Open 7(11), e015529. Keywords: africa; care; caregivers; chws; cig; community; et al; family; health; journal; learning; mash; programme; rehabilitation; research; services; south; stroke; survivors; training
• The profile of people undergoing lower limb amputations at Groote Schuur Hospital by Limakatso, Katleho; Tucker, Jenna; Banda, Lennie; Robertson, Cheyne; Parker, Romy (2024) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Katleho Limakatso Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Jenna Tucker Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Lennie Banda Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Cheyne Robertson Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Romy Parker Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Limakatso, K., Tucker, J., Banda, L., Robertson, C. & Parker, R., 2024, ‘The profile of people undergoing lower limb amputations at Groote Schuur Hospital’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1152. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1152 Original Research The profile of people undergoing lower limb amputations at Groote Schuur Hospital Katleho Limakatso, Jenna Tucker, Lennie Banda, Cheyne Robertson, Romy Parker Received: 05 Oct. 2022; Accepted: 23 Oct. 2023; Keywords: amputations; cape; groote; health; hospital; limb; people; schuur; south; study
• Out-of-home life spaces valued by urban older adults with limited income by van Biljon, Hester M.; van Niekerk, Lana; Plastow, Nicola A.; Swanepoel, Lizette (2023) - They recruited older adult participants, in-person, during participants’ routine visits to public healthcare facilities. On the same day and place they went to visit a public healthcare facility, older adult participants took part in a face-to-face interview for this study. Keywords: adults; africa; clinicians; community; data; health; home; interview; life; mobility; participants; people; places; research; south; spaces; study; transport
• Functioning among persons with lower limb amputation with or without prostheses in Rwanda by Ngarambe, Robert; Sagahutu, Jean Baptiste; Nuhu, Assuman; Tumusiime, David K. (2023) - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-018-9794-6 Mattick, K., Oldfrey, B., Donovan-Hall, M., Magomere, G., Gakunga, J. & Holloway, C., 2022, ‘Experiences of lower limb prosthesis users in Kenya : https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2152875 Mwanyangala, M., Mayombana, C., Urassa, H., Charles, J., Mahutanga, C., Abdullah, S. et al., 2010, ‘Health status and quality of life among older adults in rural Tanzania’, Global Health Action 3(1), 2142. Keywords: disability; functioning; health; limb; lla; participants; persons; prostheses; rwanda; study
• Lived experiences of South African rehabilitation practitioners during coronavirus disease 2019 by Balton, Sadna; Pillay, Mershen; Armien, Rizqa; Vallabhjee, Annika L.; Muller, Elani; Heywood, Mark J.; van der Linde, Jeannie (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1177/2046147X21999972 Malec, J., Salisbury, D., Anders, D., Dennis, L., Groff, A., Johnson, M. et al., 2020, ‘Response to the COVID-19 pandemic among posthospital brain injury rehabilitation providers’, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 102(3), 549–555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.10.137 Mather, P., 2020, ‘Leadership and governance in a crisis: Some reflections on COVID-19’, Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 16(4), 579–585. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAOC-08-2020-0123 McKinney, E.L., McKinney, V. & Swartz, L., 2021, ‘Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001460 Liu, Q., Luo, D., Haase, J., Guo, Q., Wang, X.Q., Liu, S. et al., 2020, ‘The experiences of health-care providers during the COVID-19 crises in China: Keywords: africa; covid-19; data; et al; experience; health; healthcare; journal; pandemic; participants; patients; practitioners; rehabilitation; rehabilitation practitioners; research; services; south; speech; study
• Prevalence and levels of disability post road traffic orthopaedic injuries in Rwanda by Allen Ingabire, JC; Stewart, Aimee; Sagahutu, Jean Baptiste; Urimubenshi, Gerard; Bucyibaruta, Georges; Pilusa, Sonti; Uwakunda, Carine; Mugisha, Didace; Ingabire, Leontine; Tumusiime, David (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2014.976249 Üzümcüoǧlu, Y., Özkan, T., Lajunen, T., Morandi, A., Orsi, C., Papadakaki, M. et al., 2016, ‘Life quality and rehabilitation after a road traffic crash: A literature review’, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 40, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215514552083 Fincham, J.E. & Draugalis, J.R., 2013, ‘The importance of survey research standards’, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 77(1), 7–10. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7714 Gabbe, B.J., Simpson, P.M., Cameron, P.A., Ponsford, J., Lyons, R.A., Collie, A. et al., 2017, ‘Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study’, PLoS Medicine 14(7), 1–18. Keywords: age; disability; et al; health; injuries; injury; journal; level; participants; prevalence; rehabilitation; road; rwanda; score; study; traffic; victims; whodas; years
• A qualitative exploration of community mobility experiences of wheelchair users by Fredericks, Jerome P.; Visagie, Surona; van Niekerk, Lana (2024) - Wheelchair users express their fear when they must push themselves in their wheelchair making use of the road and not the pavements: ‘My issue is the pavements; it is dangerous for us as wheelchair users to make use of the roads because we can be hit at any time by a motor vehicle. Other wheelchair users like wheelchair user 8 experienced the opposite: ‘I had so far the totally opposite experience and the fellow-commuters with whom I have travelled with were very friendly and made me feel welcome in the minibus taxi.’ Keywords: access; africa; barriers; community; disability; drivers; et al; health; male; minibus; mobility; research; south; study; taxi; taxi drivers; transport; visagie; wheelchair; wheelchair users
• Health-related quality of life of patients six months poststroke living in the Western Cape, South Africa by Rhoda, Anthea J. (2014) - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2013-000606 Carod-Artal, J., Egido, J.A., González, J.L. & De Seijas, E.V., 2000, ‘Quality of life among stroke survivors evaluated 1 year after stroke: Experience of a stroke unit’, Stroke 31, 2995–3000. Rouillard, S., De Weerdt, W., De Wit, L. & Jelsma, J., 2012, ‘Functioning 6 months post stroke after discharge from an in-patient rehabilitation facility’, South African Medical Journal 6, 102. Southern African Stroke Prevention Initiative Project Team, 2004, ‘Prevalence of stroke survivors in rural South Africa: Results from the Southern African Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI) Agincourt Field Site’, Stroke 36, 627–632. Keywords: activities; data; health; life; living; participants; patients; quality; stroke; study
• The influence of cultural beliefs on the utilisation of rehabilitation services in a rural South African context: Therapists’ perspective by Wegner, Liezel; Rhoda, Anthea (2015) - According to therapists working in this area, cultural beliefs play a major role in the utilisation of rural health services. Human resources for health have been identified as a key priority for rural health care in South Africa (Versteeg, Du Toit & Couper 2013). Keywords: africa; beliefs; care; community; cultural; disability; health; patients; rehabilitation; services; south; study; therapists
• Affordability of an NGO-government partnership for community-based disability rehabilitation by Vaughan, Kelsey R.; Thapa, Ram K. (2023) - Community-based rehabilitation facilitators are currently paid by government, while ADED officers and other programme costs are supported by private investors from the Netherlands. There are also perceptions that health services for PWDs are unaffordable for governments, though methods do exist for assessing the cost, cost-effectiveness and affordability of the health component, particularly medical rehabilitation services (United Nations n.d.; Vaughan & Thapa 2015). Keywords: cbr; cost; daly; disability; government; health; medical; programme; pwds; rehabilitation; services; study
• Nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy in Ghana by Jahan, Israt; Sultana, Risad; Laryea, Francis; Amponsah, Samuel Kofi; Danquah, Frederick Inkum; Muhit, Mohammad; Bashar, Sk. Md. Kamrul; Smithers-Sheedy, Hayley; McIntyre, Sarah; Badawi, Nadia; Khandaker, Gulam (2024) - Kamrul Bashar CSF Global, Dhaka, Bangladesh Asian Institute of Disability and Development (AIDD), University of South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh Hayley Smithers-Sheedy Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Sarah McIntyre Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Nadia Badawi Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Grace Centre for Newborn Intensive Care, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia Gulam Khandaker CSF Global, Dhaka, Bangladesh Asian Institute of Disability and Development (AIDD), University of South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh Central Queensland University, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Citation Jahan, I., Sultana, R., Laryea, F., Amponsah, S.K., Danquah, F.I., Muhit, M. et al., 2024, ‘Nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy in Ghana’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1335. Tared weight (i.e. child’s weight = [weight of caregiver and child together] – [weight of caregiver only]) was measured for very young children and children who could not stand independently because of severe motor impairment. Keywords: cerebral; children; data; et al; ghana; health; malnutrition; palsy; status; study; undernutrition
• Epidemiology of cerebral palsy among children in Ghana by Jahan, Israt; Bashar, Sk. Md. Kamrul; Laryea, Francis; Amponsah, Samuel Kofi; Danquah, Frederick Inkum; Muhit, Mohammad; Smithers-Sheedy, Hayley; McIntyre, Sarah; Badawi, Nadia; Khandaker, Gulam (2024) - Method: We established the first institution-based register of children with CP in Ghana (Ghana CP Register–GCPR). In 2018, with support from the Global LMIC CP register (GLM CPR - a multi-country network of > 12 CP registers in LMICs) (Jahan et al. 2021), a group of professionals in Ghana initiated an institution-based register of children with CP, known as Ghana CP Register (GCPR). Keywords: birth; cerebral; children; data; et al; ghana; health; motor; palsy; register; rehabilitation; risk; services; study
• ‘I’m proud of my son with CP’: Cerebral palsy caregivers’ experiences, Gauteng province by Maronga-Feshete, Faith; Pilusa, Sonti; Dreyer, Abigail (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2022.01.006 McKenna, O., Fakolade, A., Cardwell, K., Langlois, N., Jiang, K. & Pilutti, L.A., 2022, ‘Towards conceptual convergence: A systematic review of psychological resilience in family caregivers of persons living with chronic neurological conditions’, Health Expectations 25(1), 4–37. For other caregivers, friendships and support structures were forged based on the common role of caregiving: ‘Yesterday I spoke to another caregiver of a child with CP… Keywords: caregivers; caregiving; challenges; child; children; disability; et al; experiences; health; palsy; study; years
• Inclusive education and related policies in special needs schools in South Africa by Mahlaule, Amukelani P.; McCrindle, Cheryl M.E.; Napoles, Lizeka (2024) - Taking into account challenges and achievements in implementing school health policy, it is important to evaluate and monitor the implementation process to identify barriers (Hunt 2015). Hunt, P., 2015, ‘A whole school approach: Collaborative development of school health policies, processes, and practices’, Journal of School Health 85, 802. Keywords: education; health; healthcare; implementation; learners; participant; policies; policy; school; sns; study; support; teachers
• The prevalence of self-reported vision difficulty in economically disadvantaged regions of South Africa by Naidoo, Kovin S.; Jaggernath, Jyoti; Ramson, Prasidh; Chinanayi, Farai; Zhuwau, Tom; Øverland, Lene (2015) - The prevalence of self-reported vision difficulty in economically disadvantaged regions of South Africa In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction    • Literature review       • Poverty in South Africa • Vision impairment and blindness in South Africa    •       • Eye care services in South Africa       • Aim and objectives of the study • Research method and design    • Research setting and design    • Procedure    • Data analysis • Results       • Ethical considerations       • Data protection       • Trustworthiness       • Reliability       • Validity • Discussion    • Limitations of the study • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Authors’ contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: Vision impairment, resulting in vision difficulties, is a leading cause of disability, and hence one of the key barriers for people to access education and employment, which may force them into poverty. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of self-reported vision difficulties as an indicator of vision impairment in economically disadvantaged regions in South Africa, and to examine the relationship between self-reported vision difficulties and socio-economic markers of poverty, namely, income, education and health service needs. Introduction Top ↑ Vision impairment, causing vision difficulties, is the leading cause of disability, and hence one of the key barriers for people in South Africa to access education and the labour market, which may force them into poverty. Keywords: africa; data; education; eye; health; impairment; poverty; research; respondents; self; south; south africa; vision; vision difficulty
• The need for a Rehabilitation Model to address the disparities of public healthcare for people living with HIV in South Africa by Chetty, Verusia; Hanass-Hancock, Jill (2015) - However, rehabilitation has not been incorporated into HIV care despite the fact that a large number of people living with HIV experience disability. However, there has been no consensus related to the extent to which rehabilitation approaches or strategies have been effectively integrated into HIV management in the general context of health nor has there been discussion related to what strategies or approaches to rehabilitation would be more feasible in a holistic model of HIV care in a country like South Africa (Cobbing, Hanass-Hancock & Deane 2014). Keywords: africa; care; department; et al; health; hiv; model; people; rehabilitation; south
• Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 response measures on Deaf adults in Cape Town by Slome, Charlotte; van Pinxteren, Myrna; London, Leslie (2024) - Basically, it was a training session for us so we could then share information with other Deaf people.’ Participants described how it was difficult to identify emotion and other aspects of grammar, conveyed through facial expressions in signed languages, when a large portion of one’s face is hidden behind a mask, resulting in frequent miscommunications: ‘You must take off your mask when signing with other Deaf people. Keywords: access; cape; community; covid-19; dcct; deaf; health; hearing; information; pandemic; participants; people; research; response; south; town; years
• Primary healthcare rehabilitation users’ views on activity limitations and participation in South Africa by Maseko, Lebogang J.; Adams, Fasloen; Myezwa, Hellen (2024) - To support the integration of rehabilitation into PHC, it is essential to provide evidence on the effectiveness of PHC rehabilitation services delivered by interprofessional teams comprising personnel from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and audiology, among others (WHO 2019). This study aimed to address this gap by exploring the change in activity limitations and participation restriction outcomes of PHC rehabilitation services at eight PHC clinics funded by the provincial health department in a Metropolitan District in Gauteng, South Africa. Keywords: activity; care; children; health; limitations; participants; participation; phc; rehabilitation; rehabilitation services; self; services; study; therapy; users; years
• The biopsychosocial effects of transtibial amputation: A South African perspective by Chetty, Riyona; Bhagwan, Raisuyah; Govender, Nalini (2025) - Lower limb amputations are prevalent surgical procedures, accounting for an estimated 31.7% of traumatic amputations worldwide (Hawkins et al. 2014:763; McDonald et al. 2020:4). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02802.x Day, M.C., Wadey, R. & Strike, S., 2019, ‘Living with limb loss: Everyday experiences of “good” and “bad” days in people with lower limb amputation’, Disability and Rehabilitation 41(20), 2435. Keywords: amputation; amputees; data; et al; family; findings; health; individuals; journal; life; limb; loss; pain; participants; quality; researcher; south; study; support; themes
• Understanding the value of rehabilitation: Perspectives from South African Stakeholders by Maart, Rentia A.; Ernstzen, Dawn V.; Mji, Gubela; Morris, Linzette D. (2024) - Additionally, participants emphasised the importance of using appropriate outcome measures to demonstrate the value of rehabilitation services and being held accountable for delivering quality rehabilitation services: ‘Effectiveness of the treatment, and efficiency of the treatment. In a recent study, Jordan and Deutsch (2021) propose measuring rehabilitation value through cost-effectiveness analyses across provider, health system, and societal perspectives, associating value with costs and effectiveness. Keywords: africa; disability; health; healthcare; national; participants; quality; rehabilitation; rehabilitation services; research; services; south; south africa; stakeholders; study; value; world
• Healthcare transition practices of occupational therapists in South African public healthcare by Hoosen, Ilhaam; Breytenbach, Fiona; van der Linde, Janine (2024) - Notably, of the 24 participants who withdrew during the survey, 15 indicated that they worked with service-users across the lifespan, which may indicate that occupational therapists do not perceive a need to implement HCT processes where there is no change in healthcare professional between childhood and adulthood. The three greatest factors identified by participants (n = 41) as promoting HCT processes are the presence of policies and guidelines (36.6%, n = 15), stakeholder collaboration (36.6%, n = 15) and human resource capacity (31.7%, n = 13) indicating that sufficient therapists were present to support the implementation of HCT. Keywords: adolescents; adult; et al; hct; hct process; health; healthcare; occupational; participants; process; service; south; study; therapists; therapy; transition; users
• Barriers and facilitators of return to work for loss of income claimants: Healthcare workers’ perspectives by Modise, Gofaone L.; Uys, Catharina J.E.; du Plooy, Eileen (2025) - We identified that compensation guidelines and RTW case management processes should be clarified for HCWs and claimants to manage all stakeholder’s expectations, responsibilities and outcomes. Although RTW barriers and facilitators are well known, information about RTW following RTAs in LIMC or SSA is lacking. Keywords: barriers; botswana; care; claimants; et al; experience; facilitators; fund; hcws; health; mva; mva fund; return; rtw; study; systems; work; years
• Paediatric cerebral palsy in South Africa: Prevention and care gaps at hospital level by Katangwe, Thembi J.; Kruger, Mariana; van Toorn, Ronald; van Zyl, Jeanetta; Ndlovu, Sandile; Solomons, Regan; Donald, Kirsten A. (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15908 King, A.R., Al Imam, M.H., McIntyre, S., Morgan, C., Khandaker, G., Badawi, N. et al., 2022, ‘Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries’, Brain Sciences 12(5), 539. Conclusion Major findings revealed a high proportion of severe CP cases, with 38% classified as GMFCS IV and V. Perinatal causes, primarily perinatal asphyxia (41.1%) and preterm birth (16.6%) were predominant, while postnatal causes included TBM and bacterial meningitis. Keywords: africa; asphyxia; care; causes; children; et al; health; healthcare; hospital; palsy; south; study
• Impact of health conditions on daily functioning in Kenyan populations: A scoping review by Kingau, Naomi W.; Louw, Quinette A.; Charumbira, Maria Y. (2025) - Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of functioning problems associated with health conditions contributing most to Years Lived with Disability in the adult Kenyan population and to identify the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) domains and categories most affected. Results: Major depressive disorder, human immunodeficiency virus, low back pain and fractures were identified as the leading conditions contributing to functioning problems in Kenya. Keywords: articles; conditions; data; disability; domains; et al; functioning; health; healthcare; icf; kenya; pain; problems; rehabilitation; research; review; studies
• Perceptions of psychosocial disability amongst psychiatric service users and caregivers in South Africa by Brooke-Sumner, Carrie; Lund, Crick; Petersen, Inge (2014) - Method: Eighteen in-depth individual interviews were conducted: nine with schizophrenia service users and nine with caregivers. This aligns with earlier work in the North West Province showing schizophrenia service users to have particular needs in the areas of improving social networks and community integration (Modiba et al. 2001). Keywords: africa; caregivers; disability; family; group; health; illness; mental; participant; schizophrenia; service; service users; south; study; subtheme
• A programme of support for care assistants of children admitted with cerebral palsy by Molefe, Lebogang L.; Sehularo, Leepile A.; Koen, Magdalena P. (2024) - (P-2, 34 years, male, care assistant with 7 years’ experience) Discussion The first objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of care assistants of children admitted with cerebral palsy. (P-3, 54 years, female, care assistant with 8 years’ experience) Participants pleaded for managers to employ more care assistants: ‘They must employ more staff to ease the burden of caring.’ Keywords: care; care assistants; children; data; experience; health; lack; palsy; participants; programme; researcher; study; support; training; years
• Sexual, bladder and bowel problems in people with spinal cord injury in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Tomes, Lauren; Pilusa, Sonti (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1097/JNR.0000000000000171 Dejong, G. & Groah, S.L., 2015, ‘Advancing SCI health care to avert rehospitalization’, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 38(6), 697–699. Issues of sexuality, sexual health and intimacy are important to people with SCI, albeit neglected. Keywords: bladder; bowel; care; cord; health; participants; people; problems; sci; spinal
• Five challenges for disability-related research in sub-Saharan Africa by Swartz, Leslie (2014) - The success and international visibility of the work many people are doing to develop disability research in our region was brought home to me recently when I was invited to give a talk at a prominent university in the USA, well known for its work on disability issues. This ‘on tap/on top’ distinction has been used in a number of publications on disability research, and was used as part of the disability knowledge and resources process of scoping disability issues in southern Africa (Albert & Harrison 2005). Keywords: africa; challenges; disability; disability research; evidence; expertise; health; people; research; researchers; south; work
• Survival rate of diabetic-related lower extremity amputees in hospitals in the Eastern Cape by Mgibantaka, Aviwe S.; Musekiwa, Alfred; Zunza, Moleen (2024) - Method: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in an urban and a rural hospital by reviewing existing medical records of diabetic patients who underwent an LEA between 2016 and 2019. Diabetic patients need aggressive foot care and screening to avoid amputation and prevent the progression of the disease (Khan et al. 2020; Shabhay et al. 2021). Keywords: amputation; diabetes; diabetic; health; hospital; livingstone; mortality; nmah; patients; study; survival; year
• Rehabilitation, the disciplining of the body, and disability identity: Reflections from psychotherapy with disabled people by Watermeyer, Brian P. (2024) - Abstract Introduction Introducing my positionality Medical socialisation Critiquing rehabilitation Case material Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Brian P. Watermeyer Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Watermeyer, B.P., 2024, ‘Rehabilitation, the disciplining of the body, and disability identity: Reflections from psychotherapy with disabled people’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1505. Original Research Rehabilitation, the disciplining of the body, and disability identity: Reflections from psychotherapy with disabled people Brian P. Watermeyer Received: 28 June 2024; Accepted: 27 Sept. 2024; Published: 08 Nov. 2024 Keywords: disability; health; identity; life; people; rafik; rehabilitation; self; studies; watermeyer; world
• Celebrities and spiritual gurus: Comparing two biographical accounts of kidney transplantation and recovery by Richards, Rose (2015) - Hermans's title, Perfect match: A kidney transplant reveals the ultimate second chance, uses typical themes in transplant accounts (perfect match and second chance) to make a connection between her husband's transplant and her religious beliefs. Whilst there are not many examples of renal biographies, I had been reading redemptive illness narratives compulsively for years. Keywords: account; biographies; cojocaru; experience; health; hermans; illness; kidney; life; liminality; narrative; new; people; transplant; type
• The higher certificate in disability practice strengthening rehabilitation in community-oriented primary care by Damonse, Shireen; Mayat, Nafisa; Gabriels, Sumaya; Duncan, Eve M. (2025) - FIGURE 1: Findings of the checklist of services delivered by rehabilitation care workers linked to higher certificate in disability practice competencies: (a) Mitchells Plain and Klipfontein (N = 15); (b) Witzenberg (N = 15). (Female, non-disabled person, rehabilitation care worker) Theme 2: Promoting health and well-being Our results show that all the courses are integrated into practice, for example, the evidence hereunder indicates that RCWs apply the content taught in the PHW course and use a holistic approach to address factors related to health and social well-being: ‘[RCWs focus on] prevention and promotion, holistic approach in addition to health. Keywords: care; disability; hcdp; health; rcws; rehabilitation; services
• Frameworks used to evaluate community-based rehabilitation interventions: A scoping review by Manig, Sarah M.; Ennion, Liezel; Rowe, Michael; de Witte, Luc (2025) - This likely reflects the diverse and context-specific nature of CBR interventions, which necessitate tailored evaluation frameworks. Specifically, many unpublished works, non-English publications and grey literature may provide insights into CBR evaluation frameworks that are not captured in this review. Keywords: cbr; community; evaluation; framework; health; interventions; rehabilitation; study
• Optometrists’ perceptions of vision impairment services in public hospitals of Limpopo province by Leshabane, Modjadji M.; Rampersad, Nishanee; Mashige, Khathutshelo P. (2025) - All participants were involved in providing general eye care services, whereas a limited number of participants (n ≤ 6) provided orthoptic vision, contact lens or low vision care services. A small number of participants (n = 6, 9%) reported offering low vision care services. Keywords: africa; care; health; impairment; participants; province; rehabilitation; services; south; study; vi services; vision
• Reflections on mental health, Ngozi, and the Dandemutande approach in Zimbabwe by Mutanga, Oliver (2025) - Abstract Mental health in Western and non-Western contexts Epistemic hegemony in mental health Zimbabwe: Mental health challenges and Ubuntu Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References Footnote About the Author(s) Oliver Mutanga Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan Open Distance Learning Research Unit, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Mutanga O., 2025, ‘Reflections on mental health, Ngozi, and the Dandemutande approach in Zimbabwe’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1599. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1599 Original Research Reflections on mental health, Ngozi, and the Dandemutande approach in Zimbabwe Oliver Mutanga Received: 19 Oct. 2024; Accepted: 18 Mar. 2025; Published: 09 June 2025 Copyright: © 2025. Keywords: african; beliefs; challenges; communities; community; dandemutande; family; framework; health; health challenges; health interventions; individual; interventions; justice; mental; ngozi; practices; western; zimbabwe
• An Ubuntu approach to disability and inclusive development for women with disabilities by Lorenzo, Theresa; Sefotho, Maximus M. (2025) - Gill, C.J., 1997, ‘Four types of integration in disability identity development’, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 9(1), 39–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1052-2263(97)00020-2 Hermans, H.J.M., 2012, ‘Dialogical self theory and the increasing multiplicity of I-Positions in a globalizing society: An introduction’, in H.J.M. Hermans (ed.), Applications of dialogical self theory. United Nations (UN), 2017, Toolkit on disability in Africa: Disability inclusive development, viewed 01 July 2024, from https://desapublications.un.org/publications/toolkit-disability-africa. Keywords: collective; community; development; disability; health; human; identity; individual; lorenzo; needs; people; person; self; ubuntu; women
• Rehabilitation care workers address environmental factors with persons with disabilities by Mahlangu, Judith N.; Lorenzo, Theresa; Duncan, Eve M. (2025) - Introduction Our opinion article stems from a research project that investigated the contribution of rehabilitation care workers (RCWs), also called community rehabilitation workers (CRWs), to strengthening rehabilitation in community-based services at a primary level of care in two peri-urban districts. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v810.537 Harriparsad, R. & Dlungwane, T., 2022, ‘Perceptions of rehabilitation coordinators on community outreach services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa’, African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES) 27(4), 3. https://doi.org/10.37597/ajphes.2021.27.4.3 Johnson, L.J., Schopp, L.H., Waggie, F. & Frantz, J.M., 2022, ‘Challenges experienced by community health workers and their motivation to attend a self-management programme’, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine 14(1), 2911. Keywords: care; community; disability; health; persons; rcws; rehabilitation; workers
• An exploration of adherence to the World Health Organization’s Prosthetic Standards in Namibia by Visagie, Surona J.; Likando, Christopher M. (2025) - No documented policy that outlines patient-centred services and safeguards the rights of prosthetic service users could be identified (Std. 37). Objectives: This article aims to describe prosthetic services in Namibia and compare them to the 60 WHO standards. Keywords: data; disability; health; namibia; orthotics; policy; products; prosthetic; provider; rehabilitation; research; service; standards; std; users
• Maternal knowledge and attitude towards unintentional childhood injury among children under five by Balogun, Olaitan J.; Bello, Oyeronke O.; Nkhata, Loveness A.; Conran, Joseph (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30925-9 Ibrahim, N., Adeyemi, O., Oluwole, E. & Mohammed, A., 2024, ‘Maternal education and child injury prevention: A cross-sectional study in sub-Saharan Africa’, Journal of Child Health and Safety 19(2), 87–103. Peden, M., Oyegbite, K., Ozanne-Smith, J., Hyder, A.A., Branche, C., Rahman, A.K.M.F., 2008, World report on child injury prevention, World Health Organization, Geneva. Keywords: childhood; childhood injuries; children; education; falls; health; injuries; injury; knowledge; mothers; prevention; research; study
• Experiences of deaf women and girls in accessing maternal health rights and services in Uganda by Gimono, Esther M.A. (2025) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Esther M.A. Gimono Department of Philosophy, School of Liberal and Performing Arts, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Citation Gimono, E.M.A., 2025, ‘Experiences of deaf women and girls in accessing maternal health rights and services in Uganda’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1627. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1627 Original Research Experiences of deaf women and girls in accessing maternal health rights and services in Uganda Esther M.A. Gimono Received: 30 Nov. 2024; Accepted: 03 Apr. 2025; Published: 16 July 2025 Copyright: © 2025. Keywords: antenatal; care; deaf; girls; government; health; information; language; participants; research; rights; services; sign; study; uganda; women
• Perspectives of mental health service users on vocational rehabilitation in Namibia by Chimara, Munyaradzi; van Biljon, Hester M.; Adams, Fasloen; van Niekerk, Lana (2025) - Abstract Introduction Materials and methods Results Themes Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Munyaradzi Chimara Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia Hester M. van Biljon Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Fasloen Adams Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Lana van Niekerk Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Chimara, M., Van Biljon, H.M., Adams, F. & Van Niekerk, L., 2025, ‘Perspectives of mental health service users on vocational rehabilitation in Namibia’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1631. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1631 Original Research Perspectives of mental health service users on vocational rehabilitation in Namibia Munyaradzi Chimara, Hester M. van Biljon, Fasloen Adams, Lana van Niekerk Received: 04 Dec. 2024; Accepted: 01 Apr. 2025; Published: 29 Aug. 2025 Keywords: caregivers; employment; health; health service; hospital; illness; namibia; need; occupational; participants; rehabilitation; service users; stigma; study; work
• Enduring benefits of exercise after spinal cord injury: Insights from a case study by Vermaak, Candace; Kunorozva, Lovemore (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1097/HCR.0000000000000564 Vermaak, C., Ferreira, S., Terblanche, E. & Derman, W., 2022, ‘Physical activity promotion in persons with spinal cord injuries: Barriers and facilitators in low-resource communities’, African Journal of Disability 11, 988. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.988 Vincent, H.K., Lee, L.W., Alfano, A.P., & Vincent, K.R., 2014, ‘Influence of injury level on physiological and psychosocial health in individuals with spinal cord injury’, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 20(1), 47–55. Abstract Introduction Ethical considerations Patient presentation Management and outcome Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Candace Vermaak Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Lovemore Kunorozva Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, United States of America Broad Institute, Molecular and Population Genetics Program, Faculty of Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States of America Center for Genomic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, United States of America Citation Vermaak, C. & Kunorozva, L., 2025, ‘Enduring benefits of exercise after spinal cord injury: Insights from a case study’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1633. Keywords: case; cord; health; injury; jim; physical; recovery; rehabilitation; research; sci; spinal; study
• Accessibility of occupational therapy treatment for at-risk children in low- to middle-income countries: A scoping review by Cloete, Lizahn; Shweni, Zusange; Finnucane, Leah-Jade; Muller, Martine; van Wyk, Christelle; du Plessis, Lirié (2025) - Abstract Introduction Methods Review findings Implications and recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lizahn Cloete Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Zusange Shweni Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Leah-Jade Finnucane Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Martine Muller Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Christelle van Wyk Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Lirié du Plessis Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Citation Cloete, L., Shweni, Z., Finnucane, L.-J., Muller, M., Van Wyk, C. & Du Plessis, L., 2025, ‘Accessibility of occupational therapy treatment for at-risk children in low- to middle-income countries: A scoping review’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1643. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1643 Review Article Accessibility of occupational therapy treatment for at-risk children in low- to middle-income countries: A scoping review Lizahn Cloete, Zusange Shweni, Leah-Jade Finnucane, Martine Muller, Christelle van Wyk, Lirié du Plessis Received: 14 Dec. 2024; Accepted: 25 July 2025; FIGURE 3: Access barriers to occupational therapy treatment. Keywords: access; barriers; children; et al; health; lack; lmics; occupational; review; risk; services; therapists; therapy; treatment
• Quality of life experienced by South Sudanese lower limb prosthetic users after rehabilitation by Dominsiano, Lotto Charles Paul; Visagie, Surona (2025) - Purba, F.D., Hunfeld, J.A.M., Iskandarsyah, A., Fitriana, T.S., Sadarjoen, S.S., Passchier, J. et al., 2018, ‘Quality of life of the Indonesian general population: Test-retest reliability and population norms of the EQ-5D-5L and WHOQOL-BREF’, PLoS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.01.088 Thewes, B., Rietjens, J.A.C., Van den Berg, S.W., Compen, F.R., Abraham, H., Poort, H. et al., 2018, ‘The opportunities and pitfalls of self-referral and consecutive sampling as recruitment strategies for psycho-oncology intervention trials’, Journal of the Psychological, Social and Behavioral Dimension of Cancer 27(8), 2056. Keywords: amputation; data; domain; et al; health; life; limb; participants; persons; qol; quality; rehabilitation; research; scores; south; studies; study; sudan
• Caring for a child with Cerebral Palsy: The experience of Zimbabwean mothers by Dambi, Jermaine M.; Jelsma, Jennifer; Mlambo, Tecla (2015) - These were the CSI that measures caregiver burden of care and the EQ-5D that assesses HRQoL of the caregiver. Other unmeasured variables such as the perceived availability of social support or financial resources might be better predictors of caregiver burden. Keywords: burden; caregivers; children; csi; disability; eq-5d; et al; health; hrqol; journal; palsy; strain; study
• Reimagining language access in mental healthcare through cultural integration in KwaZulu-Natal by Wambua, Grace N.; Kilian, Sanja; Manda-Taylor, Lucinda; Mkhize, Victor V.; Chiliza, Bonginkosi (2025) - Despite constitutional guarantees of language rights and healthcare access (Department of Public Service and Administration 1997; Republic of South Africa n.d.; Republic of South Africa 2004), the dominance of English and Afrikaans languages in mental health services perpetuates barriers to mental healthcare for the majority of South Africans (Deumert 2010; Swartz & Drennan 2000). https://doi.org/10.1017/neu.2024.50 Krystallidou, D., Temizöz, Ö., Wang, F., De Looper, M., Di Maria, E., Gattiglia, N. et al., 2024, ‘Communication in refugee and migrant mental healthcare: A systematic rapid review on the needs, barriers and strategies of seekers and providers of mental health services’, Health Policy 139, 104949. Keywords: africa; et al; health; healthcare; interpreters; language; mental; south; swartz
• Including people with psychosocial disability in statistics: Self-report measures for surveys by Schneider, Marguerite; De Palma, Elena (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1177/1044207311427403 Eaton, J., Carroll, A., Scherer, N., Daniel, L., Njenga, M., Sunkel, C. et al., 2021, ‘Accountability for the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities: An assessment of country reports for the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities’, Health and Human rights 23(1), 175, viewed 15 February 2025, from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8233018/pdf/hhr-23-01-175.pdf. Isiko, J., Singhani, S. & Urkmez, B., 2024, ‚The lived experience of adult women with psychosocial disability in Uganda’, International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 46, 1–19. A total of seven questions were identified and adapted to fit the format of WG questions – ‘do you have difficulty … ?’ and using the four response options of ‘no difficulty’, ‘some difficulty’, ‘a lot of difficulty’ or ‘cannot do at all’. Keywords: difficulties; difficulty; disability; functioning; health; mhc; people; questions; respondents; testing
• Intellectual disability: Indigenous and Western systems of care with Professor Leslie Swartz by Mkabile, Siyabulela (2025) - Final reflections and conclusion Here are final words on the influence and contribution of Prof. Leslie Swartz on intellectual disability research in South Africa. Research project 4 This project leveraged indigenous knowledge and care systems to provide better support and care to primary caregivers of children with ID and foster collaboration with biomedical intellectual disability services. Keywords: africa; caregivers; children; disability; health; intellectual; research; swartz
• ‘Adults know best’: The silencing of young people’s voices in mental health by Gibson, Kerry (2025) - Power dynamics in youth mental health The United Nations definition of youth includes young people between 14 years and 25 years. Despite these barriers to adults understanding young people’s experiences, youth mental health continues to be dominated by what has been called adultism – the myth that adults know best what it is that young people need (LeFrançois 2014). Keywords: experience; gibson; health; new; people; problems; research; swartz; voices; youth
• ‘Navigating the Fog’: A reflection on epistemic injustice in epilepsy treatment and care by Keikelame, Mpoe J. (2025) - Organised by ILAE-Africa, this training is part of a broader effort to improve epilepsy care across the continent. Introduction Research design and methodology ‘Lifting the fog’ – Proposed approaches to address issues of epistemic injustice in healthcare Concluding thoughts and call to action Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Mpoe J. Keikelame Independent Qualitative Researcher, Bloemfontein, South Africa Citation Keikelame, M.J., 2025, ‘”Navigating the Fog”: A reflection on epistemic injustice in epilepsy treatment and care’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1698. Keywords: care; epilepsy; health; healthcare; injustice; keikelame; patients; research; treatment
• Exploring challenges experienced by older persons in accessing health services in Malawi by Munthali, Alister; Eide, Arne; Braathen, Stine H.; Mvula, Peter M.; MacLachlan, Malcolm; Mannan, Hasheem (2025) - Being poor Most older people reported that they were poor; hence, they could not access health services at a facility belonging to CHAM, as such facilities charge user fees, unlike public facilities where services are provided free of charge: ‘When someone is sick and does not have money that means he cannot access health care services because the nearest [health facility] is a CHAM facility where patients can only access services after they have paid for them.’ In some catchment areas, for example, around Chimembe Health Centre in Blantyre, older people, including those with disabilities, reported that the place is hilly, and this made it very difficult for them to go for health care services. Keywords: access; care; disability; facilities; facility; health; health care; health services; malawi; people; persons; services; study; year
• Exploring the care pathway for neurological conditions in a Gauteng rehabilitation hospital, South Africa by Alakram-Khelawon, Prisha; Pilusa, Sonti; Benjamin-Damons, Natalie (2025) - In South Africa, rehabilitation care faces challenges such as limited accessibility and integration of rehabilitation services, a lack of assistive devices and rehabilitation consumables, compounded by a shortage of rehabilitation therapists (Magaqa, Ariana & Polack 2021; Tiwari, Ned & Chikte 2020). The patient interview guide also included clinical data for people with neurological conditions such as the type of neurological condition, assistive devices required, duration of the disability, type of referral facility and waiting times to access rehabilitation care. Keywords: africa; care; care pathway; community; conditions; cord; et al; health; health care; hospital; patients; rehabilitation; rehabilitation care; rehabilitation hospital; research; services; south; spinal; stroke; study; years
• Factors associated with return to work among disability claimants with depression by Maharaj, Anisha; Hoosain, Munira; Lombard, Carl; van Niekerk, Lana (2025) - Specifically, a low level of work support and FCE on file are the work-related profiles that had a lower probability of returning to work. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-131635 Wisenthal, A., Krupa, T., Kirsh, B. & Lysaght, R., 2019, ‘Insights into cognitive work hardening for return-to-work following depression: Qualitative findings from an intervention study’, Work 62(4), 599–613. Keywords: benefit; claimants; dcwd; depression; disability; factors; health; rehabilitation; return; study; work
• A best practice of developing a global lived experience organisation by Sunkel, Charlene (2025) - The significance of lived experience expertise in shaping policy, practice and procedural change in global mental health is accepted without contention. It is through this that GMHPN has positioned itself to establish sustainable partnerships with stakeholders and allies to support and guide efforts to meaningfully and authentically include PWLE in global mental health. Keywords: experience; expertise; global; gmhpn; health; network; peer; pwle; research
• Challenges among informal caregivers of people living with motor neuron disease in South Africa by Allan, Bailey; Kagee, Ashraf (2025) - For MND caregivers, this disruption posed life-threatening risks because of patients’ dependence on electricity-powered medical equipment. Results: The data, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis, revealed insights into caregiver burden. Keywords: africa; burden; caregivers; caregiving; disease; female; health; mnd; motor; participants; research; south; strain; study; support
• Health systems solutions to prosthetic service delivery obstacles in a low-resource setting by Visagie, Surona J.; Kentane, Nomvano; Sirhayi, Andile; Sineke, Princess N.; Mduzana, Luphiwo L. (2025) - Objectives: This article presents obstacles to prosthetic services in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and suggests research and development, health systems and clinical care solutions to alleviate these obstacles. Despite these known challenges that prosthetic services and users face in South Africa and the EC province specifically, there is little to no evidence on possible solutions. Keywords: africa; cape; care; ennion; et al; health; kentane; prosthetic; province; rehabilitation; research; service; south; south africa; study; users; visagie; years
• The scintillating scholarly contribution of Professor Leslie Swartz: How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand? by Watermeyer, Brian; Ned, Lieketseng Y. (2025) - The contributions we briefly review in the balance of this editorial reflect research and advocacy work with weighty social impact in a host of fields, embodying the work of scholars, practitioners and activists who have had the good fortune to be taught, guided and very often entertained by Prof. Swartz. Rohleder (2025) considers the practice of research as one which often involves fostering relationships, and reflects on their relationship with Prof. Swartz, as a mentor, a supervisor, a co-researcher and a friend in the research area of disability and sexuality. Keywords: african; disability; health; journal; research; south; swartz; work
• Accessing community health services: challenges faced by poor people with disabilities in a rural community in South Africa by Grut, Lisbet; Mji, Gubela; Braathen, Stine H.; Ingstad, Benedicte (2012) - This article explores how difficulties may interact and influence access to and utilisation of health services, and how this may render health services out of reach even when they are available. When offering health services to people with disabilities living in resource-poor settings, services should take into consideration the person’s history, the needs, and the resources and abilities of the family group. Keywords: access; africa; care; community; disability; family; health; health services; mthunzi; parents; people; person; poverty; services; south
• Environmental factors influencing participation of stroke survivors in a Western Cape setting by Cawood, Judy; Visagie, Surona (2015) - A computer programme was used to generate random numbers to select study participants. In this instance, government departments (health, housing, transport, social services, law and order), local government, NGOs, communities, and persons with disabilities need to collaborate to address the barriers experienced by study participants. Keywords: access; barriers; care; disability; health; lack; participants; participation; people; services; south; stroke; study; transport; year
• Perceived burden of care and reported coping strategies and needs for family caregivers of people with mental disorders in Zimbabwe by Marimbe, Bazondlile D.; Cowan, Frances; Kajawu, Lazarus; Muchirahondo, Florence; Lund, Crick (2016) - Family caregivers can also be involved in detection of mental health disorders and to encourage their relatives to go for treatment early. Bazondlile D. Marimbe Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom Frances Cowan Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research: Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lazarus Kajawu Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Florence Muchirahondo Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Crick Lund Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa Citation Marimbe, B. D., Cowan, F., Kajawu, L., Muchirahondo, F. & Lund, C., 2016 ‘Perceived burden of care, and reported coping strategies and needs for family caregivers of people with mental disorders in Zimbabwe’, African Journal of Disability 5(1), a209. Keywords: burden; caregivers; coping; disorder; family; health; illness; journal; participants; patients; psychiatry; schizophrenia; study; support; zimbabwe
• Communication rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa: A workforce profile of speech and language therapists by Wylie, Karen; McAllister, Lindy; Davidson, Bronwyn; Marshall, Julie (2016) - Such information is important evidence to consider appropriate ways forward for the development of communication disability rehabilitation services and stimulating dialogue on the best ways for the profession of SLTs to work in an African context. Who are the right workers for communication disability rehabilitation? Keywords: african; communication; disability; health; language; region; rehabilitation; respondents; services; slts; speech; ssa; training; workforce; world
• ‘Toning’ up hypotonia assessment: A proposal and critique by Govender (nee' Naidoo), Pragashnie; Joubert, Robin W.E. (2016) - Abstract Background: Clinical assessment of hypotonia is challenging due to the subjective nature of the initial clinical evaluation. This study was thus undertaken in a move towards advocating for more accurate and informed decision-making during clinical assessment of children with hypotonia. Keywords: algorithm; aspects; assessment; clinicians; critique; data; development; group; health; hypotonia; process; study
• Disability and HIV: What drives this relationship in Eastern and Southern Africa? by Hanass-Hancock, Jill; Regondi, Ilaria; Naidoo, Kerisha (2013) - A limitation of the analysis is that only data from those countries where both disability and HIV data was available were used. Article Information Authors: Jill Hanass-Hancock1 Ilaria Regondi1 Kerisha Naidoo1 Affiliations: 1Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Correspondence to: Jill Hanass-Hancock Postal address: HEARD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus J Block, Durban 4041, South Africa Dates: Received: 27 Mar. 2012 Accepted: 19 Jan. 2013 Published: 12 Feb. 2013 How to cite this article: Hanass-Hancock, J., Regondi, I. & Naidoo, K., 2013, ‘Disability and HIV: What drives this relationship in Eastern and Southern Africa?’, African Journal of Disability 2(1), Art. Keywords: africa; aids; disability; esa; et al; hanass; hancock; health; hiv; people; prevalence; world
• Access to health care for children with neural tube defects: Experiences of mothers in Zambia by Simpamba, Micah M.; Struthers, Patricia M.; Mweshi, Margaret M. (2016) - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2008.19.1.2 Houweling, T.A., Ronsmans, C., Campbell, O.M. & Kunst, A.E., 2007, ‘Huge poor-rich inequalities in maternity care: An international comparative study of maternity and child care in developing countries’, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 85(10), 745–754. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/blt.06.038588 Idowu, O.E. & Olawehinmi, O.S., 2012, ‘Surgical congenital central nervous system anomalies in a tropical teaching hospital’, British Journal of Neurosurgery 26(5), 726–729. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2012.680622 Jacobs, B., Ir, P., Bigdeli, M., Annear, P.L. & Van Damme, W., 2012, ‘Addressing access barriers to health services: An analytical framework for selecting appropriate interventions in low-income Asian countries’, Health Policy and Planning 27(4), 288–300. (Mother 24 years, child with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus) When asked about accessibility of health care services near their homes, mothers who lived near the first or second level hospitals indicated that they would not have any problems with access, but mothers who lived far from these hospitals expressed concerns about transport to these facilities. Keywords: access; care; children; et al; facility; health; health care; home; hospital; level; lusaka; mothers; ntds; services; study; transport; years; zambia
• Community health workers lensed through a South African backdrop of two peri-urban communities in KwaZulu-Natal by White, Meghan S.; Govender, Pragashnie; Lister, Helga E. (2017) - Community health workers in South Africa Key members of the PHC outreach teams are community health workers (CHWs), defined as ‘people chosen within a community to perform functions related to healthcare delivery, who have no formal professional training or degree’ (Van Ginneken, Lewin & Berridge 2010:1110). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1614-0 Van Ginneken, N., Lewin, S. & Berridge, V., 2010, ‘The emergence of community health worker programmes in the late apartheid era in South Africa: An historical analysis’, Social Science and Medicine 71(6), 1110–1118. Keywords: africa; chws; communities; community; health; national; phc; programme; roles; service; south; study; training; ward; workers
• The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: A clinical commentary by Ellapen, Terry J.; Hammill, Henriëtte V.; Swanepoel, Mariëtte; Strydom, Gert L. (2017) - Abstract Introduction Methodology Hierarchy of evidence and quality appraisal Results Discussion Evolution of wheelchair design Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Terry J. Ellapen School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Henriëtte V. Hammill School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Mariette Swanepoel School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Gert L. Strydom School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Citation Ellapen, T.J., Hammill, H.V., Swanepoel, M. & Strydom, G.L., 2017, ‘The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: A clinical commentary’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a337. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.337 Original Research The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: A clinical commentary Terry J. Ellapen, Henriëtte V. Hammill, Mariette Swanepoel, Gert L. Strydom Received: 31 Oct. 2016; Accepted: 22 June 2017; Published: 07 Sept. 2017 Copyright: © 2017. Keywords: activity; cardiometabolic; cord; et al; exercise; health; injuries; injury; limb; physical; review; spinal; users; wheelchair; wheelchair users
• Communication rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of speech and language therapists by Wylie, Karen; McAllister, Lindy; Davidson, Bronwyn; Marshall, Julie (2018) - Individuals may also seek communication rehabilitation services for acquired communication disabilities following a range of health events such as stroke, head injury or head and neck cancer. Procedure Initial contact was made with a range of potential informants who had contact with or knowledge of communication disability services in target countries. Keywords: communication; disability; health; organization; people; rehabilitation; services; slts; ssa; training; work; world; world health
• Wheelchair accessibility to public buildings in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana by Yarfi, Cosmos; Ashigbi, Evans Y.K.; Nakua, Emmanuel K. (2017) - Cosmos Yarfi Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Evans Y.K. Ashigbi Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Emmanuel K. Nakua Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Citation Yarfi, C., Ashigbi, E.Y.K. & Nakua, E.K., 2017, ‘Wheelchair accessibility to public buildings in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a341. Hamzat, T.K. & Dada, O.O., 2005, ‘Wheelchair accessibility of public buildings in Ibadan, Nigeria’, Asia Pacific Disability and Rehabilitation Journal 16, 125–134. Keywords: accessibility; buildings; disability; ghana; health; public; pwd; society; study; users; wheelchair; wheelchair users
• The long-term impact of wheelchair delivery on the lives of people with disabilities in three countries of the world by Shore, Susan (2017) - FIGURE 1: The FWM GEN_1 wheelchair. TABLE 1: Dimensions of wheelchair models and sizes. The challenges related to wheelchair provision in less-resourced countries include limited state services to systematically identify those in need, a lack of medical and rehabilitation services to accompany assistive technology (Tasiemski, Priebe & Wilski 2013), and a shortage of personal finances to afford it (Mitra, Posarac & Vick 2012). Keywords: data; employment; health; income; months; satisfaction; study; subjects; table; time; wheelchair
• A conceptual framework to assess effectiveness in wheelchair provision by Kamaraj, Deepan C.; Bray, Nathan; Rispin, Karen; Kankipati, Padmaja; Pearlman, Jonathan; Borg, Johan (2017) - Abstract Introduction Conceptual framework and its applications Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Deepan C. Kamaraj Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, United States Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, United States Nathan Bray Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, United Kingdom Karen Rispin Department of Biology, LeTourneau University, United States Padmaja Kankipati Specialized Mobility Operations and Innovation Pvt. Ltd, India Jonathan Pearlman Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, United States Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, United States Johan Borg Social Media and Global Health, Lund University, Sweden Citation Kamaraj, D.C., Bray, N., Rispin, K., Kankipati, P., Pearlman, J. & Borg, J., 2017, ‘A conceptual framework to assess effectiveness in wheelchair provision’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a355. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.355 Original Research A conceptual framework to assess effectiveness in wheelchair provision Deepan C. Kamaraj, Nathan Bray, Karen Rispin, Padmaja Kankipati, Jonathan Pearlman, Johan Borg Received: 12 Dec. 2016; Accepted: 18 May 2017; Published: 08 Sept. 2017 Copyright: © 2017. Objectives: In this paper, we describe a novel conceptual framework that can be tested across the globe to study and evaluate the effectiveness of wheelchair provision. Keywords: effectiveness; factors; framework; health; provision; variables; wheelchair; wheelchair provision
• Development and evaluation of a wheelchair service provision training of trainers programme by Munera, Sara; Goldberg, Mary; Kandavel, Krithika; Pearlman, Jonathan (2017) - Researchers have studied the importance of wheelchair training, mainly related to wheelchair skills (Best et al. 2005; Bonaparte et al. 2004; Coolen et al. 2004; Kirby et al. 2008, 2015) and wheelchair maintenance (Toro 2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2008.04.028 Kirby, R.L., Keeler, L., Wang, S., Thompson, K. & Theriault, C., 2015, ‘Proportion of wheelchair users who receive wheelchair skills training during an admission to a Canadian Rehabilitation Center’, Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 31, 58–66. Keywords: feedback; health; organization; process; programme; provision; research; service; trainees; training; wheelchair; world; wstpt
• ‘I felt pain. Deep pain…’: Experiences of primary caregivers of stroke survivors with aphasia in a South African township by Masuku, Khetsiwe P.; Mophosho, Munyane; Tshabalala, Muziwakhe (2018) - https://doi.org/10.1080/02687030444000813 Bakas, T., Faha, R.N., Kroenke, K., Plue, L., Perkins, S.M. & William, L.S., 2006, ‘Outcomes among family caregivers of aphasics versus nonaphasic survivors’, Rehabilitation Nursing 31(1), 33–42. Deep pain…”: Experiences of primary caregivers of stroke survivors with aphasia in a South African township’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a368. Keywords: africa; aphasia; caregivers; caregiving; experiences; family; health; participants; pwa; research; south; stroke; study; years
• Inclusion of vulnerable groups in health policies: Regional policies on health priorities in Africa by Schneider, Margie; Eide, Arne Henning; Amin, Mutamad; MacLachlan, Malcom; Mannan, Hasheem (2013) - Article Information Authors: Margie Schneider1,2 Arne Henning Eide3 Mutamad Amin 4 Malcom MacLachlan5 Hasheem Mannan6 Affiliations: 1Psychology Department, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 2Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa 3SINTEF Technology and Society, Norway 4Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan 5Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 6Centre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Dublin, Ireland Correspondence to: Margie Schneider Postal address: Flat 13 Derby Court, 1 Gordon Rd, Kenilworth 7708, South Africa Dates: Received: 07 July 2012 Accepted: 07 Oct. 2012 Published: 22 Jan. 2013 How to cite this article: Schneider, M., Eide, A.H., Amin, M., MacLachlan, M. & Mannan, H., 2013, ‘Inclusion of vulnerable groups in health policies: Regional policies on health priorities in Africa’, African Journal of Disability 2(1), Art. Inclusion of vulnerable groups in health policies: Regional policies on health priorities in Africa In This Original Research... Keywords: access; analysis; care; core; documents; groups; health; needs; policies; policy
• Perceptions and satisfaction of caregivers regarding rehabilitation services from selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape by Mlenzana, Nondwe B.; Eide, Arne H.; Frantz, Jose M. (2018) - J.M., 2018, ‘Perceptions and satisfaction of caregivers regarding rehabilitation services from selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a415. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.415 Original Research Perceptions and satisfaction of caregivers regarding rehabilitation services from selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape Nondwe B. Mlenzana, Arne H. Eide, Jose M. Frantz Received: 12 July 2017; Accepted: 22 June 2018; Published: 25 Oct. 2018 Copyright: © 2018. Keywords: cape; caregivers; centres; health; patient; rehabilitation; services; study
• Editorial by Pearlman, Jonathan; Cooper, Rory (2017) - Human resources for the assistive technology sector (domain 4) is the focus of several manuscripts, including the works by Fung et al. (2017) who describe an opportunity for integrating wheelchair services training into academic programmes worldwide, Norris (2017) who describes the benefits of peer training for wheelchair users and Munera et al. (2017) who describe the development of wheelchair services training of trainers programme being published by the WHO. Comprehensive guidelines and training packages, such as those published by the WHO (2008, 2016a, 2017a, 2017b), help to establish a starting point to standardise wheelchairs services across the sector; however, robust research initiatives must be used to measure the outcomes of wheelchair services so that the strategies can be continually improved to achieve best practices. Keywords: 6(0; disability; health; journal; wheelchair; world
• 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 by Barnes, Roline Y.; Jelsma, Jennifer; Parker, Romy (2019) - Foster, C., Breckons, M., Cotterell, P., Barbosa, D., Calman, L., Corner, J. et al., 2015, ‘Cancer survivors’ self-efficacy to self-manage in the year following primary treatment’, Journal of Cancer Survivorship 9, 11–19. The instrument was chosen as it had previously been successfully translated into a Bantu language (isiXhosa) and had been used effectively in intervention studies aimed at decreasing pain through improving self-efficacy and exercise (Saw 2015). Keywords: care; control; disease; efficacy; et al; exercise; group; health; intervention; jelsma; management; pain; participants; physical; programme; quality; research; self; south; study; weeks; women
• Community-based rehabilitation workers’ perspectives of wheelchair provision in Uganda: A qualitative study by Seymour, Nikola; Geiger, Martha; Scheffler, Elsje (2019) - Recommendations The findings indicate that stakeholders interested in developing or improving wheelchair service provision in low income contexts would benefit from engaging with local CBR workers to anticipate the challenges and factors which may affect access to wheelchair services and prevent PWDs from benefitting from an appropriate wheelchair. Community Based Rehabilitation Alliance was involved in developing the wheelchair standards and reference to community involvement in wheelchair service relates to referral and maintenance at community level. Keywords: cbr; cbr workers; challenges; community; disability; et al; health; north; provision; rehabilitation; service; study; uganda; wheelchair; wheelchair service; workers
• Lived experiences of caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Kenya by Cloete, Lizahn G.; Obaigwa, Evans O. (2019) - Linda noted that as much as managing children with ASD might be challenging, support from those who understand such children enabled caregivers to adjust. According to Kenya National Bureau Statistics (2015), Kenya has a population of about 40 million, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 1% of children in Kenya live with disabilities, including those with ASD, which translates to about 400 000 children with disabilities in Kenya. Keywords: asd; autism; caregivers; children; disorder; health; kenya; participants; research; spectrum; study; support; year
• Associations between health behaviour, secondary health conditions and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury by Mashola, Mokgadi K.; Mothabeng, Diphale J. (2019) - Abstract Introduction Background Research methods and design Results Discussion Limitations of the study Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Mokgadi K. Mashola Department of Physiotherapy, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Diphale J. Mothabeng Department of Physiotherapy, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Mashola, M.K. & Mothabeng, D.J., 2019, ‘Associations between health behaviour, secondary health conditions and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a463. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v8i0.463 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 Received: 28 Nov. 2017; Accepted: 15 Feb. 2019; Published: 11 June 2019 Abstract Background: The development of secondary health conditions (SHCs) after spinal cord injury (SCI) is common and can affect an individual’s emotional well-being, and his or her health-related quality of life (QOL). Keywords: behaviour; cord; health; injury; pain; participants; pwsci; qol; shcs; spinal; study; support
• Disability prevalence-context matters: A descriptive community-based survey by Maart, Soraya; Amosun, Seyi; Jelsma, Jennifer (2019) - Disability prevalence in South Africa is still closely associated with race and development, with those communities who have experienced greatest disadvantage presenting with the highest disability prevalence (Statistics South Africa 2012). The demographic details and disability prevalence and severity were compared between the two areas, using Chi-square, t-test or the Mann–Whitney U tests, depending on the nature and distribution of the data. Keywords: africa; areas; cape; census; data; disability; health; nyanga; oudtshoorn; prevalence; south; study
• Investigation of physical and functional impairments experienced by people with active tuberculosis infection: A feasibility pilot study by van Aswegen, Heleen; Roos, Ronel; McCree, Melanie; Quinn, Samantha; Mer, Mervyn (2019) - Fama, R., Eisen, J.C., Rosenbloom, M.J., Sassoon, S.A., Kemper, C.A., Deresinski, S. et al., 2007, ‘Upper and lower limb motor impairments in alcoholism, HIV infection and their comorbidity’, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 31(6), 1038–1044. https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12745 Guessogo, W.R., Mandengue, S.H., Ndemba, P.B.A., Medjo, U.O., Minye, E.E., Ahmaidi, S. et al., 2016, ‘Physical and functional follow-up of tuberculosis patients in initial intensive phase of treatment in Cameroon using the 6-min walk test’, Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 12(4), 333–339. Keywords: assessment; balance; discharge; distance; et al; health; hospital; months; muscle; participants; patients; physical; study; test; weeks
• The role of rehabilitation care workers in South African healthcare: A Q-methodological study by Gamiet, Shamila; Rowe, Michael (2019) - Abstract Background: The South African Department of Health identified the need to train a new cadre of community health worker (CHW) in the field of rehabilitation as part of their 2030 Health Plan that aims to improve primary healthcare (PHC) and community-based rehabilitation (CBR). Community health workers can be effectively utilised in CBR if their role is understood and their potential is not limited by professional protectionism and scepticism. Keywords: care; cbr; community; health; participants; professionals; rcws; rehabilitation; south
• Access to primary care for persons with spinal cord injuries in the greater Gaborone area, Botswana by Paulus-Mokgachane, Thato M.M.; Visagie, Surona J.; Mji, Gubela (2019) - https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/31.1.7 Rahimi-Movaghar, V., Sayyah, M.K., Akbari, H., Khorramirouz, R., Rasouli, M.R., Moradi-Lakeh, M. et al., 2013, ‘Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review’, Neuroepidemiology 41(2), 65–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.686877 Vergunst, R., Swartz, L., Hem, K.G., Eide, A.H., Mannan, H., MacLachlan, M. et al., 2017, ‘Access to health care for persons with disabilities in rural South Africa’, BMC Health Services Research 17(1), 741. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2674-5 Vergunst, R., Swartz, L., Mji, G., MacLachlan, M. & Mannan, H., 2015, ‘“You must carry your wheelchair”: Barriers to accessing healthcare in a South African rural area’, Global Health Action 8, 29003. Keywords: access; botswana; care; et al; facilities; health; healthcare; participants; persons; primary; sci; services; study; traumatic
• Factors that relate to sport participation of adolescents with a mobility impairment by Moll, Aletta M.; Bester, Garfield (2019) - Aletta M. Moll Department of Psychology of Education, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Garfield Bester Department of Psychology of Education, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Moll, A.M. & Bester, G., 2019, ‘Factors that relate to sport participation of adolescents with a mobility impairment ’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a614. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v8i0.614 Original Research Factors that relate to sport participation of adolescents with a mobility impairment Aletta M. Moll, Garfield Bester Received: 24 Jan. 2019; Accepted: 24 June 2019; Published: 23 Sept. 2019 Copyright: © 2019. Keywords: adolescents; children; disability; factors; health; impairment; learners; mobility; mobility impairment; participation; school; sport; trust
• Functional outcome of stroke inpatients according to human immunodeficiency virus status: A feasibility study by Hartley, Tasneem; Burger, Marlette; Esterhuizen, Tonya M.; Inglis-Jassiem, Gakeemah (2020) - https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.018945 Heikinheimo, T., Chimbayo, D., Kumwenda, J.J., Kampondeni, S. & Allain, T.J., 2012, ‘Stroke outcomes in Malawi, a country with high prevalence of HIV: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60325-5 Mapoure, Y.N., Atchom Mondomobe, C.A., Nkouonlack, C., Ayeah, C.M., Luma, H.N. & Njamnshi, A.K., 2019, ‘HIV infection does not influence stroke outcomes in HIV-infected patients: A prospective study’, Revue Neurologique 175(5), 313–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurol.2018.09.020 Markus, H., 2012, ‘Stroke: Causes and clinical features’, Medicine 40(9), 484–489. Keywords: data; et al; groups; health; hiv; outcome; participants; patients; recruitment; rehabilitation; status; stroke; study
• Policy implementation in wheelchair service delivery in a rural South African setting by Visagie, Surona; Scheffler, Elsje; Schneider, Marguerite (2013) - The experiences of public-sector healthcare users and service providers with regards to wheelchair services in a remote, rural district in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa are described, as 80% of the South African population relies on government subsidised healthcare services (Blecher et al. 2011). A further five individuals who were knowledgeable on wheelchair services were identified and interviewed in June 2010. Keywords: africa; doh; guidelines; health; national; policy; provision; rehabilitation; service; south; step; study; training; user; wheelchair; wheelchair service
• Sexual and reproductive health services utilisation amongst in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana by Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi (2021) - Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions and policy implications Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme Department of Population and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana Citation Kumi-Kyereme, A., 2021, ‘Sexual and reproductive health services utilisation amongst in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana’, African Journal of Disability 10(0), a671. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.671 Original Research Sexual and reproductive health services utilisation amongst in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme Received: This offers a better understanding of the demand and supply side opportunities and barriers rather than viewing health services utilisation as only a one-sided phenomenon. Keywords: deaf; disability; ghana; health; model; people; respondents; schools; services; srhs; students; study; utilisation
• Nurses’ perceived role on transition of adolescents with intellectual disabilities by Malapela, Grace R.; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria; Ibitoye, Olabisi F. (2020) - References Ally, S., Boyd, K., Abells, D., Amaria, K., Hamdani, Y., Loh, A. et al., 2018, ‘Improving transition to adulthood for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Proactive developmental and systems perspective’, Canadian Family Physician 64(2), S37–S43. https://doi.org/64/Suppl_2/S37[pii] Al-Yateem, N. & Docherty, C., 2015, ‘Transition: A concept of significance to nursing and health care professionals’, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 5(5), 35. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v5n5p35 American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians & American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, 2002, ‘A consensus statement on health care transitions for young adults with special health care needs’, Pediatrics 110(6 Pt 2), 1304–1306. An individual with disability also needs healthcare transition services from paediatric to adult healthcare settings (Betz, Nehring & Lobo 2015). Keywords: adolescents; care; health; healthcare; nurses; role; services; study; transition
• Disability and functioning in primary and secondary hip osteoarthritis in Benin by Assogba, Todègnon F.; Niama-Natta, Didier D.; Kpadonou, Toussaint G.; Lawson, Teefany; Mahaudens, Philippe; Detrembleur, Christine (2020) - Jiang, L., Rong, J., Wang, Y., Hu, F., Bao, C., Li, X. et al., 2011, ‘The relationship between body mass index and hip osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, Joint Bone Spine 78(2), 150–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.04.011 Jordan, J.M., Helmick, C.G., Renner, J.B., Luta, G., Dragomir, A.D., Woodard, J. et al., 2009, ‘Prevalence of hip symptoms and radiographic and symptomatic hip osteoarthritis in African Americans and Caucasians: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project’, The Journal of Rheumatology 36(4), 809–815. Oniankitan et al. 2009; Ouedraogo et al. 2015). Keywords: activity; disability; et al; grades; health; hip; hip osteoarthritis; hoa; joint; knee; limité; osteoarthritis; oui; pain; participants; patients; que; study; table; test; tout; vous
• Malawian mothers’ experiences of raising children living with albinism: A qualitative descriptive study by Likumbo, Naomi; de Villiers, Tania; Kyriacos, Una (2021) - Kromberg, J.G.R., 2018b, ‘Psychosocial and cultural aspects of albinism’, in J. Kromberg & P. Manga (eds.), Albinism in Africa, pp. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839915580941 Lynch, P., Lund, P. & Massah, B., 2014, ‘Identifying strategies to enhance the educational inclusion of visually impaired children with albinism in Malawi’, International Journal of Educational Development 39, 216–224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.07.002 Machoko, C.G., 2013, ‘Albinism: A life of ambiguity, a Zimbabwean experience’, African Identities 11(3), 318–333. Keywords: albinism; child; children; cwa; data; disability; et al; health; information; knowledge; malawi; mothers; participants; plwa; skin; study; understanding
• Family disability, poverty and parenting stress: Analysis of a cross-sectional study in Kenya by Hunt, Xanthe; Laurenzi, Christina; Skeen, Sarah; Swartz, Leslie; Sundin, Phillip; Weiss, Robert E.; Tomlinson, Mark (2021) - Firstly, caregiver disability was examined for its association with several key demographic variables, including caregiver, child and household characteristics to establish the relationship of household disability with poverty. Method: We collected cross-sectional data using a demographic survey, the Washington Group Questions on adult disability, the 10 Questions on child disability and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, from 465 caregivers enrolled in a non-governmental child development programme in Kenya. Keywords: caregivers; child; children; data; disability; health; household; income; parenting; parenting stress; poverty; stress; study
• Structural validity and internal consistency of Picture My Participation: A measure for children with disability by Arvidsson, Patrik; Dada, Shakila; Granlund, Mats; Imms, Christine; Shi, Lin Jun; Kang, Lin Ju; Hwang, Ai-Wen; Huus, Karina (2021) - Subcomponents Children’s attendance in different activities tends to vary between type of activities with certain types being more commonly attended universally (e.g. within family activities), whilst others may vary depending on economical circumstances (e.g. organised leisure activities outside home) Cronbach’s alpha for the subcomponent organised activities was 0.72, for social activities and taking care of others, it was 0.75, for family life activities, it was 0.57 and for personal care and development activities, it was 0.49. Keywords: activities; care; children; disability; et al; health; items; jönköping; participation; pmp; subcomponents
• Perspectives on access and usage of assistive technology by people with intellectual disabilities in the Western Cape province of South Africa: Where to from here? by Boot, Fleur H.; Kahonde, Callista; Dinsmore, John; MacLachlan, Malcolm (2021) - Both the schools and the workplaces would refer people with ID to AT providers: ‘P: I think that access to education that helps a lot. It helped if AT providers were close by, if providers did on-site visits or if AT was delivered locally and people did not have to travel far. Keywords: access; africa; care; disability; health; intellectual; need; participants; people; providers; south; technology; use
• Communication strategies used by adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and health professionals during treatment by Araujo, Monica; Mophosho, Munyane; Moonsamy, Sharon (2022) - Results: The findings indicated that ASD adolescents have interaction types that influence intervention to various degrees. The research study has shown that ASD studies are focused on young children, excluding adolescents and adults: and it is understudied in the context of South Africa. Keywords: adolescents; asd; autism; breakdowns; challenges; communication; health; health professionals; professionals; research; strategies; study; styles
• Oculocutaneous albinism in southern Africa: Historical background, genetic, clinical and psychosocial issues by Kromberg, Jennifer G.R.; Kerr, Robyn (2022) - Genetics of oculocutaneous albinism and genetic counselling Oculocutaneous albinism is inherited as an autosomal recessive condition, and therefore it is advisable for every family with a member with albinism to have genetic counselling. Kromberg, J. & Manga, P. (eds.), 2018, Albinism in Africa: Historical, geographic, medical, genetic and psychosocial aspects, Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, CA. Kromberg, J.G.R., Manga, P. & Kerr, R., 2020, ‘Children with oculocutaneous albinism in Africa: Characteristics, challenges and medical care’, South African Journal of Child Health 14(1), 50–54. Keywords: africa; albinism; condition; disability; genetics; health; kromberg; manga; medical; oca; people; skin; south
• Services and interventions needed to prevent secondary health conditions throughout the life span of people with spinal cord injury, South Africa by Pilusa, Sonti I.; Myezwa, Hellen; Potterton, Joanne (2022) - https://doi.org/10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-114 Dejong, G. & Groah, S.L., 2015, ‘Advancing SCI health care to avert rehospitalization’, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 38(6), 697–699. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2013.97 Maart, S. & Jelsma, J., 2014, ‘Disability and access to health care – A community based descriptive study’, Disability and Rehabilitation 36(18), 1489–1493. Keywords: care; cord; health; patient; people; prevention; rehabilitation; research; sci; shcs; spinal; system
• Learning from doing the EquitAble project: Content, context, process, and impact of a multi-country research project on vulnerable populations in Africa by MacLachlan, Mac; Amin, Mutamad; Mji, Gubela; Mannan, Hasheem; McVeigh, Joanne; McAuliffe, Eilish; Amadhila, Elina; Munthali, Alister; Eide, Arne H.; Dube, A. Kudakwashe (2014) - Nonetheless, we hope that the willingness of our own consortium to engage in this reflexive analysis will encourage other research teams to undertake similar ‘learning from doing’ assessments, and by doing this, help to identify good practices that would help research partnerships to achieve their aims. A key feature of EquitAble research relates to the sourcing of locally available research resource persons, especially field research assistants (including persons with disabilities), and individualised training workshops to match the diverse talent pool (college graduates; diploma holders; school drop-outs) in each one of the project sites within the four countries. Keywords: consortium; countries; country; data; equitable; health; process; project; research; south; team
• The lived experience of people with upper limb absence living in Uganda: A qualitative study by Morgado Ramirez, Dafne Z.; Nakandi, Brenda; Ssekitoleko, Robert; Ackers, Louise; Mwaka, Erisa; Kenney, Laurence; Holloway, Cathy; Donovan-Hall, Maggie (2022) - Introduction It is estimated that globally 65 million people live with limb amputations, and 1.5 million people undergo amputations every year, with 40% being upper limb amputations (Lao et al. 2020). In low resource settings, traumatic experiences such as road accidents and conflicts (war, civil conflicts) are common causes of upper limb amputation, as are poor access to acute medical care (Commission on the Social Determinants of Health 2008; Keywords: absence; amputation; disability; et al; experiences; health; life; limb; limb absence; limb loss; loss; participants; people; pwula; research; study; support; time; uganda; work
• Best practice guidelines for stroke in Cameroon: An innovative and participatory knowledge translation project by Cockburn, Lynn; Fanfon, Timothy N.; Bramall, Alexa; Ngole, Eta M.; Kuwoh, Pius; Anjonga, Emmanuel; Difang, Brenda M.E.; Kiani, Shirin; Muso, Petra S.; Trivedi, Navjyot; Sama, Julius; Teboh, Sylvian (2014) - Although the adherence to postacute stroke rehabilitation guidelines in high-income countries has been shown to be associated with improved patient outcomes (Duncan et al. 2005), incentives for the development and implementation of guidelines in low-income settings are few (Baker et al. 2012; Orem et al. 2012; Woolf et al. 1999) suggesting more attention should be paid to strategies to support guideline development and uptake, and changes in practice. In the first year, many of the managers in the organisations involved did not understand practice guidelines, or the concepts of evidence-based or best practices; now, five years later, team members are encouraged that they have a tangible outcome to share with managers, administers and policy makers, and hope that other opportunities will arise to develop and use guidelines or similar tools in their work. Keywords: cameroon; care; development; evidence; group; guidelines; health; members; practice; practice guidelines; process; project; recommendations; rehabilitation; stroke
• Promoting regional coherence and cohesion amidst multiple assistive technology initiatives in Africa by Visagie, Surona J.; MacLachlan, Malcolm; Scheffler, Elsje; Seymour, Nikola (2022) - Abstract Background: Appropriate provision of assistive technology services (ATS) and products are a global health issue and essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Objective: This article aimed to summarise the workshop proceedings and to provide some recommendations on how coherence and cohesion can be facilitated in assistive technology services in Africa. Keywords: access; africa; ats; community; delivery; disability; health; products; rehabilitation; research; service; technology; users
• Local knowledge in inclusive education policies in Africa: informing sustainable outcomes by Ohajunwa, Chioma O. (2022) - Local knowledge is also tacit knowledge, and this attribute has been cited as a reason for marginalising local knowledge. Conclusion: The inclusion of local community knowledge and ways of knowing within inclusive education policies is viewed as a critical and an integral aspect of policymaking. Keywords: africa; children; community; education; health; inclusion; knowledge; participants; policies; policy; research; school; study
• Post stroke health-related quality of life, stroke severity and function: A longitudinal cohort study by Hartley, Tasneem; Burger, Marlette; Inglis-Jasiem, Gakeemah (2022) - Previous studies conducted on stroke rehabilitation in South Africa report that stroke survivors are discharged prematurely because of limited rehabilitation services and have a poor recovery rate post discharge from inpatient rehabilitation (Ntsiea 2019; Scheffler & Mash 2019). An observational multicenter study within the Sunnaas International Network’, European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 53(5), 725–734. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04489-6 Langhorne, P., Bernhardt, J. & Kwakkel, G., 2011, ‘Stroke rehabilitation’, Lancet 377(9778), 1693–1702. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60325-5 Langhorne, P., Stott, D.J., Robertson, L., MacDonald, J., Jones, L., McAlpine, C. et al., 2000, ‘Medical complications after stroke: A multicenter study’, Stroke 31, 1223–1229. Keywords: africa; anxiety; depression; disability; eq5d; et al; health; hrqol; life; participants; patients; post; quality; rehabilitation; score; south; stroke; study
• Perspectives in musculoskeletal injury management by traditional bone setters in Ashanti, Ghana by Edusei, Anthony K.; Owusu-Ansah, Frances E.; Dogbe, Joslin A.; Morgan, Julia; Sarpong, Kofi (2015) - The healing procedures and methods of the traditional bone setters          • Users’ perspective of strengths, weaknesses and challenges    • Discussion       • Implications of findings       • Perspective of providers and users of traditional management of musculoskeletal injuries       • Public health relevance of the research       • Limitations of the study       • Recommendations • Conclusions • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Authors’ contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: The popularity of the services of traditional bone setters (TBS) in Ghana as an alternative health care requires exploration and documentation of the perspectives of providers and users. Indeed, the human suffering emanating from injury-induced disability (Mock et al. 2003) in developing countries calls for a critical appraisal of the management strategies of musculoskeletal injuries, including those of traditional bone setters (TBS), as a result of the high patronage of such services because of the relatively lower cost, familiarity, and the carried notion of their indispensability or desirability (Ariés Mercel et al. 2007; Keywords: bone; et al; ghana; health; injuries; management; medicine; services; setters; study; tbs; users
• A case study of interventions to facilitate learning for pupils with hearing impairment in Tanzania by Tronstad, Tron V.; Gjessing, Bjørn; Ørland, Ingvild; Øderud, Tone; Mnyanyi, Cosmas; Myovela, Isaack; Øygarden, Jon (2022) - Contribution: The study gives insight into how to improve the learning situation for school children with hearing impairment and raises concerns about some of the known technical solutions currently being used. Keywords: hearing impairment; personal sound amplification system; speech-in-noise test; hearing interventions; school children. Keywords: children; classroom; health; hearing; hearing impairment; impairment; interventions; noise; school; sound; speech; study; test
• Physical activity promotion in persons with spinal cord injuries: Barriers and facilitators in low-resource communities by Vermaak, Candace; Ferreira, Suzanne; Terblanche, Elmarie; Derman, Wayne (2022) - Joseph, C., Scriba, E., Wilson, V., Mothabeng, J. & Theron, F., 2017, ‘People with spinal cord injury in Republic of South Africa’, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 96(2), 109–111. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000000594 Keegan, J.P., Chan, F., Ditchman, N & Chiu, C.Y., 2012, ‘Predictive ability of Pender’s health promotion model for physical activity and exercise in people with spinal cord injuries’, Rehabilitation Counselling Bulletin 56(1), 34–47. Abstract Introduction Method Results and discussion Barriers to physical activity Facilitators to physical activity Strengths and limitations Implications Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Candace Vermaak Division of Biokinetics, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Suzanne Ferreira Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Elmarie Terblanche Division of Sport Science, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, cape Town, South Africa Wayne Derman Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa International Olympic Committee Research Center, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Vermaak, C., Ferreira, S., Terblanche, E. & Derman, W., 2022, ‘Physical activity promotion in persons with spinal cord injuries: Barriers and facilitators in low-resource communities’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a988. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.988 Research project Regestration: Keywords: activity; barriers; cord; facilitators; health; injury; lack; participants; physical; pwsci; research; spinal; study

• Towards interventions on school dropouts for disabled learners amidst and post-COVID-19 pandemic by Makuyana, Tawanda (2022) - Funda (2020) believed that unless all teachers, teacher-administrators and non-disabled learners understand disability, disabled learners will be marginalised and stigmatised in mainstream schools because of a lack of political will from the government and support from the school authorities. Two government officials proudly highlighted the milestones in facilitating the development of separate policies for disabled learners and non-disabled learners in mainstream schools. Keywords: africa; children; data; disability; dropouts; education; guardians; learners; parents; participants; research; school; south
• Experiences of spinal cord injury patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit at the national referral hospital in Khomas region, Namibia by Ashipala, Daniel O.; Langendorf, Lettie (2022) - Abstract Introduction Research methodology and design Presentation and discussion of findings Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Daniel O. Ashipala Department of General Nursing Science, School of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Rundu, Namibia Lettie Langendorf Department of General Nursing Science, School of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Rundu, Namibia Citation Ashipala, D.O. & Langendorf, L., 2022, ‘Experiences of spinal cord injury patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit at the national referral hospital in Khomas region, Namibia’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a1018. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.1018 Original Research Experiences of spinal cord injury patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit at the national referral hospital in Khomas region, Namibia Daniel O. Ashipala, Lettie Langendorf Received: 10 Feb. 2022; Accepted: 23 Apr. 2022; https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12365 Hedimbi, T., Amakali-Nauiseb, T. & Niikondo, H., 2019, ‘Experience of spinal cord injury patients during rehabilitation process at 7 west Windhoek Central Hospital, Khomas Region, Namibia’, IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS) 8(6), 78–84. Keywords: cord; data; disability; experiences; injury; journal; namibia; participants; patients; people; rehabilitation; research; sci; spinal; study
• Experiences of acquired brain injury one-month post-discharge from acute hospitalisation by Talbot, Kirsten J.; Krüger, Esedra; Pillay, Bhavani S. (2023) - Conclusion Effective communication, health education and handover between the healthcare team, individuals with ABI, and their SOs could improve individuals’ overall experiences in the acute stages of recovery post ABI. Shared themes to both individuals with acquired brain injuries and their significant others Everything has changed The first shared theme discusses experiences of the individuals with ABI adapting to a new reality, losing independence, and as a result, their SOs now taking on the role of caregiver. Keywords: abi; acute; age; brain; care; et al; experiences; family; female; individuals; injury; participants; post; rehabilitation; sos; south
• Being black in a white skin: Beliefs and stereotypes around albinism at a South African university by Phatoli, Relebohile; Bila, Nontembeko; Ross, Eleanor (2015) - The media also need to consider the way in which they portray people with albinism (Ekurhuleni declaration on the rights of persons with Albinism 2013) Results have implications for schools, disability units at universities, and albinism societies in terms of opening up channels of communication between people with albinism and the general public and fostering knowledge and awareness thereof. Keywords: africa; albinism; condition; participants; people; persons; research; south; stereotypes; stigma; students; study; university
• Factors affecting length of hospital stay in stroke survivors in South Africa: A call for a stroke unit by Pillay, Stephanie C.; Redant, Roxann; Umuneza, Nadia; Hoosen, Azra; Breytenbach, Fiona; Haffejee, Sameera; Matsena-Zingoni, Zvifadzo; Sekome, Kganetso (2022) - Most of the participants (60.7%) were referred to a local clinic or other hospital to continue stroke rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0311-7 Mudzi, W., Stewart, A. & Musenge, E., 2012, ‘Case fatality of patients with stroke over a 12-month period post stroke’, South African Medical Journal 102(9), 765–767. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.5742 Mweshi, M.M., Loveness, H.K.S., Nkhata, A. & Chiluba, B., 2016, ‘The best time to start stroke rehabilitation: A review of the evidence in resource adequate and resource constrained settings’, Journal of Preventive and Rehabilitative Medicine 1(1), 7–12. Keywords: africa; care; days; et al; hospital; los; participants; rehabilitation; south; stroke; study
• The status and use of prosthetic devices by persons with lower limb amputation in Rwanda by Ngarambe, Robert; Sagahutu, Jean Baptiste; Nuhu, Assuman; Tumusiime, David K. (2022) - Even though PLLA have other types of assistive devices such as crutches, it is thus obvious that without prosthetic devices, a person with LLA will have mobility challenges, hence leading to low socio-economic status highlighted by a number of studies (Lin & Wu 2014; Smith et al. 2018; Von Kaeppler et al. 2021). This was in line with findings from this study, which showed that 60.3% of PLLA did not have lower limb prosthetic devices. Keywords: amputation; devices; income; participants; plla; prosthesis; rwanda; status; study
• The voice of a group of teachers in full-service schools in South Africa by Hugo, Anna J.; Mobara, Nafiza (2024) - It was encouraging to hear a positive ‘voice’ about inclusive education expressed by a few of teacher participants. Mahlo, F.D., 2011, ‘Experiences of learning support teachers in the Foundation phase, with reference to the implementation of inclusive education in Gauteng’, Unpublished DEd thesis, University of South Africa, Pretoria. Keywords: africa; education; fsss; learners; learning; participants; research; school; south; teachers; teaching
• Developing a psychoeducational programme for caregivers of people with intellectual disability by Gordon, Bonita K.; Bila, Nontembeko J. (2023) - The research results further correlate with literature, which indicates that psychoeducational programmes that have been documented to have catalysed improvements in caregiver well-being included educating caregivers regarding cognitive-behavioural therapeutic strategies to manage the challenging behaviour of the person with ID in their care (McConnell & Savage 2015; Steiner 2011). Kench, E., 2016, ‘Caregiver training’, in R. Johns & C. Adnams (eds.), Understanding intellectual disability: A handbook for families, staff, students and professionals, pp. Keywords: caregivers; caregiving; data; disability; findings; individuals; intellectual; knowledge; participants; programme; psychoeducational; research; south; study; support; training
• Factors affecting occupational therapy services for patients with traumatic brain injury by Leyder, Melanie C.J.S.; Breytenbach, Fiona (2023) - It further explored the perceived strategies that would strengthen the delivery and provision of TBI rehabilitation. Conclusion: There are factors that both enhance and hinder service delivery for patients with TBI rehabilitation. Keywords: africa; brain; et al; family; group; healthcare; injury; occupational; participants; patients; rehabilitation; research; south; study; tbi; tbi rehabilitation; therapists; therapy
• Empowering marginalised groups through co-operative inquiry: Illustrated by a practical example by Fredericks, Jerome P.; Visagie, Surona; van Niekerk, Lana; Pharaoh, Hamilton G. (2024) - Wheelchair user number 6 sourced funding and organised a Valentine’s Ball for the co-researchers, their partners and other wheelchair users in the community: ‘I am so empowered with what we have done and achieved with the inquiry that it inspired me to do more. Therefore, they have a tendency not to stop for wheelchair users and other groups who are slow to get into and out of the taxi as well as to charge for the wheelchair as it takes the space that a paying customer could have occupied. Keywords: community; drivers; group; inquiry; knowledge; lead; male; minibus; participants; people; process; researchers; south; study; taxi; users; wheelchair; wheelchair users
• Journeying with developmental coordination disorder: The family experience by O’Kelly, Nicola L.; Fourie, Jean V. (2023) - Keywords: developmental coordination disorder; dyspraxia; neurodevelopmental disorder; family support; phenomenological study; qualitative research; family burden; occupational therapy; educational psychology. Conclusion: DCD places families at risk as daily struggles require support which targets identified motor, cognitive, academic and emotional challenges. Keywords: challenges; coordination; dcd; diagnosis; disorder; families; family; female; healthcare; parent; participants; study; support; usa
• The impact of an online Facebook support group for people with multiple sclerosis on non-active users by Steadman, Jacqui; Pretorius, Chrisma (2014) - More specifically, most studies on online support groups focus on those who actively participate in the group, whereas the majority of those who utilise online support groups do so in a passive way. The use of online support groups is becoming more popular as the technology develops. Keywords: coulson; groups; individuals; members; online; participants; research; study; support; support group
• Experiences of teachers in vocational programmes in special needs schools, City of Cape Town by Solomon, Elana T.; Luger, Rosemary; Ned, Lieketseng (2024) - Elana T. Solomon Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Rosemary Luger Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Lieketseng Ned Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Solomon, E.T., Luger, R. & Ned, L., 2024, ‘Experiences of teachers in vocational programmes in special needs schools, City of Cape Town’, African Journal of Disability 13(0), a1333. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1333 Original Research Experiences of teachers in vocational programmes in special needs schools, City of Cape Town Elana T. Solomon, Rosemary Luger, Lieketseng Ned Received: 11 Sept. 2023; Keywords: africa; challenges; education; intellectual; lack; learners; needs; participants; programmes; research; schools; sid; south; study; teachers; training
• Religion and the everyday citizenship of people with dementia in Nigeria: A qualitative study by George, Elizabeth O.; Bartlett, Ruth L. (2024) - Relationality, within the context of dementia research, has been widely explored from scholars such as Adams and Gardiner (2005) and Ryan et al. (2008), who developed the paradigm of relationship-centred care, to scholars such as Bartlett and Connor (2010), Kontos et al. (2016), Kontos, Miller and Kontos (2017), who have expanded the work on citizenship in dementia studies. https://doi.org/10.1159/000452404 Fletcher, J.R., 2023, ‘Dementia studies’, in K. Dew & S. Donovan (eds.), Encyclopedia of health research in the social sciences, pp. Keywords: citizenship; community; dementia; et al; example; god; life; living; mama; nigeria; participants; people; prayer; research; study
• The impact of fatigue on people with multiple sclerosis in Morocco by Lofti, Rachid; Bel Amgharia, Hind; Ennaciri, Sami; Chikhaoui, Mourad; El kardoudi, Abdeslam; Chigr, Fatiha (2024) - https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12142 Kos, D., Kerckhofs, E., Carrea, I., Verza, R., Ramos, M., & Jansa, J., 2005, ‘Evaluation of the modified fatigue impact scale in four different European countries’, Multiple Sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 11(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1191/1352458505ms1117oa Kratz, A.L., Atalla, M., Whibley, D., Myles, A., Thurston, T. & Fritz, N.E., 2020, ‘Calling out MS fatigue: Feasibility and preliminary effects of a pilot randomized telephone-delivered exercise intervention for multiple sclerosis fatigue’, Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 44(1), 23. In addition, 75% of study participants suffered from cognitive fatigue, with a mean score of 62.28 (SD ± 10.23), and 88.2% experienced psychological fatigue, with a mean score of 73.91 (SD ± 1.86) (Table 2). Keywords: cognitive; et al; fatigue; impact; journal; morocco; participants; patients; people; sclerosis; study
• Graduates’ perceptions of prosthetic and orthotic education and clinical practice in Tanzania and Malawi by Magnusson, Lina; Shangali, Harold G.; Ahlström, Gerd (2016) - Abstract Background: Maintaining and improving the quality of prosthetics and orthotics education at the Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists is essential for the provision of appropriate prosthetics and orthotics services in African countries. Furthermore, predetermined probing follow-up questions were asked to complement the main questions and covered areas related to prosthetic orthotic education, entering the workforce, professional development, how they handled the situation as new graduates and what knowledge they lacked and how the TATCOT education had influenced their performance. Keywords: education; graduates; international; need; orthotics; participants; prosthetics; services; tanzania; tatcot; training
• South African parents’ views on oral, signing, and bilingual communication for Deaf or hard-of-hearing children by Khoza-Shangase, Katijah; Bent, Jasmine (2024) - Conclusion: The study’s findings provide valuable insights into the complex interplay of factors influencing communication mode decisions for DHH children in South Africa. Conducting larger-scale studies with a more diverse participant pool can provide deeper insights into the complex factors influencing communication mode decisions for DHH children in South Africa. Keywords: analysis; children; communication; data; deaf; dhh; dhh children; hearing; language; parents; participants; sign; south; study
• Teachers’ perceptions on including learners with barriers to learning in South African inclusive education system by Motitswe, Jacomina M.C. (2025) - Key issues that emerged from this theme include the negative impact of remedial class, labelling of learners and persistent tension within the school community regarding the inclusion of diverse learners. These sentiments are reflected in the following quotations: ‘Other teachers would refer their learners with barriers to our classrooms while standing on the corridors or outside the classroom, like talking loudly to us saying ‘because you have inclusive learners you can be able to help “those”… teachers in this school like to label learners, they even label us, imagine calling me inclusive teacher or inclusive learners. Keywords: barriers; education; experience; learners; learning; needs; participants; schools; south; support; teachers
• Cultivating special education teacher well-being: Nurturing connection in professional learning communities by Matjeni, Madira; de Jager, Sarina (2025) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Madira Matjeni Department of Humanities Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Sarina de Jager Department of Humanities Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Matjeni, M. & De Jager, S., 2025, ‘Cultivating special education teacher well-being: Nurturing connection in professional learning communities’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1547. Abstract Background: Special education teachers, especially those working with learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), often face significant stress and burnout, affecting their well-being. Keywords: data; education; experiences; learners; learning; participants; research; school; stress; study; support; teachers
• Fragmented care in lupus: Patient experiences and insights by Bam, Armand (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601118756554 Sangaleti, C., Schveitzer, M.C., Peduzzi, M., Zoboli, E.L.C.P. & Soares, C.B., 2017, ‘Experiences and shared meaning of teamwork and interprofessional collaboration among health care professionals in primary health care settings: A systematic review’, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 15(11), 2723–2788. Statistical release P0318, viewed 18 November 2024, from https://www.statssa.gov.za/. Stiggelbout, A.M., Pieterse, A.H. & De Haes, J.C.J.M., 2015, ‘Shared decision making: Concepts, evidence, and practice’, Patient Education and Counseling 98(10), 1172–1179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.06.022 Taylan, C. & Weber, L.T., 2023, ‘“Don’t let me be misunderstood”: Communication with patients from a different cultural background’, Pediatric Nephrology 38(3), 643–649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05573-7 Thorne, S.E., Harris, S.R., Mahoney, K., Con, A. & McGuinness, L., 2004, ‘The context of health care communication in chronic illness’, Patient Education and Counseling 54(3), 299–306. Keywords: care; client; communication; disease; et al; female; healthcare; journal; lupus; management; medical; outcomes; participants; patient; professionals; research; sle; study; team; treatment; years
• Research Protocol: Development, implementation and evaluation of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention programme for the management of anxiety symptoms in South African children with visual impairments by Visagie, Lisa; Loxton, Helene; Silverman, Wendy K. (2015) - Barrett, P.M., Lock, S. & Farrell, L.J., 2005, ‘Developmental differences in universal preventive intervention for child anxiety’, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 10(4), 539–555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104505056317 Barrett, P.M. & Sonderegger, R., 2005, ‘Anxiety in children – FRIENDS program’, in A. Freeman, S.H. Felgois, C.M. Nezu & A.M. Reinecke (eds.), Encyclopedia of cognitive behaviour therapy, 2nd edn., Springer. The suggestion that visually impaired children are at increased risk for the development of anxiety disorders when compared to their sighted counterparts The lack of anxiety research involving children with visual impairments The unique South African socio-cultural context The benefits associated with prevention and early intervention with regards to childhood anxiety The inaccessibility and appropriateness of existing anxiety intervention programmes. Keywords: anxiety; anxiety intervention; barrett; children; dig; group; iig; impairments; intervention; intervention programme; journal; participants; programme; psychology; school; south; study
• Autism paradigms in a developing country setting: Results and implications of a Zimbabwean study by Mpofu, Jabulani; Sefotho, Maximus M. (2025) - Conclusion: Young people with ASD perceive ASD from a neurodiversity approach. I don’t need a lot of them … I’m a committee member of ASD youth organisation. Keywords: asd; autism; disability; disorders; journal; neurodiversity; participants; people; spectrum; years
• Initial experiences of family caregivers of survivors of a traumatic brain injury by Broodryk, Mandi; Pretorius, Chrisma (2015) - Introduction and background Top ↑ Several studies have been conducted on family caregivers in the context of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) (Arango-Lasprilla et al. 2010; Gan et al. 2010; Livingston et al. 2010; Phelan et al. 2011; Vangel, Rapport & Hanks 2011). Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are regarded as a global public health problem, with research showing that TBIs affect an estimated 10 million people worldwide every year (Hyder et al. 2007). Keywords: brain; caregivers; experiences; family; hospital; injury; participants; relative; research; tbi
• Experiences of coping and adjusting to lower limb prosthesis use in the Eastern Cape province by Seti, Noluvuyo; Ned, Lieketseng Y. (2025) - Following analysis, three themes describe the experiences of lower limb prosthesis users. Mattick, K., Oldfrey, B., Donovan-Hall, M., Magomere, G., Gakunga, J. & Holloway, C., 2022, ‘Experiences of lower limb prosthesis users in Kenya: Keywords: amputation; challenges; coping; district; experiences; limb; participants; prosthesis; rehabilitation; research; rural; self; study; support; users
• ‘When I don’t drink my pills, I go crazy!’ Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication: A risk or a resilience factor? by Collins, Meghann; Mawila-Chauke, Daphney (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547211025629 Chang, Z., Ghirardi, L., Quinn, P.D., Asherson, P., D’Onofrio, B.M. & Larsson, H., 2019, ‘Risks and benefits of ADHD medication on behavioral and neuropsychiatric outcomes: A qualitative review of pharmacoepidemiology studies using linked prescription databases’, Biological Psychiatry 86(5), 335–343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.04.009 Coghill, D.R., Werner-Kiechle, T. & Farahbakhishian, S., 2020, ‘Functional impairment outcomes in clinical trials of different ADHD medications: Post hoc responder analyses and baseline subgroup analyses’, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 30, 809–821. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12402-018-0270-0 Kellock, A., 2020, ‘Children’s well-being in the primary school: A capability approach and community psychology perspective’, Childhood 27(2), 220–237. https://doi.org.10.1177/09075628220902516 Khan, M.U. & Aslani, P., 2019, ‘A review of factors influencing the three phases of medication adherence in people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder’, Journal of Child and Adolescence Psychopharmacology 29, 398–418. https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2018.0153 Liu, Q., Liu, M., Yao, J. & Zhao, Z., 2022, ‘Environment factors of children’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder’, MEDS Clinical Medicine 3(7), 59–62. Keywords: adhd; adhd medication; attention; children; data; disorder; effects; hyperactivity; medication; participants; research; resilience; risk; school; study
• Workplace narratives of South African employees with multiple sclerosis by Bam, Armand; Bekker, Marco; Ronnie, Linda (2025) - Objectives: This study explores how employees with MS experience workplace inclusion, self-management and disclosure drawing on sensemaking theory and the Social Model of Disability. This study addresses these gaps by exploring how individuals with MS experience workplace inclusion, address issues of self-management and their propensity for disclosure. Keywords: challenges; disability; disclosure; employees; experiences; inclusion; individuals; model; organisations; participants; research; sclerosis; sensemaking; study; workplace
• Cognitive rehabilitation groups: A thematic analysis of feasibility and perceived benefits for clients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury living in the Western Cape by Wilson, Abigail; Wills, Peta; Pretorius, Chrisma; Swartz, Leslie (2015) - Schultz, S. n.d., ‘Traumatic brain injuries in South Africa: A review’, viewed 04 December 2014, from http://www.brainweb.org.za/Documents-folder/TBI%20in%20South%20Africa.pdf Shukla, D., Devi, B.I. & Agrawal, A., 2011, ‘Outcome measures for traumatic brain injury’, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 113, 435–441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.02.013 Tsai, M.C., Tsai, K.J., Wang, H.K., Sung, P.S., Wu, M.H., Hung, K.W. et al., 2014, ‘Mood disorders after traumatic brain injury in adolescents and young adults: A nationwide population-based cohort study’, The Journal of Pediatrics 164, 136–141. Cognitive rehabilitation groups: A thematic analysis of feasibility and perceived benefits for clients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury living in the Western Cape In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • Literature review • Objectives • Methodology       • Ethical considerations • Findings and discussion    • The preinjury and post injury self    • A sense of exclusion    • Reintegration of the self through others    • Birth of identity    • Building bridges and creating confidence    • Practical skills developed • Conclusions • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Author's contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a significant impact on the burden of care within the South African setting, impacting on the individual, the family, and the community as a whole. Keywords: brain; brain injury; family; group; injury; participants; rehabilitation; sense; skills; tbi
• People with Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: A South African perspective by Pretorius, Chrisma; Cronje, Gretha (2015) - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181d96550 LaFrance Jr., W.C., 2008, ‘Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures’, Current Opinion in Neurology 21, 195–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WCO.0b013e3282f7008f LaFrance Jr., W.C. & Bjørnaes, H., 2010, ‘Designing treatment plans based on etiology of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures’, in S. C. Schachter & W. C. LaFrance Jr. (eds.), Gates and Rowan’s nonepileptic seizures, pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2009.05.006 Baslet, G., Roiko, A. & Prensky, E., 2010, ‘Heterogeneity in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Understanding the role of psychiatric and neurological factors’, Epilepsy & Behavior 17, 236–241. Keywords: africa; epilepsy; et al; lafrance; nonepileptic; participants; people; pnes; seizures; south; study
• Is any wheelchair better than no wheelchair? A Zimbabwean perspective by Visagie, Surona; Mlambo, Tecla; van der Veen, Judith; Nhunzvi, Clement; Tigere, Deborah; Scheffler, Elsje (2015) - The main topics explored were: Participants’ experiences and problems as wheelchair users in life situations Satisfaction with their wheelchairs How the experience of wheelchair users in Zimbabwe can be improved. Written informed consent from wheelchair users, parents, guardians or caregivers, as appropriate, as well as assent from child participants was sought. Keywords: data; figure; function; mobility; participants; rehabilitation; samuelsson; satisfaction; services; study; users; wheelchair; zimbabwe
• Perceptions of caring for children with disabilities: Experiences from Moshi, Tanzania by McNally, Anna; Mannan, Hasheem (2013) - The Ugandan perspective’, Child: Care, Health and Development 31(2), 167–180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00464.x Hastings, R.P., 1997, Grandparents of children with disabilities: a review. All relate to the child making progress, changing or getting better, ‘I hope that Sean will be normal as other children’ (C) or as in sentiments expressed by participant E, ‘I believe one day he can go to school and he will walk, that’s what I believe’ (E). Keywords: care; carers; challenges; children; cwd; experiences; objective; parents; participants; research; study; support
• Patient perspectives about the healthcare of chronic musculoskeletal pain: Three patient cases by Ernstzen, Dawn V.; Louw, Quinette A.; Hillier, Susan (2016) - Hayes & Hodson (2011) also identified a lack of collaborative practice in pain care in a healthcare setting in Australia, and they reported on several changes they made to develop a systems approach for chronic pain care. Results: Four themes emerged from the data: (1) the participants sought understanding about the pain’s origin and the reason for pain persistence; (2) pain impacted their lives in multiple ways; (3) the participants depended on healthcare providers (HCP) for guidance and support; and (4) they had the option of acceptance of chronic pain. Keywords: cmsk; delia; hcps; healthcare; management; pain; participants; patient; research; study; understanding
• Impact of structured wheelchair services on satisfaction and function of wheelchair users in Zimbabwe by Visagie, Surona; Mlambo, Tecla; van der Veen, Judith; Nhunzv, Clement; Tigere, Deborah; Scheffler, Elsje (2016) - Visagie et al. (2015) found that users in Zimbabwe were much less satisfied with their wheelchairs, wheelchair services and function in their wheelchairs than wheelchair users in resourced settings. Objectives: This paper compares wheelchair user satisfaction and function before and after implementation of comprehensive wheelchair services, based on the World Health Organization guidelines on wheelchair service provision in less resourced settings, in Zimbabwe. Keywords: features; function; mobility; participants; rehabilitation; satisfaction; service; study; support; test; users; wheelchair
• Students with hearing impairment at a South African university: Self-identity and disclosure by Bell, Diane; Carl, Arend; Swart, Estelle (2016) - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687590601056204 Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA), 2011, First year UK domiciled HE students by level of study, gender, mode of study and disability status 2010/11, viewed 29 April 2015, from http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/disab1011.xls Hindhede, A.L., 2011, ‘Negotiating hearing disability and hearing disabled identities’, Health: Abstract Introduction Disability – changing paradigms Disability versus linguistic minority Research methodology Ethical considerations Research findings and interpretive discussion Conclusion and recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Diane Bell School of Business, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Arend Carl Faculty of Education, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Estelle Swart Faculty of Education, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Citation Bell, D., Carl, A. & Swart, E., 2016, ‘Students with hearing impairment at a South African university: Self-identity and disclosure’, African Journal of Disability 5(1), a229. Keywords: deaf; disability; education; hearing; hearing impairment; identity; impairment; participants; south; students; study; support; university
• On the unethicality of disablism: Excluding intellectually impaired individuals from participating in research can be unethical by Capri, Charlotte; Coetzee, Ockert (2012) - A primary concern in the context of intellectual disability research is that participants may not understand what their involvement in a study entails, and are then unable to meet the criteria for providing informed consent (Allan 2011; Stone, E. & Priestly, M., 1996, ‘Parasites, pawns and partners: Disability research and the role of non-disabled researchers’, The British Journal of Disability 47, 669–716. Keywords: consent; disability; individuals; participants; research; south; swartz
• Stroke survivors’ levels of community reintegration, quality of life, satisfaction with the physiotherapy services and the level of caregiver strain at community health centres within the Johannesburg area by Kusambiza-Kiingi, Adrian; Maleka, Douglas; Ntsiea, Veronica (2017) - Stroke survivors were included if they met the following criteria: were aged more than 18 years, were with or without a caregiver, receiving physiotherapy services as an outpatient or on a home visit basis from any of the study sites, able to give verbal or written consent to take part in this study, had a stroke for more than 6 months but not more than 4 years (most improvements after stroke happen within the first 6 months and stroke survivors return to work up to 2 years after stroke) Abstract Background: Stroke survivors are discharged home before they are functionally independent and return home with activity limitations that would not be manageable without a caregiver. Keywords: community; participants; physiotherapy; reintegration; satisfaction; services; strain; stroke; study; survivors
• An analysis of trunk kinematics and gait parameters in people with stroke by Titus, Adnil W.; Hillier, Susan; Louw, Quinette A.; Inglis-Jassiem, Gakeemah (2018) - Adnil W. Titus Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Susan Hillier Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Sansom Institute For Health Research, University of South Australia, Australia Quinette A. Louw Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Gakeemah Inglis-Jassiem Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Citation Titus, A.W., Hillier, S., Louw, Q.A. & Inglis-Jassiem, G., 2018, ‘An analysis of trunk kinematics and gait parameters in people with stroke’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a310. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.310 Original Research An analysis of trunk kinematics and gait parameters in people with stroke Adnil W. Titus, Susan Hillier, Quinette A. Louw, Gakeemah Inglis-Jassiem Received: 01 Sept. 2016; Accepted: 11 Nov. 2017; Published: 29 Mar. 2018 Copyright: © 2018. Keywords: gait; kinematics; mean; participants; people; plane; stroke; study; trunk
• Wheelchair services and use outcomes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya and the Philippines by Bazant, Eva S.; Himelfarb Hurwitz, Elizabeth J.; Onguti, Brenda N.; Williams, Emma K.; Noon, Jamie H.; Xavier, Cheryl A.; Garcia, Ferdiliza D.S.; Gichangi, Anthony; Gabbow, Mohammed; Musakhi, Peter; Kirby, R. Lee (2017) - Awareness is increasing wheelchair provision by trained personnel increases the chance that wheelchair users receive appropriate wheelchairs (Toro, Eke & Pearlman 2016). Research methods and design Design and locations This was a cross-sectional survey of wheelchair users in Kenya and the Philippines. Keywords: et al; falls; kenya; odds; outcomes; participants; philippines; provider; research; services; study; survey; training; use; users; wheelchair; wheelchair use
• The postural stability of children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders during one-leg stance: A feasibility study by Brink, Yolandi; Cockcroft, John; Seedat, Soraya; May, Philip; Kalberg, Wendy; Louw, Quinette (2018) - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00250.x Kooistra, L., Ramage, B., Crawford, S., Cantell, M., Wormsbecker, S., Gibbard, B. et al., 2009, ‘Can attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder be differentiated by motor and balance deficits?’, Human Movement Science 28, 529–542. Extensive research of FASD, which includes FAS, partial FAS (PFAS) and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND) has been conducted in rural or small-town settings in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, where 13.5%–20.8% children have been diagnosed with FASD (9.1%–10.0% with FAS; 7.0%–7.5% with PFAS; and 4.7% with ARND) (May et al. 2013; Olivier et al. 2013). Keywords: alcohol; children; control; cop; data; et al; eyes; fasd; girls; leg; participants; study; trials
• Test–retest reliability and construct validity of the Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test as a measure of the mobility of wheelchair users by Rispin, Karen L.; Huff, Kara; Wee, Joy (2017) - Karen L. Rispin Department of Biology, LeTourneau University, United States Kara Huff School of Rehabilitation Therapy, LeTourneau University, United States Joy Wee School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Canada Citation Rispin, K.L., Huff, K. & Wee, J., 2017, ‘Test–retest reliability and construct validity of the Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test as a measure of the mobility of wheelchair users’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a331. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.331 Original Research Test–retest reliability and construct validity of the Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test as a measure of the mobility of wheelchair users Karen L. Rispin, Kara Huff, Joy Wee Received: 21 Oct. 2016; Accepted: 16 May 2017; Published: 08 Sept. 2017 Copyright: © 2017. Keywords: awmt; mobility; participants; rispin; study; test; validity; wheelchair; wst
• Discriminatory validity of the Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test as demonstrated by a comparison of four wheelchair types designed for use in low-resource areas by Rispin, Karen L.; Hamm, Elisa; Wee, Joy (2017) - Study wheelchairs were in the configuration most often utilised at our study site for those who can self-propel strongly. A portion of participants were long-term users of each of the types of study wheelchairs. Keywords: areas; data; design; et al; heart; mobility; participants; rate; rehabilitation; resource; rolling; study; test; track; types; users; wheelchair
• The relationship between social support and participation in stroke: A systematic review by Elloker, Toughieda; Rhoda, Anthea J. (2018) - Social support provided to individuals post-stroke is vital, but the relationship between social support and participation is not well understood. Abstract Introduction Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References Appendix 1 Appendix 2 About the Author(s) Toughieda Elloker Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Anthea J. Rhoda Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Citation Elloker, T. & Rhoda, A.J., 2018, ‘The relationship between social support and participation in stroke: A systematic review’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a357. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.357 Review Article The relationship between social support and participation in stroke: A systematic review Toughieda Elloker, Anthea J. Rhoda Received: 13 Dec. 2016; Accepted: 21 June 2018; Published: 10 Oct. 2018 Keywords: articles; et al; participants; participation; post; quality; review; stroke; studies; study; support
• Family-based activity settings of children in a low-income African context by Balton, Sadna; Uys, Kitty; Alant, Erna (2019) - Child routine activities, which are mainly essential for daily care, have the highest weekly participation rates and were rated by participants as very important for learning (see Table 2). The categories rated as very important for learning include most child routine activities and all early literacy activities, with colouring, drawing and painting (mean = 2.74, SD = 0.43) rated the most important of all activities. Keywords: activities; activity; africa; children; context; development; family; learning; participants; participation; play; settings; south; study
• Hearing children of Deaf parents: Gender and birth order in the delegation of the interpreter role in culturally Deaf families by Moroe, Nomfundo F.; de Andrade, Victor (2018) - Hoffmeister (2008) asserts that hearing children of Deaf parents are typically the successive generation in the Deaf community where Deaf people have hearing children when they marry. Being a CODA means that there is a cultural and linguistic difference between Deaf children born to hearing parents and hearing children born to hearing parents (Bull 1998). Keywords: children; codas; community; deaf; experiences; family; hearing; language; parents; participants; people; role; south; study
• Knowledge and use of contraceptive methods amongst deaf people in Ghana by Mprah, Wisdom K. (2013) - Mprah, M.K., 2013, ‘Knowledge and use of contraceptive methods amongst deaf people in Ghana’, African Journal of Disability 2(1), Art. Knowledge and use of contraceptive methods amongst deaf people in Ghana In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • Overview of deafness in Ghana • Methods    • Study design    • Population and sample    • Sampling strategy    • Reliability and validity of the data    • Data collection and analysis       • Focus groups       • Survey    • Ethical issues • Results    • Focus groups results    • Survey results • Discussion • Policy and programmatic implicatio • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: Persons with disabilities in general face serious barriers to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services due to institutional and attitudinal barriers. Keywords: contraceptive; deaf; focus; ghana; information; knowledge; methods; participants; people; srh; study; survey; use
• The impact of stroke on people living in central Uganda: A descriptive study by Kamwesiga, Julius T.; von Kock, Lena K.; Eriksson, Gunilla M.; Guidetti, Susanne G.E. (2018) - Lai, S.M., Perera, S., Duncan, P.W. & Bode, R., 2003, ‘Physical and social functioning after stroke: Comparison of the Stroke Impact Scale and Short Form-36’, Stroke 34(2), 488–493. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000054162.94998.C0 Lai, S.M., Studenski, S., Duncan, P.W. & Perera, S., 2002, ‘Persisting consequences of stroke measured by the Stroke Impact Scale’, Stroke 33(7), 1840–1844. Keywords: et al; hospital; impact; participants; people; rehabilitation; sample; sis; stroke; study; uganda
• ‘We only got Coca-Cola’: Disability and the paradox of (dis)empowerment in Southeast Nigeria by Nwokorie, Okechukwu V.; Devlieger, Patrick J. (2019) - Results: We conclude that discourses of empowerment of disabled people frame disability as loss and tend to conceal the personal stories and survival operations of disabled people. Introduction Discourses of empowerment of disabled people frame disability mainly in terms of deficit, and they (discourses) tend to conceal the personal stories and survival operations of disabled people (Balcazar et al. 2012; Block et al. 2015b; Charlton 2000, 2016; Purdue & Howe 2012). Keywords: community; culture; development; devlieger; disability; disability community; discourse; elites; empowerment; government; igbo; money; nigeria; participants; people; persons; research; society; study; support; world; worldview
• Participation restrictions and vocational rehabilitation needs experienced by persons with a unilateral lower limb amputation in the Western Cape, South Africa by Yu, Tak Wing; Ennion, Liezel (2019) - Participants were conveniently sampled within the Cape Metropole region of the WC, SA. Results: A third (28%) of participants in this study were unemployed, and only 14% (n = 7) of the participants owned or used a prosthesis. Keywords: disability; mobility; participants; participation; rehabilitation; society; study
• Multilingualism and augmentative and alternative communication in South Africa – Exploring the views of persons with complex communication needs by Tönsing, Kerstin M.; van Niekerk, Karin; Schlünz, Georg; Wilken, Ilana (2019) - On average, participants understood multiple languages (M = 5.3, SD = 2.9, range = 2–11), with African language participants (n = 19) understanding more languages (M = 5.8, SD = 2.8, range = 2–11), than participants from English or Afrikaans home language backgrounds (n = 8, M = 4.2, SD = 3.0, range = 2–11). Text prediction in South African languages other than English, for example, may assist those with limited literacy skills (Herold, Alant & Bornman 2008). Keywords: aac; access; african; communication; english; face; home; language; literacy; participants; persons; research; skills; south; use
• Development of the Wheelchair Interface Questionnaire and initial face and content validity by Rispin, Karen; Davis, Abigail B.; Sheafer, Vicki L.; Wee, Joy (2019) - Outcome measures provide information useful to wheelchair users, therapists, service providers, designers and manufacturers (Cooper et al. 2008). However, while patient report measures are based on the experience of wheelchair users, professional report measures are informed by clinical judgement developed from training and experience. Keywords: content; data; experience; interface; participants; questionnaire; questions; study; user; validity; wheelchair; wiq
• Sexual and reproductive health needs assessment with deaf people in Ghana: Methodological challenges and ethical concerns by Mprah, Wisdom K. (2013) - In order words, the study provides important background knowledge concerning the diversity of deaf identities and its implications, that is, how what it is to be deaf influences research and how it can complicate research with deaf people for many researchers, especially those unfamiliar with the nature of deaf identities. Article Information Author: Wisdom K. Mprah1 Affiliation: 1Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States of America Correspondence to: Wisdom Mprah Postal address: PO Box 27, Mampong-Akwapim, Ghana Dates: Received: 12 Jan. 2013 Accepted: 08 July 2013 Published: 06 Sept. 2013 How to cite this article: Mprah, W.K., 2013, ‘Sexual and reproductive health needs assessment with deaf people in Ghana: Methodological challenges and ethical concerns’, African Journal of Disability 2(1), Art. Keywords: community; deaf; focus; ghana; group; issues; participants; people; research; srh; study; survey
• Learning support strategies for learners with neurodevelopmental disorders: Perspectives of recently qualified teachers by Yoro, Amarachi J.; Fourie, Jean V.; van der Merwe, Martyn (2020) - Studies have shown that teachers lack the required knowledge and skills to accommodate and support learners with barriers to learning in the classroom (Eloff & Kgwete 2007; Phasha, Mahlo & Maseko 2013). A better way to explain the difference between these terminologies is that in cooperative learning learners learn together, whilst peer learning helps learners to learn from one another. Keywords: adhd; classroom; disorders; education; learners; learning; mainstream; ndd; ndds; needs; participants; research; south; strategies; support; teachers; teaching
• The value of a short practical training course for newly qualified therapists working with children with cerebral palsy in South Africa by Bakuwa, Takondwa C.; Pilusa, Sonti; Saloojee, Gillian (2020) - To bridge the gap of CPD in the area of CP, Malamulele Onward, a South African non-profit organisation (NPO number: 2006/032287/08) based in Johannesburg, has been offering practical training courses on CP for newly qualified therapists since 2014. These outcomes from short practical training courses are similar to those observed in a practical CPD course that targeted clinical decision-making and use of evidence-based practice in paediatric rehabilitation by physiotherapists in Rwanda (Clark et al. 2018), short skills training course for critical care for Sri Lankan physiotherapists (Tunpattu et al. 2018) and a practical course on evidence-based practice for Irish occupational therapists (Brangan, Quinn & Spirtus 2015). Keywords: change; course; et al; knowledge; learning; participants; practice; south; study; therapists; training
• Framing heuristics in inclusive education: The case of Uganda’s preservice teacher education programme by Nantongo, Proscovia S. (2019) - Frames of inclusive education implementation in primary teacher education The second theme considered how the participants perceived the implementation of inclusive education in the teacher training programme, and the findings were consistent with my initial assumption that inclusive education relies on a multi-level approach. Method: Drawing on the conceptual vocabulary of frame analysis and the qualitative analysis of individual and group interviews and classroom observations, the interpretations of inclusive education implementation in preservice primary teacher education in Uganda were examined. Keywords: curriculum; education; educators; framing; implementation; learners; level; participants; policy; programme; reform; research; sne; study; teacher; teacher education; uganda
• Perspectives of working-age adults with aphasia regarding social participation by Souchon, Nadia M.; Krüger, Esedra; Eccles, Renata; Pillay, Bhavani S. (2020) - Successful social participation is difficult to achieve for PWA because of their communication difficulties, as social participation is reliant on effective communication between individuals and significant others. Abstract Introduction Research method and design Results Discussion Limitations of current study Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Nadia M. Souchon Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Esedra Krüger Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Renata Eccles Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Bhavani S. Pillay Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Souchon, N.M., Krüger, E., Eccles, R. & Pillay, B.S., 2020, ‘Perspectives of working-age adults with aphasia regarding social participation’, African Journal of Disability 9(0), a713. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v9i0.713 Original Research Perspectives of working-age adults with aphasia regarding social participation Nadia M. Souchon, Esedra Krüger, Renata Eccles, Bhavani S. Pillay Received: 26 Feb. 2020; Accepted: 15 Oct. 2020; Published: 15 Dec. 2020 Copyright: © 2020. Keywords: activities; adults; aphasia; communication; community; et al; language; participants; participation; people; perspectives; pwa; south; stroke; study
• Cognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairments by Visagie, Lisa; Loxton, Helene; Swartz, Leslie; Stallard, Paul (2021) - This population has been grossly neglected in previous child anxiety research, and despite limited results our study provides an insight into how traditional CBT interventions can be adapted for use with this group. Thus, continued research in the area of anxiety intervention and prevention for this population should be promoted. Keywords: anxiety; children; dig; group; iig; intervention; participants; prevention; programme; results; school; south; study
• Family functioning and stroke: Family members’ perspectives by Gawulayo, Sibulelo; Erasmus, Charlene J.; Rhoda, Anthea J. (2021) - As a result, stroke survivors are often discharged to recover in their home environments and are cared for mostly by family members. Keywords: stroke; stroke survivor; stroke impairments; activities of daily living (ADL); family members; family functioning and dimensions. Keywords: communication; families; family; family functioning; family members; functioning; members; participants; relationships; research; stroke; stroke survivor; study; survivor; years
• Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa by Makgato, Mary M.; Leseyane-Kgari, Monicca; Cekiso, Madoda; Mandende, Itani P.; Masha, Rose (2022) - Keywords: dyslexia; reading; dyslexic learner; reading instruction; teacher knowledge. In addition to the foregoing, several studies have examined teacher knowledge and awareness of dyslexia and generally found weaknesses in some areas of awareness and knowledge and strength in others (Elias 2014; Furnham 2013; Knight 2018). Keywords: africa; awareness; dyslexia; education; knowledge; learners; learning; participants; question; reading; research; south; study; teachers; training
• The effects of cognitive effort on academic performance of learners with cochlear implants in a private mainstream school in Gauteng by Blumenthal, Lior; Sefotho, Maximus M. (2022) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Findings Discussion Implications Limitations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lior Blumenthal Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Maximus M. Sefotho Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Citation Blumenthal, L. & Sefotho, M.M., 2022, ‘The effects of cognitive effort on academic performance of learners with cochlear implants in a private mainstream school in Gauteng’, African Journal of Disability 11(0), a886. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.886 Original Research The effects of cognitive effort on academic performance of learners with cochlear implants in a private mainstream school in Gauteng Lior Blumenthal, Maximus M. Sefotho Received: 20 Apr. 2021; Accepted: 09 June 2022; Abstract Background: This research investigated the phenomenon of learners with cochlear implants and their challenges with cognitive effort in private mainstream schools in Gauteng. Keywords: challenges; cochlear; cochlear implants; effort; hearing; information; learners; mainstream; participants; research; schools; study
• Working in the time of COVID-19: Rehabilitation clinicians’ reflections of working in Gauteng’s public healthcare during the pandemic by van Biljon, Hester M.; van Niekerk, Lana (2022) - With knowledge and experience of working in public healthcare rehabilitation practices the researchers decided to choose a simple and easy to use reflection process, as found in Kolb’s experiential learning style theory (Kolb 1984). The consequences of these were wide-ranging: affecting service users, their families and caregivers, rehabilitation practices and practitioners as well as the integrity and sustainability of rehabilitation systems. Keywords: africa; clinicians; covid-19; data; healthcare; pandemic; participants; practice; public; reflections; rehabilitation; research; services; south; working
• Exploring Senior Phase teachers’ competencies in supporting learners with specific learning difficulties: Implications for inclusive education by Mavuso, Mubi F. (2022) - Teacher competencies in providing learning support Teachers are better positioned to provide learning support in inclusive classrooms (De Jager 2013; Forlin & Chambers 2011). https://doi.org/10.15700/201412071114 Dreyer, L.M., 2013, ‘Exploring the changing role of learning support teachers in the Western Cape, South Africa’, Perspectives in Education 31(2), 54–64. Keywords: competencies; dbe; difficulties; education; learners; learning; participants; research; schools; splds; support; teachers; teaching
• Commuting and communication: An investigation of taxi drivers’ experiences, attitudes and beliefs about passengers with communication disorders by Green, Sianne; Mophosho, Munyane; Khoza-Shangase, Katijah (2015) - Because of the documented increased reliance on public transportation of people with certain communication disorders (Ashton et al. 2008), and the predominant use of mini-bus taxis in South Africa (Van Zyl 2009), this study set out to investigate taxi drivers’ experiences of, attitudes towards, and beliefs about passengers with communication disorders, in order to identify significant environmental factors influencing taxi usage within the South African context. Article Information Authors: Sianne Green1 Munyane Mophosho1 Katijah Khoza-Shangase1 Affiliations: 1Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Correspondence to: Munyane Mophosho Email: munyane.mophosho @wits.ac.za Postal address: Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, South Africa Dates: Received: 04 Oct. 2013 Accepted: 19 Nov. 2014 Published: 06 Feb. 2015 How to cite this article: Green, S., Mophosho, M. & Khoza-Shangase, K., 2015, ‘Commuting and communication: An investigation of taxi drivers’ experiences, attitudes and beliefs about passengers with communication disorders’, African Journal of Disability 4(1), Art. Keywords: communication; communication disorders; disability; disorders; hearing; individuals; language; participants; passengers; people; south; taxi

• Freedom to read: A personal account of the ‘book famine’ by Watermeyer, Brian (2014) - The treaty empowers states to create an exception in national copyright laws, authorising the production of accessible copies of books and other publications for disabled users. I love books, I love reading, and as we shall see, tracing the meaning of inaccess in my life requires exploring many years and layers of self-development. Keywords: access; books; disability; famine; freedom; people; print; reading; self; watermeyer; world
• Three short stories of kidney disease in South Africa by Richards, Rose (2025) - A haunting Story 2: Thirst, a vampire story Story 3: Constitutional Closing remark Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Rose Richards Language Centre, Division for Teaching and Learning Enhancement, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Citation Richards, R., 2025, ‘Three short stories of kidney disease in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1683. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1683 Note: The manuscript is a contribution to the themed collection titled ‘Growing disability studies on the African continent: The career contribution of Prof. Leslie Swartz’ under the expert guidance of guest editors Prof. Brian Watermeyer and Prof. Lieketseng Ned. Community paper Three short stories of kidney disease in South Africa Rose Richards Received: 14 Feb. 2025; Accepted: 14 Aug. 2025; Published: 30 Nov. 2025 Copyright: © 2025. Keywords: africa; blood; body; dialysis; disease; kidney; life; people; soobramoney; south; story; years
• Community perceptions towards children living with albinism in Africa: An integrative review by Mokwele, Tumisho; Mooa, Ramadimetja Shirley; Sepeng, Nombulelo V. (2025) - The lack of knowledge, along with cultural beliefs related to albinism communities, may lead people to see people with albinism as threats and therefore lead to social exclusion, stigmatisation and even violence. Albinism is often believed to be contagious (Bradbury-Jones et al. 2018) or a result of witchcraft, and people with albinism are believed to carry bad luck (Masanja et al. 2020a) or are linked to ghosts. Keywords: africa; albinism; children; communities; community; data; journal; literature; people; perceptions; review; studies
• Engaged scholarship, disability and the politics of the personal: Mentorship by Leslie Swartz by Watermeyer, Brian (2025) - This special issue celebrates Leslie’s extraordinary contribution to disability studies as a discipline, as well as to awareness of disability as an issue of social justice in South Africa and across the continent. Thomas, C., 2007, Sociologies of disability and illness: Contested ideas in disability studies and medical sociology, Palgrave, London. Keywords: disability; education; experience; leslie; people; south; university; watermeyer; work; world
• Enhancing public sectors’ capacity for inclusive economic participation of disabled youth in rural communities by Ned, Lieketseng; Lorenzo, Theresa (2016) - Whilst youth are most affected by minimal employment opportunities (with a 25% unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2010; Stats SA 2011), disabled youth – specifically those living in rural areas – suffer the most (with a 12.4% employment rate for disabled people; Stats SA 2011). Abstract Introduction Research methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Lieketseng Ned Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Theresa Lorenzo Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa Citation Ned L., Lorenzo T., 2016, ‘Enhancing public sectors’ capacity for inclusive economic participation of disabled youth in rural communities’, African Journal of Disability 5(1), a189. Keywords: africa; community; development; disability; employment; families; lorenzo; opportunities; participation; people; providers; service; service providers; study; youth
• Slipping and holding minds: A psychosocial analysis of maternal subjectivity in relation to childhood disability by Saville Young, Lisa; Berry, Jessie (2016) - Abstract Background: This paper elucidates a methodological approach to interview text that tries to acknowledge the psychosocial nature of disability and thereby ensuring that empirical work in disability studies complements theoretical arguments already developed. To summarise, we have above been describing a psychosocial theoretical perspective from which to view subjectivity in disability studies. Keywords: analysis; attachment; children; disability; interview; irene; jessie; mind; model; people; research; social; work
• Practices and discourses of ubuntu: Implications for an African model of disability? by Berghs, Maria (2017) - The quest for African disability rights activism’, in A. De Waal (ed.), Reclaiming activism: Western advocacy in contention, pp. In African disability studies, more attention is needed to understand how colonial and postcolonial violence become linked to present-day oppression, disablement and loss of life through processes of direct, cultural and structural violence (Galtung & Fischer 2013). Keywords: activism; africa; disability; diversity; humanity; maathai; people; rights; society; south; terms; ubuntu
• African indigenous knowledge and research by Owusu-Ansah, Frances E.; Mji, Gubela (2013) - Article Information Authors: Frances E. Owusu-Ansah1 Gubela Mji2 Affiliations: 1Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana 2Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Correspondence to: Frances Owusu-Ansah Postal address: School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PO Box KS 99, Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa Dates: Received: 13 Apr. 2012 Accepted: 05 Oct. 2012 Published: 16 Jan. 2013 How to cite this article: Owusu-Ansah, F.E. & Mji, G., 2013, ‘African indigenous knowledge and research’, African Journal of Disability 2(1), Art. African indigenous knowledge and research In This Original Research... Open Access • Keywords: african; disability; journal; knowledge; methods; nsamenang; people; research; ways; world
• Views from the borderline: Extracts from my life as a coloured child of Deaf adults, growing up in apartheid South Africa by Harrison, Jane; Watermeyer, Brian (2019) - Abstract Background: Over 90% of Deaf parents have hearing children, but there are very few, if any, studies that have explored the life worlds of hearing children of Deaf adults (CODAs) in South Africa. Methods: Evocative auto-ethnography under a qualitative research paradigm was used to explore the life world of a now adult female hearing child of Deaf parents. Keywords: africa; apartheid; children; codas; deaf; hearing; identity; language; life; mother; parents; people; south; study
• Erratum: Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation by Procter, Jenna-Lee (2019) - Procter, J-L., 2019, ‘Erratum: Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a605. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v8i0.605 Note: DOI of original article: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.498 Copyright Notice: © 2019. Book review Erratum: Rethinking disability: The need to rethink representation Book title: Rethinking disability: World perspectives in culture and society Keywords: disability; people
• An investigation on the status of resilience amongst adults with blindness in Addis Ababa by Zegeye, Tsigie G. (2020) - Masten, A.S. & Coatsworth, J.D., 1998, ‘The development of competence in favorable and unfavorable environments: Lessons from successful children’, American Psychologist 53(2), 205–220. Masten, A.S. & Reed, M.J., 2002, Resilience in development, Oxford University Press, New York, NY. McMahon, B., 2007, ‘Resilience factors and processes: No longer at risk’, The Alberta Journal of Educational Research 53(2), 127–142. According to these authors, if persons with blindness lack resilience, they will be blamed for not having some internal resilient abilities. Keywords: ababa; adults; blindness; education; level; people; persons; resilience; status; study; women
• Being differently abled: Disability through the lens of hierarchy of binaries and Bitso-lebe-ke Seromo by Leshota, Paul L.; Sefotho, Maximus M. (2020) - While it may not be inferred that negative treatment results directly from the use of the term ‘disability’ on PWDs, as in the cause–effect relationship, it cannot be at the same time ignored that the term ‘disability’ evokes very negative associations that have had far-reaching implications for its referent, persons with disabilities and their welfare. Wright, B.A., 1960, Physical disability: A psychological approach, Harper and BON, New York. Keywords: binaries; body; context; culture; disability; language; meaning; naming; people; pwds; society; term; world
• Deaf identities in a multicultural setting: The Ugandan context by Mugeere, Anthony B.; Atekyereza, Peter; Kirumira, Edward K.; Hojer, Staffan (2015) - Deaf identities in a multicultural setting: The Ugandan context In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • Literature review • Multiculturalism in Uganda    • Aim and research questions    • Theoretical positioning    • Methodology: Design and setting    • Sampling procedure    • Data collection    • Data analysis    • Ethical and validity considerations • Results and discussion    • Sub-theme 1: Perceptions and construction of deaf identities in Uganda    • Sub-theme 2: Experiences of deafness in a multicultural environment    • Implications • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Author’s contributions • References • Footnotes Abstract Top ↑ Often located far apart from each other, deaf and hearing impaired persons face a multiplicity of challenges that evolve around isolation, neglect and the deprivation of essential social services that affect their welfare and survival. Mugeere, A.B., Atekyereza, P., Kirumira, E.K. & Hojer, S., 2015, ‘Deaf identities in a multicultural setting: The Ugandan context’, African Journal of Disability 4(1), Art. Keywords: article; community; deaf; deafness; hearing; identities; identity; language; people; persons; research; sign; study; uganda; university; use; usl
• Building communities of trust: Challenges for disability by Phiri, Alexander M. (2014) - Researching as an interdependence entity • Owning the African research agenda • Challenging European agendas • Disability rights and research participation • References Abstract Top ↑ This article asks questions about power and partnership in disability research in Africa. Much more research on disability issues is needed for positive and effective policy development in Africa. Keywords: africa; development; disability; people; research
• ‘Satan is holding your tongue back’: Stuttering as moral failure by Isaacs, Dane H. (2021) - Disability scholars, such as Kittay (2019), Lourens (2018), Richards (2008) and Swartz (2014), have emphasised the value of the insider position within disability studies. Joshua St. Pierre, one of the few theorists to explore stuttering as a disability, mentions as a key issue the liminal nature of people who stutter when describing their disabling experiences. Keywords: autoethnography; disability; experiences; individuals; journal; people; pierre; research; self; speech; stutter; stuttering
• Surviving spinal cord injury in low income countries by Øderud, Tone (2014) - Pain and depression Pain was a prominent factor in the lives of many SCI patients regardless of their level of injury and 77% of individuals with SCI complained about pain (Levy et al. 1998:217). Abstract • Introduction • Research Method and design    • Review of literature    • Qualitative research methods    • Verbal autopsy    • Study limitations • Ethical consideration • Results    • Aetiology of spinal cord injury    • Life expectancy after spinal cord injury    • Problems causing premature death       • Urinary tract infections       • Pressure sores    • Challenges of daily living       • Losing your job and limited access to health- and rehabilitation services       • Lack of access to wheelchairs and services       • Pain and depression       • Stigma and attitudes       • Limited knowledge about SCI amongst medical staff • Discussion • Conclusions • Acknowledgments    • Competing interests • References • Footnotes Abstract Top ↑ Background: Mortality rates from injuries are higher for people from poorer economic backgrounds than those with higher incomes (according to the World Health Organization [WHO]), and health care professionals and organisations dealing with people with disabilities experience that individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in low income countries face serious challenges in their daily lives. Keywords: cord; countries; et al; income; injury; people; pressure; rehabilitation; sci; services; sores; spinal; study

• Availability and use of assistive technologies at selected South African public libraries by Mamafha, Takalani M.M.; Ngulube, Patrick; Dube, Luyanda; Ngubane, Sindile A. (2023) - However, PwVI presently enjoy freedom of independence and choice in public library service due to the adoption and introduction of applications such as e-books, electronic mail and the internet (Lee 2005). Ejedafiru, E.F. & Oghenetega, L.U., 2014, ‘Developing public library services for the virtually impaired in Delta State: Adaptive technology to the rescue’, Journal of Information and Knowledge Management 4(2), 58–62. Keywords: africa; ats; coe; coj; information; libraries; library; persons; public; pwvi; services; south; study; use
• The implementation of inclusive education in South Africa: Reflections arising from a workshop for teachers and therapists to introduce Universal Design for Learning by Dalton, Elizabeth M.; Mckenzie, Judith A.; Kahonde, Callista (2012) - Future workshops should take these comments into consideration, and plan for extended sessions that would include several practice sessions with UDL implementations tools to help participants increase their competence and confidence in UDL implementation. Even with an initial understanding of the UDL framework and principles, many practical questions regarding UDL implementation still remain: What does UDL mean for a teacher in the classroom? Keywords: africa; curriculum; design; education; learners; learning; needs; south; teachers; udl; workshop
• Promoting playfulness through a play-based occupational therapy intervention: A study protocol by Rautenbach, Gaby; Hoosain, Munira; Zunza, Moleen; Plastow, Nicola (2024) - The secondary outcome is improvement in social play, which will be measured by analysing the change in caregiver ratings of performance and satisfaction with social play goals, identified using the M-COPM. This is a play-based occupational therapy intervention with the aim of enhancing the playfulness, social play and occupational performance of South African children with ASD. Keywords: africa; asd; autism; children; et al; intervention; journal; learners; occupational; play; playfulness; protocol; research; south; study; therapy
• A journey towards inclusive education; a case study from a ‘township’ in South Africa by Luger, Rosemary; Prudhomme, Debbie; Bullen, Ann; Pitt, Catherine; Geiger, Martha (2012) - In brief, inclusive education is based on the premise that all children can learn, and it respects the fact that there are many differences in the ways in which children learn. Yet access to inclusive education for children with disabilities in South Africa remains full of diverse challenges (Ogot, McKenzie & Dube 2008; Pillay & Di Terlizzi 2009). Keywords: africa; anga; ayabonga; children; community; education; needs; school; south; support
• Towards evidence-informed action in promoting disability inclusion in Africa by Botha, Michelle; Kahonde, Callista K. (2024) - The many disability-related research interests and disciplinary approaches represented at this conference evidence the interdisciplinary and intersectoral significance of disability research, and disability studies itself, in Africa. Introduction African Network for Evidence to Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) is a pan-African network promoting the implementation of disability research evidence into policy and practice through, among other activities, a triennial conference. Keywords: africa; afrinead; disability; journal; research
• Interrogating the relevance of Ubuntu philosophy for disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa by Motimele, Mapheyeledi (2025) - This book encourages one to interrogate the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of their scholarship and/or practice and consider how they might anchor these in Ubuntu philosophy, while simultaneously navigating the risk of perpetuating disability exclusion through dominant disability perspectives, frameworks, methods, methodologies and interventions. (2024) chapter is insightful for their interrogation of the social, political, economic, environmental and technological relevance of Ubuntu philosophy towards disability inclusion across various sectors. Keywords: africa; disability; philosophy; ubuntu
• Disabled children’s childhood studies in South Africa: Challenging deficit-centric perceptions by Trafford, Zara (2025) - These investigations raised an important question: why are disabled children and their caregivers in low-resource environments still so neglected and excluded, despite their obvious and relatively uncontroversial need for state support? There is a body of research focused specifically on the rights of disabled children in South Africa, particularly in relation to their healthcare needs. Keywords: africa; childhood; children; disability; grant; journal; research; south; south africa; studies; support; swartz
• Experience-based suggestions for improving accessibility of minibus taxis for wheelchair users by Fredericks, Jerome P.; Visagie, Surona; van Niekerk, Lana (2025) - (S1, Male, 66, Retired) Same charges: Some group members, especially the taxi drivers, reasoned that if wheelchair users wanted equal rights they should be treated as equals and therefore pay the same rates as other passengers: ‘Wheelchair users should pay the same amount what other people are paying. Abstract Introduction Research design and methodology Findings Discussion Conclusion Recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Jerome P. Fredericks Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Surona Visagie Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Lana van Niekerk Division Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Fredericks, J.P., Visagie, S. & Van Niekerk, L., 2025, ‘Experience-based suggestions for improving accessibility of minibus taxis for wheelchair users’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1699. Keywords: africa; disability; drivers; inquiry; male; minibus; need; researchers; services; south; taxi; taxi drivers; taxi services; theme; transport; users; wheelchair; wheelchair users
• Barriers and facilitators experienced by wheelchair users when using minibus taxis in Africa: A scoping review by Fredericks, Jerome P.; Visagie, Surona; van Niekerk, Lana (2025) - Lister and Dhunpath (2016) suggested that subsidies, coupons, or contracts to provide transport for wheelchair users on specific routes might help reduce the cost of taxi services for individual wheelchair users and ensure that taxi drivers do not lose money when providing services to wheelchair users. Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Jerome P. Fredericks Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Surona Visagie Division for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Lana van Niekerk Division Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Fredericks, J.P., Visagie, S. & Van Niekerk, L., 2025, ‘Barriers and facilitators experienced by wheelchair users when using minibus taxis in Africa: A scoping review’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1701. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1701 Original Research Barriers and facilitators experienced by wheelchair users when using minibus taxis in Africa: A scoping review Jerome P. Fredericks, Surona Visagie, Lana van Niekerk Received: 25 Feb. 2025; Accepted: 17 Oct. 2025; Published: 10 Dec. 2025 Keywords: access; africa; barriers; disability; duri; et al; journal; luke; minibus; persons; public; review; south; studies; taxi; transport; visagie; wheelchair; wheelchair users
• Teaching Deaf learners in multi-grade classes: Perceptions from a rural Mpumalanga special school by Chauke, Margaret; Ledwaba, Raesetja G.; Motitswe, Jacomina M. (2025) - Deaf teachers play a vital role in promoting language development, cultural identity and a sense of belonging among Deaf learners, which is essential for their psychosocial well-being (Smith et al. 2021). Abstract Introduction Research design and methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Margaret Chauke Department of Inclusive Education, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Raesetja G. Ledwaba Department of Inclusive Education, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Jacomina M. Motitswe Department of Inclusive Education, College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Chauke, M., Ledwaba, R.G. & Motitswe, J M., 2025, ‘Teaching Deaf learners in multi-grade classes: Perceptions from a rural Mpumalanga special school’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1710. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1710 Original Research Teaching Deaf learners in multi-grade classes: Perceptions from a rural Mpumalanga special school Margaret Chauke, Raesetja G. Ledwaba, Jacomina M. Motitswe Received: 03 Mar. 2025; Keywords: africa; classrooms; deaf; education; grade; learners; learning; needs; research; sasl; south; strategies; study; support; teachers; teaching
• Simple ideas that work: Celebrating development in persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities by Bullen, Ann; Luger, Rosemary; Prudhomme, Debbie; Geiger, Martha (2018) - Initially it was used as a calming space to manage behaviour when individual clients were overwrought but over time it became a reward for good behaviour. Individual action plans One of the difficulties faced when there are a large number of clients and different staff members involved is the difficulty of developing and implementing specific goals for individual clients within the programmes (Buntnix & Schalock 2010). Keywords: africa; carers; centres; clients; disability; group; individual; pimd; south; staff; stimulation; time
• ‘How deep are your pockets?’ Autoethnographic reflections on the cost of raising a child with autism by Clasquin-Johnson, Mary G.; Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (2018) - We employ autoethnography as a scientific method to unpack our epistemology (Ellis 2014:50), advance social justice (Morella, 2008) and provide an insight into the cost of autism diagnosis, education and support in South Africa. Conclusion: The kind of autism intervention currently offered in South Africa is financially and socially unsustainable. Keywords: africa; author; autism; child; children; cost; diagnosis; education; parents; school; son; south; spectrum; therapy
• Lessons from the pilot of a mobile application to map assistive technology suppliers in Africa by Visagie, Surona J.; Matter, Rebecca; Kayange, George M.; Chiwaula, Mussa; Harniss, Mark; Mji, Gubela; Scheffler, Elsje (2018) - The leadership of the Southern African Federation for the Disabled (SAFOD) determined a broad project concept – locating AT suppliers in southern Africa. Key stakeholders involved in AT provision including government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), DPOs and private sector AT suppliers were invited. Keywords: africa; app; data; disability; project; suppliers; technology
• Assistive technology enables inclusion in higher education: The role of Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association by Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia (2019) - Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association was established in October 2006 and is a community of practice for members of HEDSA who work in the PSET sector, primarily in disability support services. Assistive technology fosters disability inclusion The value of assistive technologies in education as facilitators of access to information, access to website material and access to learning materials cannot be underestimated, as we strive towards social justice in South Africa and disability inclusion in the educational setting in particular. Keywords: access; africa; disability; education; pset; sector; services; south; students
• Perspectives on a mobile application that maps assistive technology resources in Africa by Visagie, Surona; Matter, Rebecca; Kayange, George; Chiwaula, Mussa; Harniss, Mark; Kahonde, Callista (2019) - While SAFOD and their affiliates have conducted the time-intensive task of compiling AT supplier information within a 10-country region into one searchable platform, the information system is unlikely to achieve its full potential without public investment from national governments and/or the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (Vesel et al. 2015). However, users of AT often do not purchase directly from suppliers because AT services or rehabilitation specialists are required to access many types of AT (e.g. hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetics) Keywords: access; africa; app; botswana; data; disability; et al; information; man; participant; technology; vesel; zambia
• Universal design for learning in inclusive education policy in South Africa by McKenzie, Judith A.; Dalton, Elizabeth M. (2020) - In a study conducted on teacher education needs, McKenzie, Kelly and Shanda (2018) found that many educators understood the support process as meaning that children with LSNs should attend regular schools, those with MSNs are best placed in full-service schools and those with high support needs in special schools. Abstract Introduction Background to inclusive education policy in South Africa Inclusive education policy and universal design for learning Linkages between universal design for learning and education policy Understanding support needs through universal design for learning Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Judith A. McKenzie Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Elizabeth M. Dalton Department of Communicative Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, Dalton Education Services International, University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States of America Citation McKenzie, J.A. & Dalton, E.M., 2020, ‘Universal design for learning in inclusive education policy in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 9(0), a776. Keywords: africa; curriculum; design; education; framework; learning; needs; policy; south; support; udl
• Disability and masculinity in South African autosomatography by Lipenga, Ken J. (2014) - His is therefore a conscious attempt to deny the violence that is normally associated with Zulu masculinity. Drawing on extracts from Musa E. Zulu’s The language of me and William Zulu’s Spring will come, the article argues that physical disability affects heteronormative concepts of masculinity by altering the body, which is the primary referent for the construction and performance of hegemonic masculinity. Keywords: africa; author; body; disability; hegemonic; life; man; masculinities; masculinity; men; musa; musa zulu; narrator; sense; south; zulu
• The matrix of linguistic exclusions impeding career construction for D/deaf learners by Stemela-Zali, Unati; Kathard, Harsha; Sefotho, Maximus M. (2022) - We present language exclusion within different settings as discussed below. The South African Department of Basic Education, in its endeavours to remove the linguistic marginalisation and to improve deaf education in South Africa, has developed and published a policy named ‘The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for South African Sign Language (SASL) Grades R-12’. Keywords: africa; cape; career; children; construction; deaf; education; exclusions; language; learners; schools; sign; south; study; teachers
• Teaching learners with autism in the South African inclusive classroom: Pedagogic strategies and possibilities by Nthibeli, Moleli; Griffiths, Dominic; Bekker, Tanya (2022) - Special school teacher 2, for instance, suggested that teachers should train one another and share information about learners with ASD, and how to properly assist them: ‘The other teachers, I will also develop them because at the end they [autistic learners] won’t be in my class only… the whole school will understand.’ Mainstream school teacher 2 attested both to the value of inclusion of learners with ASD and the difficulty that comes with it: ‘I definitely think that there are advantages. Keywords: africa; asd; autism; children; education; learners; learning; mainstream; needs; research; school; south; strategies; study; teachers; teaching

• Yebo, it was a great relief’: How mothers experience their children’s autism diagnoses by Manono, Mbalenhle N.; Clasquin-Johnson, Mary G. (2023) - Conclusion: Future research should focus on how to enhance support for mothers and their children during each of the three phases of autism diagnosis: prior, during and following their children’s autism diagnoses. Autism diagnosis frequently occurs after a lengthy, costly and stressful process (Clasquin-Johnson & Clasquin-Johnson 2018). Keywords: african; age; authors; autism; autism diagnosis; children; diagnosis; education; experiences; family; mothers; research; spectrum; study; support
• Feeding children with autism in South Africa: The teachers’ perspectives by Adams, Skye N.; Matsimela, Nthabiseng (2023) - In this article, the authors shed light on the complexities surrounding feeding children with autism and associated feeding difficulties, specifically from the viewpoint of their teachers. The study highlighted the different ways in which teachers tried to support each child’s feeding needs and the different strategies that were employed for different children. Keywords: autism; children; classroom; difficulties; feeding; food; journal; research; south; spectrum; strategies; study; teachers
• Coping strategies adopted by caregivers of children with autism in the Limpopo Province, South Africa by Sumbane, Gsakani O. (2024) - According to Haytham et al. (2022), positive coping strategies increase the likelihood of smoother interactions between ASD children and their caregivers, as well as increased acceptance and less rejection from society. Research methods and design Research design An exploratory and descriptive research methodology was employed to better understand how caregivers of ASD children coped with the stressful aspects of their child by collecting data directly from the caregivers themselves. Keywords: asd; autism; caregivers; children; coping; parents; school; situation; strategies; stress; study; support; years
• Practice of clean intermittent catheterisation in children with spina bifida: A scoping review by Nono, Denis; Ssemata, Andrew S.; Bannink Mbazzi, Femke; Seeley, Janet (2024) - As a first-choice treatment for bladder emptying, CIC practice can adequately and safely ensure no residues and infections in children with spina bifida and is a valuable tool for achieving continence (Verpoorten & Buyse 2008). In Uganda, social exclusion as an outcome of not practicing CIC among peers has an impact on the sequence of CIC practice and usage (Bannink Mbazzi et al. 2016). Keywords: bannink; barriers; bifida; catheterisation; children; cic; et al; facilitators; practice; rehabilitation; research; review; spina; spina bifida; study; support; uganda; usage
• Exploring communication supports for children with visual impairment and blindness: A case study by Abrahams, Kristen; de Vos, Dellicia; Bam, Armand; Kathard, Harsha (2025) - Abstract Background: Early communication supports are essential for development, learning and later employment. Early communication development provides the foundation for individuals to engage meaningfully with the world around them (Beuker et al. 2013). Keywords: children; communication; data; development; home; impairment; importance; language; lofob; parents; programme; research; study; support
• Resilient narratives of a single mother raising a child with autism spectrum disorder: A neurodiversity perspective by Ndou-Chikwena, Nettie N.; Sefotho, Maximus M.; Ameen, Nausheen (2025) - Abstract Background: Research on experiences of mothers with children living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has predominantly focused on psychological distress and caregiving burdens, presenting deficit-centred narratives which inadequately capture other complex narratives of single mothers. There is also limited literature on the experiences of single mothers of children with ASD. Keywords: african; asd; autism; challenges; child; children; disorder; experiences; mothers; parents; research; resilience; south; spectrum; study; support
• Clinical and maternal factors associated with pain and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy by Abid, Manel; Galipeau, Roseline; Gaddour, Mariem; Mtaoua, Sahbi; Moncer, Rihab; Jemni, Sonia (2025) - Guided by this model, concept of interest were studied to capture the multidimensional influences on paediatric pain, including biomedical factors (motor impairment, child pain, child QOL) and psychosocial factors (maternal stress and maternal pain intensity). Maternal pain also partially mediated the relationship between motor impairment and child pain (Sobel test = 2.505; p = 0.012). Keywords: children; impairment; intensity; life; motor; pain; pain intensity; palsy; qol; quality; stress; study
• Effect of neurodevelopmental treatment on gross motor function and daily living in children with cerebral palsy by Pratama, Aditya D.; Izdihar, Haunan N.; Moffat, Marilyn (2025) - https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.805820 Anggoro, S.C., Nasution, A., Wahyuni, L.K. & Kekalih, A., 2012, ‘Validity and reliability of the Indonesian version Gross Motor Function Measure to measure gross motor function in cerebral palsy children’, Indonesian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1(1), 71–79. https://doi.org/10.36803/ijpmr.v1i1.214 BKPK, 2023, Survey Kesehatan Indonesia References Abbas, Z.U., Ahmed, U., Sharif, F., Siddique, K., Fatima, S.S. & Ajmal, M., 2024, ‘Effects of routine physical therapy with and without kinesio taping in improving gross motor function in sitting and standing in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy children’, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 39, 666–672. Keywords: children; function; gmfm-88; intervention; motor; ndt; palsy; scores; study; test; weefim
• Early detection of communication delays with the PEDS tools in at-risk South African infants by van der Linde, Jeannie; Swanepoel, De Wet; Hanekom, Linique; Lemmer, Tasha; Schoeman, Karla; Glascoe, Frances P.; Vinck, Bart (2016) - PEDS tools The PEDS was interpreted in the following manner: Similar fail rates were obtained with the PEDS-DM (49%; n = 98) and PEDS tools (52%; n = 104). Keywords: children; communication; delays; developmental; infants; language; peds; peds tools; south; tools
• Parental stress and support of parents of children with spina bifida in Uganda by Bannink, Femke; Idro, Richard; van Hove, Geert (2016) - The majority of parents who were not members of a parent support group said they were not aware parent support groups existed (55.1%), and some mentioned they had heard about parent support groups but lived too far away from the rehabilitation centre to attend meetings regularly. Specific focus group discussions with parent support groups were held to further understand their activities and possible contributions in reducing parental stress and increasing perceived support. Keywords: care; children; disability; group; parents; spina; spina bifida; stress; study; support; uganda
• The validation of an educational database for children with profound intellectual disabilities by Spangenberg, Karlien; Corten, Lieselotte; van Rensburg, Winnie; Kilian, Elizma; McKenzie, Judith; Vorster, Hein; Jelsma, Jennifer (2016) - In the rural areas, due to the vast distances involved, the authors are of the opinion that if would be more feasible to strengthen the means of the rural CSPID team, with the brief to support out of centre children as well. It was decided to specify the options as follow: child support, care dependency, foster care or combined foster and care dependency grants. Keywords: cape; care; children; classification; cspid; data; database; department; development; disability; education; information; score; south; team
• Living with disabled children in Malawi: Challenges and rewards by Barlindhaug, Grete; Umar, Eric; Wazakili, Margaret; Emaus, Nina (2016) - The limitation is the number of families followed as an extended fieldwork could have provided insights into other challenges encountered by other families with disabled children. Goodley, D. & Tregaskis, C., 2006, ‘Storying disability and impairment: Retrospective accounts of disabled family life’, Qualitative Health Research 16, 630–646. Keywords: anna; children; families; family; grandmother; josephine; life; malawi; mother; rehabilitation; study; time
• The development and evaluation of content validity of the Zambia Spina Bifida Functional Measure: Preliminary studies by Mweshi, Margaret M.; Amosun, Seyi L.; Shilalukey-Ngoma, Mary P.; Munalula-Nkandu, Esther; Kafaar, Zuhayr (2017) - This situation ultimately creates a gap in the provision of evidence of the impact of interventions given to such children in the regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The statements that were pooled were a homogeneous collection of functional items around the three main domains of self-care, mobility and social function. Keywords: care; children; content; data; domains; et al; function; interviews; items; measure; mobility; self; study; validity; zambia
• The carry-over effect of an aquatic-based intervention in children with cerebral palsy by Ballington, Samantha J.; Naidoo, Rowena (2018) - These findings suggest that child aquatic therapy can improve motor function in children with CP, even in children classified with gross motor function at level III, who are restricted in their ability to perform land-based activities. https://doi.org/10.1017/S001216220500112X Becker, B.E., 2009, ‘Aquatic therapy: Scientific foundations and clinical rehabilitation applications’, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1, 859–872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.05.017 Berg, K., 1970, ‘Effects of physical training of school children with cerebral palsy’, Acta Paediatrica Scandinavia 217, 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1970.tb06139 Blimkie, C., Malina, R. & Strong, W., 2005, ‘Evidence based physical activity for school-aged youth’, Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy 146, 732–737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.01.055 Blohm, D., 2011, ‘Effectiveness of aquatic interventions for children with cerebral palsy: Systematic review of current literature’, Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy 19, 19–29. Keywords: children; function; halliwick; intervention; land; motor; palsy; point; programme; study; therapy; water
• How pain management for children with cerebral palsy in South African schools complies with up-to-date knowledge by Johnson, Ensa; Nilsson, Stefan; Adolfsson, Margareta (2019) - Environmental resources Statements concerned the availability of external medical facilities (Table 6), such as hospital care for children with CP from a young age, perceived to prevent deformities and unnecessary suffering: ‘Children were never managed and picked up from early on (primary healthcare) – deformities’ (FG1, Statement 26). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0012162201001414 Cans, C., De-la-Cruz, J. & Mermet, M., 2008, ‘Epidemiology of cerebral palsy’, Paediatrics and Child Health 18(9), 393–398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2008.05.015 Degerstedt, F., Wiklund, M. & Enberg, B., 2017, ‘Physiotherapeutic interventions and physical activity for children in Northern Sweden with cerebral palsy: A register study from equity and gender perspectives’, Global Health Action 10(sup. Keywords: children; et al; evidence; focus; hip; interventions; management; novak; novak et; pain; pain management; palsy; professionals; school; south
• The life stories and experiences of the children admitted to the Institute for Imbecile Children from 1895 to 1913 by du Plessis, Rory (2020) - Wessel le Roux (HGM 24:23) recognised and responded to the ‘sound of dishes’, whereas a number of children, such as Christine Thompson (HGM 24:14), were receptive and responsive to interpersonal encounters. Although the institute made use of seclusion to manage troublesome behaviour (see HGM 24:48) and administered bromides to sedate unruly children (see HGM 24:73), the dominant approach used by the institute to deal with children who engaged in objectionable behaviour was to remove them by means of a transfer. Keywords: asylum; care; casebook; cases; children; cwid; disability; greenlees; hgm; institute; intellectual; life; medical; stories; years
• Altered cervical posture kinematics imposed by heavy school backpack loading: A literature synopsis (2009–2019) by Ellapen, Terry J.; Paul, Yvonne; Hammill, Henriëtte V.; Swanepoel, Mariëtte (2021) - Research question: Does cervical posture change when children aged 10–14 years old carry school backpacks as compared to when they do not carry backpacks. Hundekari, J., Chilwant, K., Vedpathak, S. & Wadee, S., 2013, ‘Does alteration in backpack load affects posture in school children?’, IORS Journal of dental and Medical Science 7(4), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.9790/0853-0747175 Khallaf, M.E., Fayed, E.E. & Ashammary, R.A., 2016, ‘The effect of schoolbag weight of posture of school children’, Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1(62), 16–21. Keywords: backpack; body; carriage; carrying; children; cva; et al; loads; mass; posture; school; studies
• Motor skill intervention for pre-school children: A scoping review by van der Walt, Janke; Plastow, Nicola A.; Unger, Marianne (2020) - Abstract Introduction Method Results Discussion Limitations Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Janke van der Walt Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Nicola A. Plastow Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Marianne Unger Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Heath Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Citation Van der Walt, J., Plastow, N.A. & Unger, M., 2020, ‘Motor skill intervention for pre-school children: A scoping review’, African Journal of Disability 9(0), a747. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v9i0.747 Note: Additional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article as Online Appendix 1 and Online Appendix 2. Review Article Motor skill intervention for pre-school children: A scoping review Janke van der Walt, Nicola A. Plastow, Marianne Unger Received: 17 Apr. 2020; Accepted: 05 Oct. 2020; Published: 10 Dec. 2020 Literature on motor skill interventions mainly focuses on treatment approaches and programmes used to address difficulties associated with DCD (Camden et al. 2014; Case-Smith, Frolek Clark & Schlabach 2013; Hillier 2007; Mandich et al. 2001; Smits-Engelsman et al. 2018). Keywords: children; coordination; disorder; interventions; journal; motor; motor skill; occupational; review; school; skill; studies; study; therapy
• Perspectives of key stakeholders on educational experiences of children with autism spectrum disorders at the Kenyan Coast by Abubakar, Amina; Gona, Joseph K.; Kipkemoi, Patricia; Rimba, Ken; Amukambwa, Dennis; Newton, Charles R.J.C. (2022) - This means that we possibly have many children with other neurodevelopmental disorders; other children showing autistic traits, especially those with mild and moderate symptoms, may not be in the educational setting. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05047-z Cohen, T., 2012, ‘The invisible disability’ perceptions and potentials of children with autism in Kisumu, Kenya [Online], Independent Study Project (Isp) Collection 2003, viewed 24 April 2013, from https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1245/. Damiano, D. & Forssberg, H., 2019, ‘Poor data produce poor models: Children with developmental disabilities deserve better’, The Lancet Global Health 7(2), e188. Keywords: asd; autism; children; data; diagnosis; disorders; education; research; study; teachers

• A study of inclusive education provision in Zambia: Curriculum reform by Maguvhe, Mbulaheni O.; Mutambo, Allan (2023) - Objectives: The study objective were to investigate the extent to which curriculum had been reformed to facilitate the inclusion of children with SEN in Zambia; and determine stakeholders understanding of inclusive education policy, to evaluate the success of an inclusive programme in supporting the full inclusion of learners with SEN. This article is based on a study that investigated the extent to which inclusive education policy for children with disabilities had been implemented in Zambia since 1997. Keywords: curriculum; curriculum reform; data; education; focus; implementation; inclusion; learners; policy; reform; research; sen; study; teachers; zambia
• Supporting a Tsonga learner living with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a rare complex disability by Shikwambana, Mfungana M.; Fourie, Jean V. (2023) - Children with BBS should be placed in special needs schools so that their cognitive impairment can be addressed effectively through early intervention and special education programmes sooner rather than later. Method: A descriptive in-depth qualitative case study of Gezani, an adolescent Tsonga boy diagnosed with BBS, was undertaken. Keywords: bardet; bbs; biedl; case; education; gezani; language; learners; needs; psycho; school; study; support; syndrome
• Differentiated instruction for Grade 3 reading challenges: South African teachers in full-service schools by Phala, Thembi A.; Hugo, Anna J. (2025) - Nel, M., Nel, N. & Hugo, A. (eds.), 2016, Learners support in a diverse classroom: A guide for Foundation, Intermediate and Senior Phase teachers of language and mathematics, pp. Theme 1: Choosing different reading materials as content when planning reading lessons It could be difficult for teachers to plan various lessons according to the abilities and needs of different learners because teachers also must adhere to the curriculum requirements and content of the Department of Education. Keywords: classroom; education; grade; instruction; learners; learning; reading; schools; service; study; support; teachers; teaching
• Supervision at the kitchen table: Supervisory alliance and implications for scholar development by Shabalala, Nokulunga (2025) - Wood and Louw (2018) argue that the point of research supervision should be to develop students to be confident in their ideas and opinions, to be critical and to be open to others’ opinions and critiques. The craft of research supervision My supervision with Leslie also involved constant negotiation for my master’s and PhD. Keywords: education; kitchen; leslie; master; research; students; supervision; table; ubuntu; work
• Inclusive education: A transformation and human rights agenda under spotlight in South Africa by Maguvhe, Mbulaheni (2015) - The machinery that should move inclusive education forward has to be guided by the National Department of Education’ s (2002) notion of the implementation entailments: Inclusive education is about the whole education system from the national, provincial and district offices of the Department of Education, to individual schools and their communities, and to individual teachers and learners. The ‘bathopele’ principle is applied at inclusive education schools. Keywords: agenda; community; education; learners; learning; needs; role; school; south; teachers; transformation
• Teaching science and mathematics to students with visual impairments: Reflections of a visually impaired technician by Maguvhe, Mbulaheni (2015) - Blind learners on the other hand, have no visual input at all. They can as well network with colleagues here and abroad and exchange ideas on how to teach blind learners. Keywords: blind; education; learners; learning; mathematics; science; study; teachers; teaching; training
• Wheelchair service provision education in academia by Fung, Karen H.; Rushton, Paula W.; Gartz, Rachel; Goldberg, Mary; Toro, Maria L.; Seymour, Nicky; Pearlman, Jonathan (2017) - Karen H. Fung School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Canada Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Canada Paula W. Rushton School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Canada Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Canada Rachel Gartz Rehabilitation Science & Technology, University of Pittsburgh, United States Mary Goldberg Rehabilitation Science & Technology, University of Pittsburgh, United States Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, United States Maria L. Toro Department of Physiotherapy, Universidad CES, Colombia Nicky Seymour Motivation Charitable Trust, South Africa Jonathan Pearlman Rehabilitation Science & Technology, University of Pittsburgh, United States Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, United States Citation Fung, K.H., Rushton, P.W., Gartz, R., Goldberg, M., Toro, M.L., Seymour, N. & Pearlman, J., 2017, ‘Wheelchair service provision education in academia’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a340. Methods Design This project used a cross-sectional survey design, in order to acquire data regarding the current situation in wheelchair service provision education from educational programmes worldwide in a cost-effective manner (Hall 2011). Keywords: content; education; institutions; provision; rehabilitation; respondents; service; service provision; training; wheelchair; wheelchair service; world
• Dyslexic learners’ experiences with their peers and teachers in special and mainstream primary schools in North-West Province by Leseyane, Monicca; Mandende, Peter; Makgato, Mary; Cekiso, Madoda (2018) - https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690400300104 Hall, S., 2017, The difference between structure and semi-structured interviews in qualitative research, viewed 21 June 2016, from https://bizfluent.com/info-12050751-difference-between–structured-semistructured Hoskins, G.A., 2015, ‘Exploring the learning experiences of grades 6–9 dyslexic school learners in a long term remedial school’, unpublished master of education, University of South Africa. The findings further revealed that teachers in public schools were not patient with dyslexic learners, did not give them extra attention and that some teachers used negative comments that embarrassed them. Keywords: dyslexia; education; learners; learning; peers; reading; research; school; study; teachers
• Adaptation of the curriculum for the inclusion of learners with special education needs in selected primary schools in the Fort Beaufort District by Adewumi, Toyin M.; Rembe, Symphorosa; Shumba, Jenny; Akinyemi, Adeola (2017) - Darling-Hammond, L., 2010, ‘Teacher education and the American future’, Journal of Teacher Education 61(1–2), 35–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487109348024 Department of Education (DoE), 2001, White paper on special needs education: Building an inclusive education and training system, Government, Pretoria. Hence, this study attempted to fill the gap by examining how the curriculum is adapted to accommodate SEN learners as well as identify other pockets of good practice. Keywords: curriculum; education; inclusion; learners; needs; schools; study; teachers
• Support to address barriers to learning for learners who are deaf by Mapepa, Peter; Magano, Meahabo D. (2018) - Participant E commented: ‘Especially subject facilitators do not understand the needs of deaf learners.’ Participant H felt that: ‘It is easier, more natural for deaf learners to translate the visual SASL into meaning and knowledge.’ Keywords: barriers; curriculum; deaf; department; education; learners; learning; participant; study; support; teachers; teaching
• Investigating barriers teachers face in the implementation of inclusive education in high schools in Gege branch, Swaziland by Zwane, Sifiso L.; Malale, Matome M. (2018) - Hull, J.R., 2005, ‘General classroom and special education teachers’ attitudes toward and perceptions of inclusion in relation to student outcomes’, Doctoral dissertation, viewed 04 May 2013, from http://www.etd.fcla.edu/WF/WFE0000046/Hull_jen Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2004, Alignment with the no child left behind act, viewed 14 September 2014, from http://idea.ed.gov/explore/ Kuester, V.M., 2000, ‘10 Years on: Have teacher attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities changed?’, Paper presented at the ISEC 2000, London. Recent graduates were selected to represent teachers who were likely to have received inclusive education training at college or university. Keywords: barriers; challenges; education; implementation; lack; learners; learning; needs; research; schools; study; support; swaziland; teachers; teaching; training
• The development of education for learners with diverse learning needs in the South African context: A bio-ecological systems analysis by Smit, Suegnet; Preston, Lynn D.; Hay, Johnnie (2020) - Simply providing a service does not make it accessible or worthwhile for at-risk children (DBE 2012a); thus, the focus must be on the teacher to bring changes to SE teaching and learning, and perhaps have more vigorous campaigning to make changes in the macro and exo education systems, setting the stage for quicker change and encouraging people to take individual responsibility. Engelbrecht, P., Nel, M., Smit, S. & Van Deventer, M., 2016, ‘The idealism of education policies and the realities in schools: The implementation of inclusive education in South Africa’, International Journal of Inclusive Education 20(5), 520–535. Keywords: barriers; bronfenbrenner; context; dbe; development; doe; education; education system; learners; learning; person; processes; south; support; system
• Difficulties in teaching Grade 3 learners with reading problems in full-service schools in South Africa by Phala, Thembi A.; Hugo, Anna (2022) - Many primary school learners in South Africa, including those in so-called full-service schools (FSSs), are reading below their grade level. Objectives: The authors of this article embarked on a study to find out what difficulties a group of Grade 3 teachers in full-service school faced to support their young custodians with reading problems. Based on various reading assessments that were conducted over a couple of years in South African primary schools, there are many primary school learners who fail to read fluently and with comprehension. Keywords: education; fsss; grade; learners; learning; problems; reading; school; south; support; teachers

• Transitioning from autism self-advocacy to advocating for the neurodiverse community by Gouws, Emile (2025) - (Participant 3, Director, Female, Age 40–50 years) The Director, Christine, generously extended opportunities for me to participate in autism advocacy, including speaking at small autism awareness campaigns and other events, such as their annual National Autism Symposium. Attending higher-level political meetings at the United Nations and Commonwealth level as a civil society representative has made me aware that the Global North mainly dominates autism research, and the Global South relies heavily on this research. Keywords: advocacy; advocate; autism; autism advocacy; autism self; awareness; experiences; individuals; journey; life; mother; research; self; south; spectrum; support
• Organisational support for employees with dyslexia: An explorative study in South Africa by Venter, Carmen; Rossouw, Lizelle (2025) - (Jack Russell) Theme 2: Organisational support The research investigated organisational support for EWD. Stark griffin dyslexia academy incorporates an optional invitation to participate in future dyslexia research studies within their assessment consent form. Keywords: challenges; data; dyslexia; employees; ewd; organisation; qualitative; reading; research; south; study; support; technology; time; work; workplace
• Use of a design challenge to develop postural support devices for intermediate wheelchair users by Onguti, Brenda N.; Tanuku, Deepti; Himelfarb Hurwitz, Elizabeth J.; Moller, Nathaniel C.; Yazdi, Youseph; Egan, Shannon; Bazant, Eva S.; Gichangi, Anthony (2017) - A design challenge for wheelchair postural support devices Accelovate, a United States Agency for International Development-funded programme led by Jhpiego in Baltimore, MD, United States, hosted a design challenge to catalyse the design of postural support devices suitable for and desirable to end users in low- and middle-income countries. Design challenges encourage collaboration through competition. Keywords: challenge; design; devices; innovators; product; support; wheelchair

• Third party disability of family members of adults with dysphagia by Coutts, Kim; Sayed, Bibi (2023) - Research method and design This was a descriptive qualitative study using phenomenological principles as the study aimed to describe the experiences of family caregivers looking after other family members with dysphagia. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2017.V107I7.10562 Namasivayam-MacDonald, A.M. & Shune, S.E., 2018, ‘The burden of dysphagia on family caregivers of the elderly: A systematic review’, Geriatrics 3(2), 30. Keywords: caregivers; data; disability; dysphagia; factors; icf; need; participant; study; tpd
• Exploring the impact of wheelchair design on user function in a rural South African setting by Visagie, Surona; Duffield, Svenje; Unger, Mariaan (2015) - In the first phase of the study quantitative data were collected from wheelchair users to determine the type of wheelchair they received and their functional abilities in the wheelchair. The findings presented in this article focus on results from the FEW/FMA, which focuses on functional abilities and is completed by wheelchair users. Keywords: data; design; function; impact; mobility; participant; prescription; setting; study; therapists; users; wheelchair
• Effect of wheelchair design on wheeled mobility and propulsion efficiency in less-resourced settings by Stanfill, Christopher J.; Jensen, Jody L. (2017) - The nature of bout length among wheelchair users in developed and developing countries should be investigated further. https://doi.org/10.1249/00005768-198512000-00005 Invacare Standard Everyday Wheelchair, Portaid: Wheelchairs & stuff, viewed 15 November 2012, from https://www.sportaid.com/wheelchairs/standard-everyday-wheelchairs/invacare-standard-everyday-wheelchairs/ Janssen, T.W., Van Oers, C.A., Van der Woude, L.H. & Hollander, A.P., 1994, ‘Physical strain in daily life of wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries’, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 26(6), 661–670. Keywords: bouts; data; lfc; mobility; propulsion; research; rim; study; time; users; wheelchair
• Impact of prostheses on quality of life and functional status of transfemoral amputees in Tanzania by von Kaeppler, Ericka P.; Hetherington, Alexander; Donnelley, Claire A.; Ali, Syed H.; Shirley, Corin; Challa, Sravya T.; Lutyens, Emily; Haonga, Billy T.; Morshed, Saam; Andrysek, Jan; Shearer, David W. (2021) - Lower limb prosthesis users in HICs reported a PLUS-M score of 50.3 (Hafner et al. 2017), similar to the value (53.71) for prosthesis users 1 year after prosthesis provision measured in this study. Results: Amongst 30 patients, EQ-5D, PLUS-M and 2MWT improved after prosthesis provision (p < 0.001). Keywords: amputation; amputees; data; limb; mobility; months; patients; pre; prosthesis; provision; san; study

• Transfemoral amputation and prosthesis provision in Tanzania: Patient and provider perspectives by Urva, Mayur; Donnelley, Claire A.; Challa, Sravya T.; Haonga, Billy T.; Morshed, Saam; Shearer, David W.; Razani, Nooshin (2023) - Low- and middle-income countries often cannot prioritise prosthesis services because of strained resources, no access to prosthesis materials, and a lack of established models of prosthesis provision, leading to an estimated 29m individuals in resource-limited environments that are in need of orthotic and prosthetic services (Harkins et al. 2013; Jesus & Hoenig 2019). https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v12i0.1084 Note: Additional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article as Online Appendix 1-3. Original Research Transfemoral amputation and prosthesis provision in Tanzania: Patient and provider perspectives Mayur Urva, Claire A. Donnelley, Sravya T. Challa, Billy T. Haonga, Saam Morshed, David W. Shearer, Nooshin Razani Received: 27 May 2022; Accepted: 10 Oct. 2022; Keywords: amputation; caregivers; et al; healthcare; impact; patients; prosthesis; provision; rehabilitation; study; tanzania; tfa
• Perceptions of health professionals on structure and process of stroke rehabilitation in Ghana by Mohammed, Tawagidu; Nyante, Gifty G.; Mothabeng, Joyce D. (2023) - Quality of stroke rehabilitation seems to be better in these HICs because of the availability of data and evaluation of stroke rehabilitation services. This study therefore aimed to explore stroke healthcare professionals views and experiences of the structure and process of stroke rehabilitation in three selected hospitals in Ghana in order to ensure interventions are implemented to improve the quality of stroke rehabilitation services locally. Keywords: care; ghana; medical; patients; process; rehabilitation; stroke; stroke patients; stroke rehabilitation; stroke unit; structure; study; unit
• Developing product quality standards for wheelchairs used in less-resourced environments by Mhatre, Anand; Martin, Daniel; McCambridge, Matt; Reese, Norman; Sullivan, Mark; Schoendorfer, Don; Wunderlich, Eric; Rushman, Chris; Mahilo, Dave; Pearlman, Jon (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.1993.10132205 Reese, N. & Rispin, K., 2015, ‘Assessing wheelchair breakdowns in Kenya to inform wheelchair test standards for low-resource settings’, in Proceedings of the 2015 RESNA Annual Conference, Denver, CO, June 10–14, 2015. In all, wheelchair standards tests consist of durability, safety and performance tests along with measurement and reporting of wheelchair dimensions and characteristics. Keywords: cooper; development; durability; et al; failures; field; international; iso; lres; methods; organization; quality; rehabilitation; society; standards; studies; testing; tests; wheelchair
• Preferred rehabilitation setting among stroke survivors in Nigeria and associated personal factors by Vincent-Onabajo, Grace; Mohammed, Zulaiha (2018) - The odds appear to be particularly stacked against stroke rehabilitation in Nigeria given the poor health care infrastructure, shortage of rehabilitation professionals, lack of country-specific stroke clinical practice guidelines and non-adherence to existing global guidelines, and the still-existing apathy towards orthodox care and embrace of traditional beliefs, perceptions and practice in stroke care in some quarters. It is therefore imperative that every approach that can boost stroke rehabilitation in the country should be considered, and this would entail incorporating stroke patients’ preferences in important aspects of rehabilitation, including the setting in which rehabilitation takes place (Magdon-Ismail et al. 2016), into care decisions. Keywords: care; home; nigeria; patients; preferences; rehabilitation; setting; stroke; study
• Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models by Mhatre, Anand; Ott, Joseph; Pearlman, Jonathan (2017) - Reliable testing with the initial set of casters motivated testing caster assemblies for evaluating the effect of straight versus oblique impacts. Anand Mhatre Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, United States Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, United States International Society of Wheelchair Professionals, University of Pittsburgh, United States Joseph Ott Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, United States Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, United States International Society of Wheelchair Professionals, University of Pittsburgh, United States Jonathan Pearlman Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, United States Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, United States International Society of Wheelchair Professionals, University of Pittsburgh, United States Citation Mhatre, A., Ott, J. & Pearlman, J., 2017, ‘Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a358. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v6i0.358 Original Research Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models Anand Mhatre, Joseph Ott, Jonathan Pearlman Received: 15 Dec. 2016; Accepted: 22 Aug. 2017; Keywords: caster; caster testing; design; development; factors; failures; figure; iswp; methods; rehabilitation; standards; system; testing; tests; turntable; wheelchair

• Barriers, facilitators of sports participation and needs of South African Paralympians by Kunene, Siyabonga H. (2025) - https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-6380.0401005 Ives, B., Clayton, B., Brittain, I. & Mackintosh, C., 2021, ‘I’ll always find a perfectly justified reason for not doing it: Challenges for disability sport and physical activity in the United Kingdom’, Sport in Society 24(4), 588–606. The following paragraphs will describe these themes and sub-themes. TABLE 2: Themes and sub-themes on sports participation barriers (N = 23). Keywords: athletes; barriers; disability; male; participant; participation; pwds; services; sports; years

• A Braille Trail for all: Inclusive design in the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden by Greyling, Susanna F.; Verhoef, Suna M.; Tempelhoff, Wilhelm G.d.V. (2025) - Conclusion: The Braille Trail integrates sensory garden design, accessibility, and diverse communication technologies – including digital platforms and locative literature – while incorporating indigenous elements to enrich visitor experiences. Many of these elements – spanning sensory garden design, accessibility and wayfinding – are thoughtfully integrated into the Braille Trail. Keywords: accessibility; braille; braille trail; comm; design; digital; experiences; garden; inclusive; karoo; literature; march; multisensory; pers; persons; pioneer; project; research; south; tourism; trail; users

• Factors influencing person-centred care: Speech-language pathologists and audiologists perspective by Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Metcalfe, Louise; Graham, Marien A.; Eccles, Renata (2025) - https://doi.org/10.1044/2014_AJA-14-0011 Engle, R.L., Mohr, D.C., Holmes, S.K., Seibert, M.N., Afable, M., Leyson, J. et al., 2021, ‘Evidence-based practice and patient-centered care: Doing both well’, Health care Management Review 46(3), 174. Timmer, B.H.B., Bennett, R.J., Montano, J., Hickson, L., Weinstein, B., Wild, J. et al., 2023, ‘Social-emotional well-being and adult hearing loss: Clinical recommendations’, International Journal of Audiology 63(6), 381–392. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2023.2190864 Wakeham, S., Heung, S., Lee, J. & Sadowski, C.A., 2017, ‘Beyond equality: Providing equitable care for persons with disabilities’, Canadian Pharmacists Journal/Revue Des Pharmaciens Keywords: care; clients; clinicians; et al; factors; healthcare; journal; language; pcc; person; south; speech
• The institute of Leslie Swartz: An ethics of care story by Capri, Charlotte (2025) - The deep injustices in South Africa’s unsettling approach to intellectual disability care fuelled a discomfort that would lead to doctoral research with Leslie’s guidance (Capri 2016). He saw what I couldn’t – a chance to learn from and explore local lived experiences, the voices if you will, of intellectual disability care. Keywords: african; capri; care; disability; kittay; leslie; research; south; swartz; work
• Sharing in the life of the person with disability: A Ghanaian perspective by Owusu-Ansah, Frances E. (2015) - Sharing in the life of the person with disability: A Ghanaian perspective In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • The concept and experience of caregiving • Clinical cases1    • Case A    • Case B    • Case C • Common themes • Intrapersonal processes    • Reappraisal of motive and role as caregiver    • Depression    • Conflicting emotions of anger and guilt • Interpersonal processes • Therapy outcome as recommendations for caregivers’ self-care    • Awareness    • Meaning-making and positive reappraisal    • Support    • Time off    • Exercise    • Forgiveness    • Journaling    • Trust in a higher power • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests • References • Footnotes Abstract Top ↑ This thought article was a hermeneutic inquiry into the experiences of informal caregivers of the elderly who are also physically disabled. Their common experiences are described and interpreted to examine two things: firstly, how the caregiver is changed by the experience of caregiving and, secondly, what they found helpful in their self-care and recommended here for informal caregivers within the Ghanaian context. Keywords: care; caregiver; caregiving; case; disabled; experience; family; ghanaian; life; mother; recipient; role; self

• Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial (2023) - Adele Ebrahim Aline F. Correia Alister C. Munthali Ann Heard Anneline Taljaard Anthony G. Stacey Anthony K. Edusei Armand Bam Arne H. Eide Bonita K. Gordon Brian Watermeyer Callista K. Kahonde Chioma O. Ohajunwa Chrisma Pretorius Cindy Jacobsz Clare Harvey Dane H. Isaacs Desire Chiwandire Pauline Samia Efua E. Mantey Eleanor Ross Elias C. Nyanza Elsje Scheffler Femke B. Mbazzi Fiona C. Breytenbach Francis Simui Funke Omidire Gakeemah Inglis-Jassiem Gbenga E. Afolayan Graham Lindegger Guy W. McIlroy Harold G. Shangali Heather M. Aldersey Helen Suich Iesrafeel Abbas Ikechukwu J. Nwanze Ilze Slabbert Janet M. Wickenden Jean V. Fourie Jenna-Lee Procter Jerome Kiley Joanne Neille Joerg Weber Joseph K. Gona Josh Tolbert Julia Biermann Kate A. Sherry Kesh Mohangi Khetsiwe P. Masuku Kofi Nseibo Lientjie van Rensburg Lizahn G. Cloete Lonwabo L. Godlwana Lucia A. Hess-April Lucian Bezuidenhout Lumka Magidigidi Luphiwo L. Mduzana Madoda P. Cekiso Madri Engelbrecht Mark Harniss Makhaya J. Malema Mapheyeledi Motimele Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Margaret M. Wazakili Margarita Bilgeri Marguerite Schneider Maria Berghs Maria Kett Marian Fransen Mark Harniss Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson Maurice Kanyoni Maximus Monaheng M. Sefotho Maxwell P. Opoku Mershen Pillay Michelle Botha Michelle Janse van Rensburg Mokgadi Kholofelo K. Mashola Molebogeng Simphiwe Motseke Natasha A. Layton Nicola M. Deghaye Nicolette Comley-White Nilford Hove Nokuthula Tinta Ntombekhaya Tshabalala Nyaradzai Dangarembizi-Munambah Olufemi O. Oyewole Paul Ajuwon Peter N. Rule Precious Sango Refilwe E. Morwane Richard Vergunst http://www.ajod.org� https://ajod.org mailto:submissions@ajod.org https://ajod.org https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/user https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/user mailto:publishing@aosis.co.za http://www.ajod.org Open Access Page 2 of 2 Reviewer Acknowledgement Ritika Tiwari Robert Ngarambe Ronelle Hewetson Ronique Walters Rosemary Chimbala-Kalenga Rosemary J. Luger Sandra Makwembere Sarah Marks Sibonokuhle Ndlovu Sifiso Mtshali Sindile A. Ngubane-Mokiwa Sithabile Ntombela Siwe Toto Siyabulela Mkabile Soraya Maart Stephanie C. Pillay Stephen Nhuta Sthembiso Blose Sue Statham Surona J. Visagie Talia Mayson Tamara Chansa-Kabali Tanya L. Bekker Tarek M. Nasrallah Tawagidu Mohammed Terry J. Ellapen Theresa Lorenzo Tonderai W. Shumba Tongai F. Chichaya Tron V. Tronstad Vanessa Abrahamson Victor de Andrade Vuyokazi Singapi William Nketsia Wisdom K. Mprah Zara Trafford Zimbini Ogle http://www.ajod.org� Acknowledgement to reviewers http://www.ajod.org Open Access Page 1 of 2 Reviewer Acknowledgement Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://ajod.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. Keywords: access; acknowledgement; https://ajod.org; journal; reviewer
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• Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial (2019) - Albert M. Warnick Alister C. Munthali Anthony K. Edusei Arne H. Eide Boitumelo Mangope Brent E. Archer Callista K. Kahonde Carmelita Jacobs Caroline Beltran Cat Trollope Charles Ngwena Chioma Ohajunwa Chris de Beer-Procter Christine Peta Clever Taderera Cosmos Yarfi Daleen Klop Dana Donohue Desire Chiwandire Diane Bell Edward Bell Eleanor Ross Emily Mendenhall Emmanuel E. Esambe Ensa Johnson Estelle Swart Eva S. Bazant Fleur H. Boot Frances E. Owusu-Ansah Gbenga E. Afolayan Gerard Goggin Gert van Rooy Gloria Marsay Grace Vincent-Onabajo Graham Lindegger Gubela Mji Guy W. McIlroy Heather M. Aldersey Heidi Lourens Helen L. Laas Helga E. Lister Ilze Slabbert Indumathi Rao Ishbel McWha-Hermann James Chakwizira Janine Verstraete Jenna-Lee Procter Jennifer Kromberg Jenny Shumba Jonathan J. Makuwira Joseph Conran Joseph K. Gona Judith A. Mckenzie Kate A. Sherry Lameze Abrahams Lauren Graham Leslie Swartz Libak Abou Lieketseng Ned Linda de Villiers Lindy McAllister Lizahn G. Cloete Lorna Dreyer Louise Gustafsson Madoda P. Cekiso Madri Engelbrecht Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Margaret M. Wazakili Mark Carew Mark Harniss Mary Wickenden Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson Maximus M. Sefotho Meenakshi Srivastava Mershen Pillay Michal Harty Michelle Botha Munyane Mophosho Nashareen Morris Nectarios Papavarnavas Nidhi Singal Nomfundo F. Moroe Nontembeko Bila Oliver Mutanga Olufemi O. Oyewole Phoebe Runciman Richard Vergunst Robert Gould Romy Parker Ronelle Carolissen Rose Richards Rosemary Exner Rosemary Luger Rowena Naidoo Roy McConkey Sally Swartz Sarah M. Anjos Sharon Kleintjes Shona McDonald Sindile A. Ngubane-Mokiwa Siyabulela Mkabile Sonti Pilusa Steve Reid Stine H. Braathen Sulina Green Susan R. Whyte Tehmina Hammad Terry J. Ellapen Theresa Lorenzo Tonderai W. Shumba Toughieda Elloker Vic J. McKinney Victor de Andrade Wilfred Lunga Wisdom K. Mprah http://www.ajod.org� https://ajod.org� https://ajod.org� https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/user https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/user mailto:publishing@aosis.co.za http://www.ajod.org Open Access Page 1 of 1 Reviewer Acknowledgement Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://ajod.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. Keywords: access; disability; https://ajod.org; journal; reviewer

• Growing resilience capacity for learners presenting with specific learning disability in learners with special education needs schools by Mawila, Daphney (2023) - Other resilience studies (see Theron 2017; Van Breda 2017) also reported the significance of education as a resilience enabler for South African black youth. In this study, meaningful interactions with peers emerged as resilience factors for learners presenting with SLD. Keywords: factors; individual; learners; learning; lsen; research; resilience; resources; respondents; schools; sld; study

• The resilience of learners with specific learning disability in unequally resourced learners with special education needs schools in diverse contexts by Mawila, Daphney (2022) - Equity of resilience resources in South African schools and communities is a matter of concern; some schools, especially in most urban areas, are well resourced while others in rural areas and townships are less resourced. The need for resilience resources is highly critical in such contexts. Keywords: contexts; learners; lsen; resilience; resources; schools; sld; south; study; theron; van
• Motor proficiency of learners with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities by Fernandes, Jose M.; de Milander, Monique; van der Merwe, Elna (2024) - The BOT-2 test is a reliable and responsive tool to assess learners with ID motor proficiency levels (Wuang & Su 2009). These aforementioned studies suggest that learners with ID have reduced motor proficiency levels, which makes participation in recreational and sporting activities less likely. Keywords: bruininks; intellectual; learners; levels; moderate; motor; motor proficiency; proficiency; study
• Compliance with spectacle wear among learners with hearing impairment in Ghana by Kwarteng, Michael A.; Mashige, Khathutshelo P.; Kyei, Samuel; Govender-Poonsamy, Pirindhavellie; Dogbe, Daniel S.Q (2024) - A significant difference was observed between spectacle compliance and presenting VI (p = 0.023). Keywords: spectacle compliance; hearing impairment; visual impairment; refractive error; Ghana. Keywords: compliance; et al; ghana; hearing; impairment; learners; schools; spectacle; study; wear
• Infection control in schools for learners with spina bifida: A scoping review by Mashamba, Sasavona R.; Mahomed, Saajida; van Wyk, Jacqueline M. (2024) - Parents and learners mentioned that learners with disabilities are safer in special schools specifically for learners with disabilities because of the intolerant attitudes of other learners and school staff (Hinton & Kirk 2015). In Ireland, Governey et al. reported that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities set by the United Nations (Training Guide 2014) stated that all countries should provide full access to school facilities to learners with disabilities and ensure that they have full enjoyment of their rights (Governey et al. 2014). Keywords: bannink; bifida; control; et al; fields; infection; learners; lsb; schools; spina; studies; study; teachers
• Using selected behaviour modification practices to enhance reinforcement of reading abilities among dyslexic learners in Kenya by Ooko, Pamela A.; Aloka, Peter J.O. (2021) - The predicated optimum level of English language reading abilities was presented by: 0.154 units – 1.927 X1 units + 0.512 X2 units + 0.294 X3 units + 10.774 X4 units + 1.384 X5 units + error. Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results on influence of behaviour modification practices on English language reading abilities Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Pamela A. Ooko Faculty of Education, Teachers Service Commission of Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya Peter J.O. Aloka Division of Studies in Education, Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Citation Ooko, P.A. & Aloka, P.J.O., 2021, ‘Using selected behaviour modification practices to enhance reinforcement of reading abilities among dyslexic learners in Kenya’, African Journal of Disability 10(0), a707. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.707 Original Research Using selected behaviour modification practices to enhance reinforcement of reading abilities among dyslexic learners in Kenya Pamela A. Ooko, Peter J.O. Aloka Received: 10 Feb. 2020; Accepted: 13 Nov. 2020; Published: 29 Jan. 2021 Keywords: abilities; behaviour; behaviour modification; control; dyslexia; english; group; kenya; language; learners; modification; practices; reading; school; study; test

• The Chaeli Campaign Journal Club: Strengthening evidence-based practice and contributing to practice-based evidence in under-resourced South African communities by Luger, Rosemary; Geiger, Martha; Nqevu, Olwethu; Bullen, Ann; Toefy, Faizah (2022) - Keywords: journal club; interdisciplinary; evidence-based practice; practice-based evidence first person action research; community rehabilitation; under-resourced communities. Participants noted some challenges related to participating in journal club, which are important to be aware of and to mitigate against: ‘An initial low was how daunting it was to read more than the abstract and a more recent low is around not always being able to make journal club a place that everyone feels comfortable and wants to be a part of.’ Keywords: club; development; evidence; journal; practice; research; south; work

• Hear our voices: The perceptions and experiences of women who are Deaf on gender-based violence by Davids, Ronel; van Staden, Maria (2024) - Women with disabilities are more vulnerable and susceptible to abuse (Humphrey 2016; Zamora et al. 2023) than women without disabilities (Puri, Misra & Hawkes 2015). Women who are Deaf and gender-based violence terminology The inability to understand the terminology or vocabulary related to GBV further exacerbates the experiences of GBV by women who are Deaf (Davids 2023). Keywords: abuse; deaf; experiences; female; gbv; participant; research; south; study; violence; women; years

• Thirty years of a proud link with Prof. Leslie Swartz by Sinason, Valerie (2025) - On 09 August 1993, over 30 years ago, I and my colleagues were excited when I received a fax from Professor Leslie Swartz, Director of the University of Cape Town (UCT) Child Guidance Clinic. The five presentations at the evening included Professor Leslie Swartz, who was then Head of the Psychology Dept at Stellenbosch University and working through partnership with the Southern African Federation on Disability (SAFOD). Keywords: clinic; disability; leslie; swartz; work; years

• Beyond the seizures: Addressing psychosocial disabilities in functional/dissociative seizures by Pretorius, Chrisma (2025) - Vilyte, G., Butler, J. & Pretorius, C., 2023, ‘Prevalence and comparison of psychological trauma and stressors in functional seizure patients from a public and private hospital’, Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy 112, 112–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2023.10.001 Vilyte, G. & Pretorius, C., 2019, ‘Personality traits, illness behaviours and psychiatric comorbidity in individuals with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), epilepsy and other non-epileptic seizures (oNES): Differentiating between the conditions’, Epilepsy & Behavior 98(Part A), 210–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.043 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.03.015 Benbadis, S.R. & Hauser, W.A., 2000, ‘An estimate of the prevalence of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures’, Seizure 9, 280–281. Keywords: challenges; epilepsy; et al; fds; healthcare; pretorius; research; seizures; south

• The effect of synchronised metronome training: A case study in a single leg, below knee Paralympic sprinter by Andrews, Barry S.; Bressan, Elizabeth S. (2018) - The underlying rationale for IM™ training was that the processes of sequencing and coordinating movement patterns are based on an internal sense of rhythmicity and that this rhythmicity can be improved with practice to a metronome (Koomer et al. 2000). During IM™ training, the environment where the training was being held was regulated. Keywords: motor; performance; phase; sprint; stride; study; timing; training

• Relationships between leisure participation, leisure constraints, and quality of life among individuals with lower-limb amputations in South Africa by Visser, Adri I.; Swanepoel, Mariette; Cockeran, Marike; Kriel, Cindy (2025) - Abstract Introduction Research methods and design Results Discussion Conclusion Recommendations Acknowledgements References About the Author(s) Adri I. Visser Research unit: Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Mariette Swanepoel Research unit: Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Marike Cockeran Research unit: Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA), Faculty Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Cindy Kriel Research unit: Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Citation Visser, A.I., Swanepoel, M., Cockeran, M. & Kriel, C., 2025, ‘Relationships between leisure participation, leisure constraints, and quality of life among individuals with lower-limb amputations in South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1585. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1585 Original Research Relationships between leisure participation, leisure constraints, and quality of life among individuals with lower-limb amputations in South Africa Adri I. Visser, Mariette Swanepoel, Marike Cockeran, Cindy Kriel Received: Keywords: constraints; individuals; leisure; leisure constraints; leisure participation; life; participation; qol; quality; whoqol

• Reflections on Transformation through Occupation: An occupational therapy textbook co-edited by Swartz by Duncan, Eve M. (2025) - (Author F, academic, occupational therapist) ‘Leslie was open to us questioning and challenging his assumptions about occupational therapy practice, and the experiences we had in working with disabled people’s organisations on the ground. It is this framing that enabled me as a budding researcher and author, to firmly locate my work with children and mothers living with HIV and Aids, centred on intergenerational play and playfulness, within occupational therapy practice. Keywords: author; disability; occupational; practice; profession; studies; swartz; textbook; therapist; therapy
• The health benefits of exercise therapy for patients with Down syndrome: A systematic review by Paul, Yvonne; Ellapen, Terry J.; Barnard, Marco; Hammill, Henriette V.; Swanepoel, Mariette (2019) - Regular aerobic exercises reduced lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, arterial cell wall damage and body fat all while enhancing insulin sensitivity, which was favourably associated with lowering the metabolic risk profile of participants. One of the principal benefits of regular aerobic exercises is the use of fats (lipids) for energy, reducing fat content and thereby improving the individual’s cardiometabolic risk profile (Durstine et al. 2011). Keywords: activity; capacity; cardiometabolic; et al; exercise; muscle; profile; pwds; risk; strength; studies; syndrome

• Table of Contents Vol 7 (2018) by Office, Editorial (2018) - | 05 June 2018 Review Article The relationship between social support and participation in stroke: A systematic review Toughieda Elloker, Anthea J. Rhoda African Journal of Disability | Vol 7 | a357 | 10 October 2018 Review Article Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy Ameer S.J. Hohlfeld, Michal Harty, Mark E. Engel African Journal of Disability | Vol 7 | a437 | 17 October 2018 Review Article Implementation of the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe: A review Cowen Dziva, Munatsi Shoko, Ellen F. Zvogbo African Journal of Disability | Vol 7 | a389 | 22 October 2018 Review Article Part 1: A review of using photovoice as a disability research method: Implications for eliciting the experiences of persons with disabilities on the Community Based Rehabilitation programme in Namibia Tonderai W. Shumba, Indres Moodley African Journal of Disability | Vol 7 | a418 | 01 Keywords: african; article; disability; journal; research; review; vol

• Life outcomes in adults living with FASD in a rural South African community: A follow-up study by Broodryk, Mandi; Louw, Jaco G.; Acker, Debbie; Viljoen, Denis L.; Olivier, Leana (2024) - Harris, P.A., Taylor, R., Minor, B.L., Elliott, V., Fernandez, M., O’Neal, L. et al., 2019, ‘The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners’, Journal of Biomedical Informatics 95, 103208. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6292-x Millar, J.A., Thompson, J., Schwab, D., Hanlon-Dearman, A., Goodman, D., Koren, G. et al., 2017, ‘Educating students with FASD: Keywords: alcohol; et al; fas; fasd; group; outcomes; pfas; study

• Identity construction among deaf adolescents and young adults: A literature review by Sekoto, Lieketseng V.; Hlayisi, Vera-Genevey (2023) - The intersection of deaf identity and disabling hearing loss (DHL) adds a layer to the complex process of identity construction. Contribution: This paper deviates from the d/Deaf identity dichotomy, revealing a spectrum of deaf identities that AYA forge. Keywords: aya; communication; construction; deaf; dhl; disability; hearing; identities; identity; identity construction

• The benefits of hydrotherapy to patients with spinal cord injuries by Ellapen, Terry J.; Hammill, Henriëtte V.; Swanepoel, Mariëtte; Strydom, Gert L. (2018) - Conclusion Hydrotherapy aids in reducing PWSCI muscle spasticity and cardiometabolic risk profiles, while favourably enhancing underwater gait kinematics and cardiorespiratory capacity. Terry J. Ellapen School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Henriëtte V. Hammill School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Mariëtte Swanepoel School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Gert L. Strydom School of Biokinetics Recreation and Sport, Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, South Africa Citation Ellapen, T.J., Hammill, H.V., Swanepoel, M. & Strydom, G.L., 2018, ‘The benefits of hydrotherapy to patients with spinal cord injuries’, African Journal of Disability 7(0), a450. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v7i0.450 Review Article The benefits of hydrotherapy to patients with spinal cord injuries Terry J. Ellapen, Henriëtte V. Hammill, Mariëtte Swanepoel, Gert L. Strydom Received: 10 Nov. 2017; Keywords: cord; et al; exercise; gait; hydrotherapy; injury; pwsci; records; spinal; water

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• Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial (2024) - Adele Ebrahim Amanda E. Gibberd Ann Heard Anthony K. Edusei Anthony K. Danso Armand Bam Babalwa Tyabashe-Phume Benson Plaatjies Bonita K. Gordon Brian Watermeyer Callista K. Kahonde Charles Ngwena Charles K. Hammond Charlotte Slome Chioma O. Ohajunwa Christine Peta Christine Louw Cina P. Mosito Cindy Jacobsz Clare Harvey Cosmos Yarfi Desire Chiwandire Dorothy Boggs Dudu Sokhela Efua E. Mantey Ensa Johnson Eric Pantera Esther Breffka Farayi Kaseke Fasloen Adams Fiona C. Breytenbach Frances E. Owusu-Ansah Funke Omidire Gbenga E. Afolayan Graham Lindegger Hala A.E. Sabah Harold G. Shangali Heather M. Aldersey Hester M. van Biljon Hisayo Katsui Iesrafeel Abbas Ikechukwu J. Nwanze Indumathi Rao Janet M. Wickenden Jean V. Fourie Jerome Kiley Joanne Neille Joseph K. Gona Judith A. Mckenzie Jules Becher Julia Biermann Karina F. Mogensen Kate A. Sherry Kesh Mohangi Keshena Naidoo Khetsiwe P. Masuku Kofi Nseibo Kutu S. Ramolobe Lana van Niekerk Larry E. Onokpite Leslie Swartz Lientjie van Rensburg Liepollo Ntlhakana Lily Kpobi Lindy McAllister Lizahn G. Cloete Lizelle Apollis Lonwabo L. Godlwana Madikwa H. Segabutla Madri Engelbrecht Mahlatse Modipani Mahmudul Hasan Makomborero A. Bowa Malaika Mahlatsi Mapheyeledi Motimele Margaret M. Wazakili Margarita Bilgeri Marguerite Schneider Maria van Zyl Maria Berghs Marie-Lyne Grenier Marlie Enright Martin Musengi Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson Maryke Geldenhuys Matumo Ramafikeng Maxwell P. Opoku Mercy Mushwane Mershen Pillay Michelle Botha Molebogeng S. Motseke Mpilo Booi Mpofu Jabulani Munyane Mophosho Nafisa Mayat Nathaniel Scherer Nceba Ndzwayiba Nicola A. Plastow Nicola M. Deghaye Nilford Hove Nowell Chidakwa Ntandoyenkosi L. Msomi Nyaradzai E. Munambah Nyaradzai Dangarembizi- Munambah Ockert Coetzee Olufemi O. Oyewole Ömer Dursun Pam J. Gretschel Paul L. Leshota Paul Ajuwon Philippa Waterhouse Phoebe Runciman Ramesh Poluru Raymond Chirowamhangu Rentia A. Maart Roshanthni Subrayen Rowena Naidoo Roxanne Jacobs Sadna Balton Sandra Makwembere Selvarani Moodley Shakila Dada Sharon Kleintjes Sibonokuhle Ndlovu Sioux McKenna Siwe Toto Skye N. Adams Sonti I. Pilusa Sthembiso Blose Suna Verhoef Page 1 of 1 Reviewer acknowledgement http://www.ajod.org Open Access Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://ajod.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. Keywords: https://ajod.org; journal; reviewer; user
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• Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial (2017) - We would like to take this opportunity to thank all reviewers who participated in shaping this issue of the African Journal of Disability: Amelia van der Merwe Anand Mhatre Anita van der Merwe Anlia Pretorius Brett Bowman Bronwyne Coetzee Camilla Hansen Chiwoza R. Bandawe Clare Harvey Cosmos Yarfi Desire Chiwandire Diane Browder Elsje Scheffler Estelle Swart Ester Munalula-Nkanu Gabrielle G. Kelly Gerard Goggin Gert van Rooy Gloria Marsay Gubela Mji Heidi Lourens Jennifer Jelsma Johan Borg Jon Duvall Joy Wee Julia Bingham Karen L. Rispin Kate A. Sherry Kendra Leith Lana van Niekerk Lisa Saville-Young Lynn Clouder Madeleine Duncan Madoda P. Cekiso Mahender Mandala Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Margaret M. Wazakili Margie Schneider Maria Marchetti-Mercer Maria L. Toro Martha Geiger Mary Goldberg Mary Wickenden Michael Evangeli Michael Wehmeyer Nina Yssel Oliver Mutanga Paul I. Chappell Pragashnie Govender (nee’ Naidoo) R. Lee Kirby Rebecca A. Matter Richard Vergunst Ronald Kirby Roshan Galvaan Sara Bass Sara Munera Orozco Sarah M. Anjos Sarah Rule Selete Avoke Shona McDonald Stephanie Nixon Stine H. Braathen Surona J. Visagie Teresa Plummer Tone Oderud Veloshnee Govender Verusia Chetty Vic McKinney Wayne Derman Zelda Coetzee In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on http://www.ajod.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. As such, the identification and selection of reviewers who have expertise and interest in the topics appropriate to each manuscript are essential elements in ensuring a timely, productive peer review process. Keywords: disability; http://www.ajod.org; journal; reviewer; van
• Acknowledgement to reviewers of Volume 1, Issue 1 by Office, Editorial (2013) - Reviewer Acknowledgements Open Accesshttp://www.ajod.org Page 1 of 1 We would like to take this opportunity to thank all reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, Volume 1: Alister Munthali Amelia Van der Merwe Anita Ghai Anlia Pretorius Arne H. Eide Ashraf Kagee Benjamin M. Meier Bob Mash Brian Watermeyer Bryson Saulo Candice Hendricks Catherine Ward Charlotte Capri Chiwoza Bandawe Chrisma Pretorius Cindy Wiggett-Barnard Colleen Adnams Colleen Howell Crick Lund D. Hoy Daniel Mont Daniel Rhind David Meyer Deon de Bruin Deon Meiring Edward Bell Elelwani Ramugondo Elizabeth Ekirapa- Kiracho Eric A. Friedman Ermien van Pletzen Erna Alant Estelle Swart Eva F. Kittay Federico Balague Frances O. Daaku Francie Lund Gubela Mji Hans Reinders Harsha Kathard Hasheem Mannan Helene Loxton 77 Ikechukwu Nwanze Indumathi Rao Jane N. Erin Jeanine Braithwaite Jennifer Jelsma Jill Hanass-Hancock Jo Vearey Joao Furtardo John Joska Jonathan Crush Jotham Dhemba Judy McKenzie Julian May Julie Claassens Jyothi A. Chabilall Karen Grimmer-Sommers Karen Daniels Karen P.Y. In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on www.ajod.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. Keywords: details; disability; journal; karen; reviewer; van
• Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial (2018) - Albert M. Warnick Alta Kritzinger Ameer S.J. Hohlfeld Anthony K. Edusei Anthony K. Danso Arne H. Eide Awie Greeff Bassey E. Ebenso Biftu Geda Boitumelo Mangope Brent E. Archer Brian Watermeyer Brinton Lykes Callista K. Kahonde Charlotte Capri Chioma Ohajunwa Chris-Mike Agbelie Christine Peta Cina P. Mosito Claire E. Brolan Clare Harvey Clever Taderera Cliona O’Sullivan Dana Donohue David Howe Desire Chiwandire Diane Bell Eleanor Ross Elizabeth Hughes Elizabeth Townsend Elizabeth Walton Elizabeth M. Dalton Emily Mendenhall Estelle Swart Eva Orantes-Gonzalez Eva S. Bazant Ferdiliza D.S. Garcia Fleur H. Boot Gerard Goggin Grace Vincent-Onabajo Gubela Mji Guy W. McIlroy Heather M. Aldersey Heidi Lourens Helga E. Lister Henry Mbaya Jason R. Bantjes Jenna-Lee Procter Jenny Shumba Jonathan Pearlman Joslin Dogbe Joyce Mothabeng Juan Bornman Judith A. Mckenzie Karen Levin Kate A. Sherry Khetsiwe P. Masuku Leslie Swartz Libak Abou Lieketseng Ned Lisa Saville-Young Lizahn G. Cloete Lorna Dreyer Lyndsay Alexander Lynn Cockburn Madoda P. Cekiso Madri Engelbrecht Maggie Williams Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Margaret M. Wazakili Margie Schneider Maria Berghs Marieanna le Roux Martha Geiger Mary Wickenden Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson Maximus M. Sefotho Meenakshi Srivastava Mershen Pillay Michelle Hoogenhout Mokgadi K. Mashola Mpofu Jabulani Munyane Mophosho Muziwakhe D. Tshabalala Nadine M. Lindinger Nashareen Morris Natasha A. Layton Nelly Mwale Nicholas Dowdall Nicola Deghaye Nomfundo F. Moroe Nora Groce Oliver Mutanga Olufemi O. Oyewole Paul I. Chappell Peter Mapepa Peter Rule Petra Engelbrecht Phoebe Runciman Poul A. Rohleder Quinette Louw Rebecca A. Matter Reinette Popplestone Riaan Mulder Richard Vergunst Robert Evans Rose Richards Rosemary Exner Rosemary Luger Sameerchand Pudaruth Sarah M. Anjos Saurav Basu Seyi L. Amosun Sharon Kleintjes Shona McDonald Sindile A. Ngubane-Mokiwa Steve Reid Stine H. Braathen Sulina Green Susan Shore Susan R. Whyte Tamlyn C. McKenzie Tawanda Chivese Tehmina Hammad Terry J. Ellapen Theresa Lorenzo Toughieda Elloker Toyin M. Adewumi Vic McKinney Victor de Andrade Wayne Derman Wilfred Lunga Wisdom K. Mprah Xolile Simon Yumna Albertus Yvonne Lynch Zuzana Matousova-Done https://ajod.org https://ajod.org https://ajod.org https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/user https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/user mailto:publishing@aosis.co.za It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to African Journal of Disability. Keywords: disability; elizabeth; https://ajod.org; journal; reviewer
• Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial (2020) - It is good practice as a reviewer to update your personal details regularly to ensure contact with you throughout your professional term as reviewer to African Journal of Disability. http://www.ajod.org Open Access Page 1 of 1 Reviewer Acknowledgement Acknowledgement to reviewers In an effort to facilitate the selection of appropriate peer reviewers for the African Journal of Disability, we ask that you take a moment to update your electronic portfolio on https://ajod.org for our files, allowing us better access to your areas of interest and expertise, in order to match reviewers with submitted manuscripts. Keywords: disability; https://ajod.org; journal; reviewer
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• Invisible barriers: Examining the role of disability in transnational families by Marchetti-Mercer, Maria C. (2025) - In their discussion on the lack of inclusion of disability studies in South African psychology, Harvey and Swartz (2024) remind us that: … after all, it is the one minority group which we could all become a part of without our control – anyone could develop a disability via an illness, accident, or ageing. This lack of cohesion may lead to the fact that ‘migration theory grows without the person with disability, disability studies without the migrant, and practice without the disabled migrant’ (Pisani & Grech 2015:425). Keywords: disability; marchetti; mercer; migrants; migration; research; south; swartz
• What are universities for? Professor Leslie Swartz’s career in the context of the neoliberal university by Kagee, Ashraf; Tomlinson, Mark (2025) - The emphasis on metrics forms part of a managerialist culture that has permeated public universities the world over, with university managers such as department heads, deans and vice-chancellors increasingly serving as chief executive officers in their environments rather than scholar leaders. Terms such as throughput, output, publication units, intellectual capital, subsidy-generating articles, ratings, rankings, branding, third stream funding, cost recovery and the knowledge economy are commonly used among university managers. Keywords: disability; graeber; neoliberal; professor; research; swartz; university

• An innovative approach to reducing pain in patients with peripheral neuropathy related to HIV: A single case study by Benjamin, Natalie A.; Jelsma, Jennifer (2014) - He was referred to physiotherapy by the attending doctor to assist with mobilising the patient out of bed and pain management. He reported severe pain in the lower limbs and that he fatigued easily. Keywords: hiv; management; pain; physiotherapy; session; treatment

• 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 by Mac-Seing, Muriel (2019) - In Handicap et technologie en contextes africains [Disability and technology in african contexts], Devlieger, De Coster, Nieme, Mbadu-Khonde and colleagues aim at bringing together the intersectional scholarships and testimonies of disability and technology in the sub-Saharan African context, and in particular in the cross-border Congolese settings. The third section provides different types of analysis, ranging from the interconnected representation of disability and technology to the impacts of technology on the socio-economic and cultural life of people with disabilities and their entourage. Keywords: contextes; des; disability; handicap; les; technology

• Corrigendum: The impact of stroke on people living in central Uganda: A descriptive study by Kamwesiga, Julius T.; von Koch, Lena K.; Eriksson, Gunilla M.; Guidetti, Susanne G.E. (2019) - About the Author(s) Julius T. Kamwesiga Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Occupational Therapy School, Institute of Allied Health and Management Sciences - Mulago, Uganda Lena K. von Koch Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden Gunilla M. Eriksson Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden Susanne G.E. Guidetti Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Citation Kamwesiga, J.T., Von Koch, L.K., Eriksson, G.M. & Guidetti, S.G.E., 2019, ‘Corrigendum: The impact of stroke on people living in central Uganda: A descriptive study’, African Journal of Disability 8(0), a606. A descriptive study Julius T. Kamwesiga, Lena K. von Koch, Gunilla M. Eriksson, Susanne G.E. Guidetti Published: 10 Oct. 2019 Keywords: society; sweden

• Disability research in African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability affiliated countries by Kahonde, Callista K.; Mji, Gubela (2024) - It focusses on bridging the practical ‘know-how’ of persons with disabilities and research evidence by bringing together a broad range of relevant stakeholders to facilitate translation of disability research evidence into policy and practice for the realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities in the African continent. Between conferences, there is ongoing networking between disability researchers, organisations for persons with disabilities (OPDs) and civil society on how disability research evidence can be better translated into policy to enhance the well-being of persons with disabilities. Keywords: african; afrinead; areas; articles; authors; countries; disability; focus; research; south

• The other organs by Lazar, Karen (2014) - Article Information Author: Karen Lazar1 Affiliation: 1Division of Languages, Literacies and Literatures, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Postal address: 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa How to cite this article: Lazar, K., 2014, ‘The other organs’, African Journal of Disability 3(1), Art. We watch at the cross-roads, thwarted traffic officers, Side by side, but sequestrated. Keywords: arm; article

• Gun violence, disability and recovery by Villaveces, Andrés (2015) - Gun violence, disability and recovery is a timely publication that not only captures the devastating consequences of gun violence but also gives this problem a human touch by telling a wide variety of stories from different people in several countries, who share with the reader their lives after being injured by a firearm. The authors of Gun violence, disability and recovery note that all of these approaches are relevant and this publication does an excellent job in linking personal experiences with the overall individual, family, community, and social responses that are needed to reflect the rights of victims of gun violence. Keywords: chapter; gun; victims; violence

• Bilateral upper limb amputations in victims of high tension electrical injuries: Three case studies by Nwadinigwe, Cajetan; Olewe, Obidiche S. (2015) - High voltage electrical injury is a rare cause of such an outcome and injuries often occur as occupational hazards. d’Amato, T.A., Kaplan, I.B. & Brilt L.D., 1994, ‘High voltage electrical injury: A role for mandatory exploration of deep muscle departments’, Journal of the National Medical Association 86, 535–537. Keywords: amputations; burns; case; injuries; voltage

• Erratum: Wheelchair services and use outcomes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya and the Philippines by Bazant, Eva S.; Himelfarb Hurwitz, Elizabeth J.; Onguti, Brenda N.; Williams, Emma K.; Noon, Jamie H.; Xavier, Cheryl A.; Garcia, Ferdiliza D.S.; Gichangi, Anthony; Gabbow, Mohammed; Musakhi, Peter; Kirby, R. Lee (2017) - How to cite this article: Bazant, E.S., Himelfarb Hurwitz, E.J., Onguti, B.N., Williams, E.K., Noon, J.N., Xavier, C.A., Garcia, F.D.S., Gichangi, A., Gabbow, M., Musakhi, P. & Kirby, R.L., 2017, ‘Erratum: Wheelchair services and use outcomes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya and the Philippines’, African Journal of Disability 6(0), a468. Authors: Eva S. Bazant1 Elizabeth J. Himelfarb Hurwitz1 Brenda N. Onguti2 Emma K. Williams1 Jamie H. Noon3 Cheryl A. Xavier4 Ferdiliza D.S. Garcia5 Anthony Gichangi2 Mohammed Gabbow6 Peter Musakhi7 R. Lee Kirby8 Affiliations: 1Jhpiego, Baltimore, United States 2Jhpiego, Nairobi, Kenya 3Noon Design, Cerrillos, United States 4Private Sector, Matale, Sri Lanka 5College of Allied Medical Professions, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 6National Council for Persons With Disabilities, Government of Kenya, Kenya 7Ministry of East African Community (EAC), Labour and Social Protection, Government of Kenya, Kenya 8Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dalhousie University, Canada Corresponding author: Eva Bazant, Eva.Bazant@jhpiego.org Date: Published: 13 Dec. 2017 In the version of this article initially published, a sentence which appeared in the abstract needs to be corrected. Keywords: kenya; read

• ‘Simply my own’ by Moolman, Kobus (2014) - The popular perception of disability poetry (indeed the popular perception of poetry in general) has favoured the sentimental and the moralistic. At the heart of this collection, then — whether the poets aligned themselves openly with the aims of disability poetry or not — lies a challenge to the normalising discourses of embodiment, an interrogation of the socially constructed nature of our concepts of wellness, ability, beauty, even love. Keywords: body; book; disability; poetry

• Creatureness by Stanford, Rosamund (Mindy) (2014) - In ‘And it seems to him’ (p. 12), the rain is ‘beating the world with/small silver hands and feet/beating it into the shape/of something that can be given a name’. (‘In the bathroom’, p. 50) But it is not only the poet (and the reader) and ‘the rest of the house’ observing (or scrutinising) the ‘he’. Keywords: hands; table

• Corrigendum: Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal by Pente, Vladimir Y.; Jeyam, Anita; Bechange, Stevens; Jolley, Emma; Roca, Anne; Dossou, Sandra R.; Ba, Khady; Oye, Joseph; Bocoum, Salimata; Leclercq, Laurene; Schmidt, Elena (2025) - About the Author(s) Vladimir Y. Pente Sightsavers, Cameroon Country Office, Yaoundé, Cameroon Anita Jeyam Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom Stevens Bechange Sightsavers, Senegal Country Office, Dakar, Senegal Emma Jolley Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom Anne Roca Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom Sandra R. Dossou Sightsavers, Cameroon Country Office, Yaoundé, Cameroon Khady Ba Sightsavers, Senegal Country Office, Dakar, Senegal Joseph Oye Sightsavers, Cameroon Country Office, Yaoundé, Cameroon Salimata Bocoum Sightsavers, Senegal Country Office, Dakar, Senegal Laurene Leclercq Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom Elena Schmidt Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom Citation Pente, V.Y., Jeyam, A., Bechange, S., Jolley, E., Roca, A., Dossou, S.R. et al., 2025, ‘Corrigendum: Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1714. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1714 Note: DOI of original article published https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1399. Correction Corrigendum: Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal Vladimir Y. Pente, Anita Jeyam, Stevens Bechange, Emma Jolley, Anne Roca, Sandra R. Dossou, Khady Ba, Joseph Oye, Salimata Bocoum, Laurene Leclercq, Elena Schmidt Published: 17 Keywords: cameroon; sightsavers

• Disability, health and human development – Book review by Matousova-Done, Zuzana (2019) - By contrast, Mitra argues, many LMICs have developed policies and legislation on disabilities without fully considering the Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disability (United Nations [UN] 2008), and these policies may not provide an adequate solution to better the quality of life of persons with disability, despite the improvements in certain health parameters. It proposes a new conceptual framework, the Human Development Model, for persons living with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using the Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability – collected as part of the Living Standard Measure Study. Keywords: book; disability; human; mitra

• Recycling of plaster of Paris by Shiyo, Servas; Nagels, Jozef; Shangali, Harold G. (2020) - It included thermoplastic/thermosetting moulds using recycled POP positive casts. Testing compressive strength of all cylinders in all groups showed that the average compressive strength of the recycled powder mixed with water in a ratio of 1:1 was 2407 KN/m² and the ratio of 2:3 resulted in a compressive strength of 1028 KN/m², whereas the average compressive strength of virgin POP powder mixed with water in a ratio of 1:1 was 1807 KN/m² and the ratio of 2:3 resulted in a compressive strength of 798 KN/m². Keywords: figure; gypsum; paris; plaster; pop; powder; ratio; setting; strength; temperature; water

• Corrigendum: A programme of support for care assistants of children admitted with cerebral palsy by Molefe, Lebogang L.; Sehularo, Leepile A.; Koen, Magdalena P. (2025) - About the Author(s) Lebogang L. Molefe Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho University, Pretoria, South Africa Leepile A. Sehularo Lifestyle Diseases Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa Magdalena P. Koen NuMIQ Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Citation Molefe, L.L., Sehularo, L.A. & Koen, M.P., 2025, ‘Corrigendum: A programme of support for care assistants of children admitted with cerebral palsy’, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1649. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1649 Note: DOI of original article published https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1461. For author 2, instead of: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa It should be: Lifestyle Diseases Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa Keywords: sciences

• Corrigendum: Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa by Makgato, Mary M.; Leseyane-Kgari, Monicca; Cekiso, Madoda; Mandende, Itani P.; Masha, Rose (2023) - https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v12i0.1079 Note: DOI of original article published: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.807 Correction Corrigendum: Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa Mary M. Makgato, Monicca Leseyane-Kgari, Madoda Cekiso, Itani P. Mandende, Rose Masha Published: 09 About the Author(s) Mary M. Makgato Department of Applied Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Monicca Leseyane-Kgari Department of Applied Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Madoda Cekiso Department of Applied Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Itani P. Mandende Department of Applied Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Rose Masha Department of Applied Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Makgato, M.M., Leseyane-Kgari, M., Cekiso, M., Mandende, I.P. & Masha, R., 2023, ‘Corrigendum: Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa’, African Journal of Disability 12(0), a1079. Keywords: tshwane

• Erratum: The life stories and experiences of the children admitted to the Institute for Imbecile Children from 1895 to 1913 by du Plessis, Rory (2021) - Rory du Plessis School of the Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Citation Du Plessis, R., 2021, ‘Erratum: The life stories and experiences of the children admitted to the Institute for Imbecile Children from 1895 to 1913’, African Journal of Disability 10(0), a812. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v10i0.812 Note: DOI of original article published: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v9i0.669 Correction Erratum: The life stories and experiences of the children admitted to the Institute for Imbecile Children from 1895 to 1913 Rory du Plessis Published: 02 Aug. 2021 Copyright: © 2021. In the version of this article initially published, Du Plessis, R., 2020, ‘The life stories and experiences of the children admitted to the Institute for Imbecile Children from 1895 to 1913’, African Journal of Disability 9(0), a669. Keywords: pretoria

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