Disability Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/disability/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Disability Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/disability/ 32 32 67616479 Computer skills desegregate schools for learners with visual impairments https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/computer-skills-desegregate-schools-for-learners-with-visual-impairments/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/computer-skills-desegregate-schools-for-learners-with-visual-impairments/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:59:34 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69565 In Zimbabwe, learners with visual impairments were traditionally limited to special schools. Global Teacher Prize nominee Trust Mutekwa and students in Harare share their experiences of a slowly desegregating education sector.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/computer-skills-desegregate-schools-for-learners-with-visual-impairments/feed/ 0 69565 Climate justice as a catalyst for an inclusive and just African society https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/climate-justice-as-a-catalyst-for-an-inclusive-and-just-african-society/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/climate-justice-as-a-catalyst-for-an-inclusive-and-just-african-society/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:23:07 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69512 Climate action across the African continent needs to be rooted in equity. The attainment of climate justice requires inclusive partnerships to ensure the effects of climate change are effectively managed.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/climate-justice-as-a-catalyst-for-an-inclusive-and-just-african-society/feed/ 0 69512 Steve Kekana: an 80s South African pop star, and much more https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/steve-kekana-an-80s-south-african-pop-star-and-much-more/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/steve-kekana-an-80s-south-african-pop-star-and-much-more/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:44:06 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=68963 We should remember him as just another ordinary human being who did extraordinary things.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/steve-kekana-an-80s-south-african-pop-star-and-much-more/feed/ 0 68963 Meet Crystal Chigbu the Nigerian mother de-stigmatizing disability https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/meet-crystal-chigbu-the-nigerian-mother-de-stigmatizing-disability/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/meet-crystal-chigbu-the-nigerian-mother-de-stigmatizing-disability/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:50:31 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=61561 Crystal Chigbu’s personal experience with an amputee child inspired her to start the IREDE Foundation in 2012 to bring hope, joy, and purposeful living to all children living with limb loss, their families and caregivers. The Foundation also provides prosthetic limbs to children across Nigeria.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/meet-crystal-chigbu-the-nigerian-mother-de-stigmatizing-disability/feed/ 0 61561 Mr and Miss Autism Kenya 2019 https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/mr-and-miss-autism-kenya-2019/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/mr-and-miss-autism-kenya-2019/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 02 May 2019 11:05:52 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=53773 The Mr and Miss Autism Kenya pageant is an event that is helping to bridge the existing gap in awareness and education on autism. By alleviating the stigma associated with the condition, parents will feel more inclined to get their children diagnosed early, thus increasing the chances of successful intervention.

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