According to Article 24 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, an inclusive education system should promote the full development of and sense of dignity and self-worth among students with disabilities. This usually comes from them being included in education, rather than just having access to education. There is a …
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When we hear the word ‘accessibility’, we often think about wheelchairs, level surfaces, wide doors, or ramps. We are mostly aware of the access needs of people with physical disabilities, especially wheelchair users. However, there are other forms of impairment, and they also have access needs. Thus, the issue of accessibility extends beyond wheelchairs, level …
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Edmore Masendeke and Nyasha N’onzwe The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped away many people’ livelihoods. It’s been lockdown after lockdown. Many businesses have closed shop. A lot of jobs have been lost. It’s not been conducive for informal sector activities either. With only 2% of Zimbabweans with disabilities employed in the formal sector, most of them …
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By Nyasha N’onzwe and Edmore Masendeke, Endless Possibilities The adoption and subsequent implementation of United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has increased the recognition of disability as a human rights and developmental issue. It has also resulted in a paradigm shift in respect to our understanding of disability. In this …
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People with disabilities are disadvantaged when it comes to employment opportunities. They form a disproportionately large group among the self-employed. This sector presents people with disabilities the least barriers to entry, particularly in respect to employer discrimination. Since self-employment offers people with disability a chance at employment, we (Endless Possibilities) developed a business skills development …
An inclusive workforce is a working environment that values individuals and harnesses the abilities of each individual, which enable a company to embrace different backgrounds and perspectives. Trillium Employment Services Building an inclusive workforce means hiring people from different backgrounds. It has several benefits including driving innovation, building community, increasing productivity and better quality of …
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Disabled vendor Veronica Chinyerere, also director and founder of the Zimbabwe Amputees Association (ZAA), at her stall in Harare. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. There are between 1.2 million to 2 million people with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Most of them are self-employed (vendors) in the informal sector and live from hand to mouth. Due to COVID-19, the …
By Nyasha N’onzwe The sexuality and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of women and girls with disabilities are often omitted in sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) programming. However, women and girls with disabilities are sexual and have the same SRH needs as women and girls without disabilities. Accordingly, the sexuality and SHR needs …
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Mrs. Mukurazhizha of Women Exel and women with disabilities pose for a photo after a mentoship session. By Nyasha N’onzwe Women with disabilities continue to be sidelined in leadership in most developing countries. Although there are more women than men with disabilities, the voice of the disability movement often excludes women. Also, more men than …
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By Nyasha N’onzwe I believe that people with disabilities have the potential to succeed in life and to contribute to the world’s economy. If they are educated, people with disabilities can do the job as well as, if not better than, their non-disabled counterparts. Similarly, if they are empowered, people with disabilities can run businesses …
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