It is often stated that accessibility is the only important aspect of improving the lives of disabled people. However, while accessibility is very important, it is not the only thing that needs to be changed.
Charities must stop creating objects of pity
In order to raise money, many charities use images and footage of individuals who appear helpless, needy and vulnerable. Although well-intentioned, this approach further dehumanises individuals by creating ‘objects of pity’ and it must stop!
7 reasons why play is at the heart of our work
This shocking statistic shows why more must be done for disabled people
There is a staggering statistic in The African Report on Children with Disabilities that shows that there is a lot of work to be done to create an inclusive society.
This is why we must stop searching for ways to say 'special needs'
Disabled people aren't 'Superhuman', let's stop saying it
We need to rethink the term 'special needs' - here's why
4 ways Disability Africa is changing lives
The UN Convention is a vision unrealised. Don't celebrate it just yet
It is ten years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A landmark achievement in the international recognition of the rights of disabled people. Yet, in Ngwerere, a dispersed rural community in Zambia close to the capital Lusaka, only an extreme optimist could find evidence of any discernible difference made to the lives of disabled people in those ten years of the UN Convention...
It is Society That Disables People - This Must Change
Disability Africa establishes programmes which recognise a view of the Social Model of Disability in which we distinguish between the words “impairment” and “disability
Disability Africa is Going From Strength to Strength. Now We're Expanding
Aid Can Do More Harm Than Good, Here's How to Do It Better
On Monday this week, MPs debated a motion on scrapping the United Kingdom’s commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid. But they were missing the point.
Disability Africa's Life Changing Project
It’s safe to say that my first week of work at Disability Africa was unlike any other. This was my first trip to Africa and it was great to see the life-changing work that Disability Africa does.
Disability Africa Launches Campaign
Disability Africa is currently running a campaign to raise £8,000 for a unique playground. The playground is specially designed to offer a wide range of exciting challenges to disabled children at our newly built Inclusion Centre in The Gambia – and we need your help…