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Family action for inclusion in education
- Author:
- MILES Susie
- Publisher:
- Enabling Education Network
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 115p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Celebrates the stories of family-based advocacy organisations which have helped to transform education systems in southern Africa, South Asia, Europe and Australia. Quotations from family and community members provide the reader with valuable insights into the activities, thoughts and feelings of parents involved in fighting for the inclusion of their disabled children. In countries of the South the challenge of providing education for all children is not being met. Disabled children are among the most marginalised from education.This guide has been written for family and community members who may feel isolated and want to form a support group, or advocacy organisation, to challenge exclusion. It will also be of interest to those committed to promoting more inclusive practices in education.
Engaging with the disability rights movement: the experience of community-based rehabilitation in southern Africa
- Author:
- MILES Susie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(4), December 1996, pp.501-517.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Argues that unless community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes enter into genuine consultation with the disability rights movement they are in danger of repeating the mistakes of institution-based rehabilitation. Partnership between CBR programmes, and disabled people's and parents' organisations in southern Africa has led to the development of a more consumer focused approach to CBR where disabled adults and parents have been fully involved in the design and implementation of programmes, CBR workers have a clearer understanding of disability as a development issue. Education, employment and poverty alleviation have been given a higher priority than medical rehabilitation in these programmes. The evolving concept of CBR and its relationship with the disability rights movement has been observed and documented by The Save the Children Fund, and forms the basis of this paper.