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Access To Work For Disabled Persons In South Africa A Rights Critique
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Author : Meryl Candice du Plessis
language : en
Publisher: PULP
Release Date : 2017-06-22
Access To Work For Disabled Persons In South Africa A Rights Critique written by Meryl Candice du Plessis and has been published by PULP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-22 with Discrimination in employment categories.
Assumptions of inability and the perceived costs of employing disabled persons are two of the primary reasons why it has been impossible or difficult for many capable disabled persons to access work and to continue working. This book considers the South African legal framework that seeks to promote such access and critiques it with particular reference to the intersections of the rights to equality and access to social security. One of the primary arguments is the need for a more active conception of social security in which access to work for disabled persons is recognised as an integral component of promoting both social security and substantive equality.
Access To Work For Disabled Persons In South Africa A Rights Critique
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Assumptions of inability and the perceived costs of employing disabled persons are two of the primary reasons why it has been impossible or difficult for many capable disabled persons to access work and to continue working. This book considers the South African legal framework that seeks to promote such access and critiques it with particular reference to the intersections of the rights to equality and access to social security. One of the primary arguments is the need for a more active conception of social security in which access to work for disabled persons is recognised as an integral component of promoting both social security and substantive equality.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 4 2016
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Author : Charles Ngwena
language : en
Publisher: Pretoria University Law Press
Release Date : 2016-01-01
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 4 2016 written by Charles Ngwena and has been published by Pretoria University Law Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Law categories.
About the publication The African Disability Rights Yearbook addresses disability rights within the foundational structure laid down by the inaugural issue. The structure comprises a tripartite division between: articles; country reports; and shorter commentaries on recent regional and sub-regional developments. The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region. The African Disability Rights Yearbook publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with the rights of persons with disabilities and related topics, with specific relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Yearbook appears annually under the aegis of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The Yearbook is an open access online publication, see www.adry.up.ac.za About the editors: Charles Ngwena is Professor, Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa. Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis is a senior lecturer and holds the degrees BIuris LLB LLM LLD from the University of Pretoria. Helene Combrinck is Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape. Serges Djoyou Kamgais is Senior Lecturer at TMALI (UNISA). Table of Contents Stigma as barrier to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa Mark Mostert Realising the inclusion of youth with disabilities in political and public life in Kenya Lucianna Thuo Reading ‘disability’ into the non-discrimination clause of the Nigerian Constitution Ngozi Chuma Umeh Legislative mechanisms for combating violence against children with disabilities in selected African jurisdictions: A critical appraisal Enoch Chilemba My right to know: Developing sexuality education resources for learners with intellectual disability in the Western Cape, South Africa Rebecca Johns Colleen Adnams (Re)thinking sexual access for adolescents with disabilities in South Africa: Balancing rights and protection Paul Chappell The development and use of Sign Language in South African schools: The denial of inclusive education Willene Holness Implementing article 33 of CRPD: Tanzanian approach Abdallah Possi SECTION B: COUNTRY REPORTS Angola Eduardo Kapapelo Gabon Christophe Tchudjo Victorine Maptue Toguem Senegal Abdoulaye Thiam Seydi Ababacar Sy Sow SECTION C: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS The jurisprudence of the committee on the rights of persons with disabilities and its implications for Africa Innocentia Mgijima The right to work and employment in Southern Africa: A commentary on how selected employment laws fare against article 27 of the CRPD Dianah Msipa BOOK REVIEW Don Kulick & Jens Rydström Loneliness and its opposite: Sex, disability, and the ethics of engagement (2015) Paul Chappell
Aspects Of Disability Law In Africa
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Author : Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis
language : en
Publisher: PULP
Release Date : 2011
Aspects Of Disability Law In Africa written by Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and has been published by PULP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Human rights categories.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 1 2013
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Author : Charles Ngwena
language : en
Publisher: Pretoria University Law Press
Release Date : 2014-01-01
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 1 2013 written by Charles Ngwena and has been published by Pretoria University Law Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Law categories.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 1 2013 Edited by Charles Ngwena, Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis, Helene Combrinck and Serges Djoyou Kamga 2014 ISSN: 2311-8970 Pages: 385 Print version: Available Electronic version: Free PDF available About the publication The African Disability Rights Yearbook breaks new ground in disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region. Preface This is the first issue of the African Disability Rights Yearbook (ADRY). Drawing inspiration from the European Yearbook on Disability Law, it is the first publication of its kind that focuses on Africa. It aims to bring into prominence an area traditionally neglected by both African governments and academics. Following in the wake of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. The Yearbook, which is projected to appear annually, is set out in three sections. Section A contains academic articles: Section B consists of country-based research, charting recent developments on disability rights legislation, case law and policy developments in selected African states; and Section C deals with relevant developments in the African Union (AU) and African sub-regional organisations. The 2013 Yearbook aims to set out the situation as at 31 December 2012. The publication of the Yearbook in 2013 is a milestone in the engagement on the rights of persons with disabilities by the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, under whose auspices this publication was conceived and is being produced. It marks a highlight in the efforts taken by the Centre over the last few years to bring more academic attention to the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa. These efforts have only been possible with the support of the Open Society foundations, in particular, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). Over the last years, OSISA has collaborated with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, to strengthen the teaching and research in law faculties in the Southern Africa on disability rights. The collaboration consists of the following elements: (a) Efforts are made to assist in the building of capacity of law faculties in the region, through the attendance of the LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa) with a focus on disability rights by staff members from these law faculties, The staff members subsequently return to their faculties, institute and develop teaching on disability rights, and institutionalise faculty-based activities and ‘centres’ around disability rights. So far, the following faculties have participated: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique (Faculdade de Direito); the University of Botswana; the University of Malawi (Chancellor College, Faculty of Law); University of Namibia; Midlands State University, Zimbabwe (Faculty of Law); University of Zambia; and University of Dodoma (Tanzania); University of Namibia. These faculties/centres have the responsibility/mandate to research on disability rights; promote awareness and sensitise key stakeholders in the population about the rights of persons with disabilities and the existing legal framework; elaborate position papers and advocate for particular legal reforms; keep record of/identify and engage in litigation of selected cases pertaining to the violation of the rights of persons with disabilities; and provide legal advice to persons with disabilities. (b) The Centre presents a one-week intensive short course on disability rights to build capacity and to disseminate information on disability rights more broadly in Africa. This course is attended by participants from all over the continent. (c) Together, the participating faculties are developing a curriculum for the teaching of an undergraduate course on disability rights at law schools in the region. (d) Academic work on and awareness about disability rights is stimulated, in particular, through the publication of this Yearbook, an academic conference, and a first Southern African Disability Rights Moot Court Competition. This Yearbook is the accomplishment of many. It has been a project long in planning and preparation, and time consuming in execution. The publication is the endproduct of collaborations between the Centre and numerous partners, in particular (UWC). A very sincere and profound word of thanks goes to the following: The four editors: the convening editor, Prof Charles Ngwena, who joined the Centre for Human Rights last year; he worked with Dr Ilze Grobbelaar-Du Plessis (UP); Prof Helene Combrinck (UWC) and Dr Serges Djoyou Kamga (UNISA) as co-editors. It is only their dedication and devotion that has made this publication possible. Prof Ngwena was not only the convening editor, but also the editor in charge of Part A. He bore the brunt of the responsibility to keep the project going, and to inspire and lead all involved towards the ever-approaching deadline. Drs Grobbelaar-Du Plessis and Serges Djoyou Kamga took responsibility for Part B, and Prof Combrinck for Part C. They each sacrificed enormously in terms of time and energy, in order to get to this end product. Thanks to all contributors, and all reviewers of contributions, for dedicating themselves to this thankless task. Kate Painting acted as a most appreciated editorial assistant. She meticuoulsy followed up references, guaranteed consistency in style, and ensured felicitous language use. At the Centre, Thuto Moratuoa Hlalele, Yolanda Booyzen and Kevashinee Pillay also provided logistical and other support. The Yearbook is published by Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), based at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The patient and professional contribution of Lizette Hermann is much appreciated. We also thank the members of the advisory board, who agreed to assist with the policy direction, review of manuscripts and lending credibility and lustre to this Yearbook by associating themselves with this endeavour. The Yearbook is very fortunate to have representation from all corners of the globe, including individuals and institutions at the leading edge of disability rights research, training and teaching. Lastly, to the Open Society Foundation – and specifically OSISA – and its staff: Many thanks in particular to Louise Olivier, for her confidence, inspiration and consistent support, which took the Centre and me personally along an exciting and challenging new road; and to Louise Ehlers and Patricia Mwanyisa, who came on board later. Other Open Society staff also inspired and played important roles along the way. In line with the right of access to information and knowledge, this Yearbook is accessible freely as a free full downloadable document on the Centre’s website www.chr.up.ac.za On behalf of all those involved, and of the Centre, I wish to express the hope that this Yearbook will soon come to be regarded as an indispensable tool to understand and chart legislative and policy developments on disability rights in Africa, and that it will contribute to bridge the gap between the discourse of rights and its practical application and actual realisation. Frans Viljoen Director, Centre for Human Rights About the editors: Charles Ngwena is Professor, Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa. Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis is a senior lecturer and holds the degrees BIuris LLB LLM LLD from the University of Pretoria. Helene Combrinck is Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape. Serges Djoyou Kamgais is Senior Lecturer at TMALI (UNISA). Table of Contents PREFACE EDITORIAL SECTION A: ARTICLES 1. The right to primary education of children with disabilities in Malawi: A diagnosis of the conceptual approach and implementation Enoch MacDonnell Chilemba 2. Forgotten or included? Disabled children’s access to primary education in Cameroon Serges Djoyou Kamga 3. Choice, support and inclusion: Implementing article 19 of the CRPD in Kenya Elizabeth Kamundia 4. A critical analysis of the legal and institutional frameworks for the realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe Esau Mandipa 5. Prospects and practices for CRPD implementation in Africa Janet Lord and Michael Ashley Stein 6. ‘Nothing about CRPD monitoring without us’: A case study on the involvement of the disability movement in policy-making in Zambia Magdolna Birtha 7. Western Cape Forum For Intellectual Disability v Government of the Republic of South Africa: A case study of contradictions in inclusive education Charles Ngwena 8. Towards an effective litigation strategy of disability rights: The Zambian experience Likando Kalaluka SECTION B: COUNTRY REPORTS Cameroon Maître Christophe Tchudjo and Joseph Ombe Côte d’Ivoire Pierre Olivier Lobe Ghana Esther A Gyamfi Mozambique Emerson Casimiro Uassuzo Lopes Namibia Ruusa Ntinda Nigeria Ngozi C Umeh and Ramola Adeola Republique Democratique du Congo (RDC) Pierre Olivier Lobe South Africa Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Chazanne Grobler Tanzania Peter Josiah Shughuru SECTION C: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Disability rights in the African regional human rights system during 2011 and 2012 Helene Combrinck Making progress: The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the rights of children with disabilities Lorenzo Wakefield Disability rights in the sub-regional economic communities during 2011 and 2012 Lucyline N Murungi, Aquinaldo Mandlate and Benedicta Armah
Disability And Equity At Work
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Author : Jody Heymann
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-13
Disability And Equity At Work written by Jody Heymann and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-13 with Medical categories.
Despite international and national guarantees of equal rights, there remains a great deal to be done to achieve global employment equality for individuals with disabilities. In OECD countries, the employment rate of persons with disabilities was just over 40%, compared to 75% for persons without a disability; in many low- and middle-income countries, the employment rates are even lower. There are numerous reasons why persons with disabilities fare poorly in the labor market; Disability and Equity at Work is the first book to document what can be done to improve this imbalance. Chapters in this volume address all relevant facets of this topic and include: · Extensive examination of the factors contributing to inequitable access to work among persons with disability · Analysis of the economic benefits of increasing employment equity · Successful employment strategies at every stage of a worker's career · Evidence-based recommendations and in-depth case studies of innovative policies and programs around the world Chapter contributors include leaders from international organizations, government, civil society, and academia, including experts from UN agencies, leaders in nongovernmental advocacy and research organizations, and senior academics in the field. Disability and Equity at Work fills a needed gap that will appeal to those interested in and engaged in public policy, global health, equal rights, business, labor, and other fields.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 3 2015
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Author : Charles Ngwena
language : en
Publisher: Pretoria University Law Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 3 2015 written by Charles Ngwena and has been published by Pretoria University Law Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Law categories.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 3 2015 Edited by Charles Ngwena, Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis, Helene Combrinck and Serges Djoyou Kamga 2015 ISSN: 2311-8970 Pages: 337 Print version: Available Electronic version: Free PDF available About the publication The 2014 issue of the African Disability Rights Yearbook addresses disability rights within the foundational structure laid down by the inaugural issue. The structure comprises a tripartite division between: articles; country reports; and shorter commentaries on recent regional and sub-regional developments. The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region. The African Disability Rights Yearbook publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with the rights of persons with disabilities and related topics, with specific relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Yearbook appears annually under the aegis of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The Yearbook is an open access online publication, see www.adry.up.ac.za About the editors: Charles Ngwena is Professor, Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa. Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis is a senior lecturer and holds the degrees BIuris LLB LLM LLD from the University of Pretoria. Helene Combrinck is Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape. Serges Djoyou Kamgais is Senior Lecturer at TMALI (UNISA). Table of Contents EDITORIAL SECTION A: ARTICLES The sexual and reproductive health rights of women with disabilities in Africa: Linkages between the CRPD and the African Women’s Protocol Lucyline Nkatha Murungi & Ebenezer Durojaye Sexual and reproductive rights of women with disabilities: Implementing international human rights standards in Lesotho Itumeleng Shale How assessments of testimonial competence perpetuate inequality and discrimination for persons with intellectual disabilities: An analysis of the approach taken in South Africa and Zimbabwe Dianah Msipa Unpaid carers of persons with disabilities in Africa and Latin America: Gender, human rights and invisibility Marina Mendez Erreguerena Confronting the double marginalisation of girls with disabilities: Practical challenges for the realisation of the right to education for girls with disabilities under the Disability Act of Malawi J Nyanda The hugger-mugger of enforcing socio-economic rights in Ghana: A threat to the rights of persons with disabilities Justice Srem-Sai SECTION B: COUNTRY REPORTS Eritrea Futsum Abbay Lesotho Itumeleng Shale Morocco Arlene S Kanter Sierra Leone Romola Adeola Swaziland Simangele Daisy Mavundla\ Tunisia Arlene S Kanter SECTION C: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Disability rights and emerging disability legislation in selected African jurisdictions: A diagnostic commentary Enoch MacDonnell Chilemba The right to political participation for people with disabilities in Africa William Aseka Oluchina BOOK REVIEW AS Kanter: The development of disability rights under international law: From charity to human rights (2014) Tsitsi Chataika
Disability And Social Change
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Author : Brian Watermeyer
language : en
Publisher: HSRC Press
Release Date : 2006
Disability And Social Change written by Brian Watermeyer and has been published by HSRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Medical categories.
This powerful volume represents the broadest engagement with disability issues in South Africa yet. Themes include theoretical approaches to, and representations of, disability; governmental and civil society responses to disability issues; aspects of education as these pertain to the oppression/liberation of disabled people; social security for disabled people; the complex politics permeating service provision relationships; and a consideration of disability in relation to human spaces - physical, economic and philosophical. Firmly located within the social model of disability, this collection resonates powerfully with contemporary thinking and research in the disability field and sets a new benchmark for cutting-edge debates in a transforming South Africa.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 2 2014
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Author : Charles Ngwena
language : en
Publisher: Pretoria University Law Press
Release Date : 2014-01-01
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 2 2014 written by Charles Ngwena and has been published by Pretoria University Law Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Law categories.
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 2 2014 Edited by Charles Ngwena, Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis, Helene Combrinck and Serges Djoyou Kamga 2014 ISSN: 2311-8970 Pages: 327 Print version: Available Electronic version: Free PDF available About the publication The 2014 issue of the African Disability Rights Yearbook addresses disability rights within the foundational structure laid down by the inaugural issue. The structure comprises a tripartite division between: articles; country reports; and shorter commentaries on recent regional and sub-regional developments. The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region. The African Disability Rights Yearbook publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with the rights of persons with disabilities and related topics, with specific relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Yearbook appears annually under the aegis of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The Yearbook is an open access online publication, see www.adry.up.ac.za About the editors: Charles Ngwena is Professor, Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa. Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis is a senior lecturer and holds the degrees BIuris LLB LLM LLD from the University of Pretoria. Helene Combrinck is Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape. Serges Djoyou Kamgais is Senior Lecturer at TMALI (UNISA). Table of Contents EDITORIAL SECTION A: ARTICLES The right to inclusive education in Botswana: Present challenges and future prospects Obonye Jonas The Basic Education Act of 2013: Why it is one step forward and two steps back for children with disabilities in Kenya William Aseka and Arlene S Kanter Too little, too late? The CRPD as a standard to evaluate South African legislation and policies for early childhood development Sue Philpott Everybody counts: The right to vote of persons with psychosocial disabilities in South Africa Heléne Combrinck Termination of pregnancy of persons with mental disabilities on medical advice: A case study of South Africa Ashwanee Budoo and Rajendra Parsad Gunputh Economic discourses of disability in Africa: An overview of lay and legislative narratives Shimelis Tsegaye Tesemma SECTION B: COUNTRY REPORTS Botswana Thuto Hlalele, Romola Adeola, Adebayo Okeowo, Daba Bacha Muleta and Lucius Batty Njiti Egypt Lila Meadows, Nadia Adib Bamieh and Janet E Lord Kenya Elizabeth Kamundia Malawi Enoch MacDonnell Chilemba Mauritius Ashwanee Budoo and Roopanand Amar Mahadew Uganda Louis O Oyaro Zambia Natasha Banda and Likando Kalaluka Zimbabwe Esau Mandipa and Gift Manyatera SECTION C: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Developments regarding disability rights during 2013: The African Charter and African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Heléne Combrinck and Lawrence M Mute Baby steps: Developments at the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (2013-2014) Lorenzo Wakefield Disability rights in the sub-regional economic communities during 2013 Lucyline Nkatha Murungi
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 5 2017
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Author : Charles Ngwena
language : en
Publisher: Pretoria University Law Press
Release Date : 2017-01-01
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 5 2017 written by Charles Ngwena and has been published by Pretoria University Law Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with Law categories.
About the publication The African Disability Rights Yearbook addresses disability rights within the foundational structure laid down by the inaugural issue. The structure comprises a tripartite division between: articles; country reports; and shorter commentaries on recent regional and sub-regional developments. The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region. The African Disability Rights Yearbook publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with the rights of persons with disabilities and related topics, with specific relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Yearbook appears annually under the aegis of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The Yearbook is an open access online publication, see www.adry.up.ac.za About the editors: Charles Ngwena is Professor, Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa. Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis is a senior lecturer and holds the degrees BIuris LLB LLM LLD from the University of Pretoria. Helene Combrinck is Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape. Serges Djoyou Kamgais is Senior Lecturer at TMALI (UNISA). Table of Contents SECTION A: ARTICLES The Basic Education Act of 2013 as a tool for advancing early childhood development and education for children with disabilities in Kenya Mirriam Nthenge ‘Access to justice of children with disabilities in defilement cases; a myth or reality?’ Bernadette Malunga, Ngeyi Ruth Kanyongolo & Ngcimezile Mbano-Mweso The socio-economic rights of children with disabilities in South Africa: A comparison between the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Zita Hansungule & Trynie Boezaart ‘De-stigmatising psychosocial disabilities in South Africa’ Faraaz Mahomed & Michael Ashley Stein Mental illness, stigma and disability rights in Ghana Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy & Jeff Grischow Albinism in Africa: A proposed conceptual framework to understand and effectively address a continental crisis’ Mark P Mostert & Martha M Weich The identity question versus appropriateness of legal anti-discrimination measures: Endorsing the disability rights approach to albinism Abdallah Possi & Ally Possi SECTION B: COUNTRY REPORTS Djibouti Djibril Ismail Cher Madagascar Isambilo Rabearison-Andrianjara SECTION C: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS The right to the highest attainable standard of mental health in selected African countries: A commentary on how selected mental health laws fare against article 25 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Elizabeth Kamundia Disability rights developments in the East African Community post-2012 Damalie Naggita-Musoke BOOK REVIEW Elizabeth Barnes Minority body: A theory of disability Charles Ngwena