Yearly Archives: 2018

CBR for Inclusive Education; Cameroon Making Strides

CBR for Inclusive Education; Cameroon Making Strides

Children with disabilities in Cameroon as in other Low and Medium Income Countries (LMIC) experience stigma from birth and are more prone to exclusion, concealment, abandonment, institutionalization and abuse. By Mercy Nyangu Chelsea (Five) was diagnosed with profound hearing impairment and enrolled in Pre-school at home. Her elder brother aged seven also learned Child Sign […]

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Access to Information for the Visually Impaired has been Made Possible

Access to Information for the Visually Impaired has been Made Possible

By Mr Twebaze the Registrar General, Uganda Registration Services Bureau. Uganda Registration Services Bureau has been spearheading a process for Uganda to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. Uganda ratified the treaty on April 23, 2018 and it will enter […]

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The Sixth CBR Africa Conference: Zambia 2018

The Sixth CBR Africa Conference: Zambia 2018

Conference Theme:  CBR For Resilience Building and sustainable Development : Leave No One Behind Date :  7th May – 11th May 2018 Venue   :  Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka, Zambia List of Participants:        CLICK HERE to download list of participants Conference Resolution:  CLICK HERE to download The 6th CBR Africa Conference Resolution The 6th CBR Africa Conference was […]

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CAN registers 67% growth in membership

CAN registers 67% growth in membership

CBR Africa Network (CAN) has registered a steady growth in her membership. According to the recent statistics, the number of new members joining the organisation has more than doubled from 600 members in 2017 to 1000 members in 2018, implying a 67% increment. The percentage growth does not only mean that many implementers of CBR […]

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Uganda’s compliance with  international legal regimes is wanting, says study

Uganda’s compliance with international legal regimes is wanting, says study

The Government of Uganda still has a long way to go  in ensuring that her interventions towards inclusiveness meet both the national and international legal regimes, a study titled Disability Demands conducted by the Country’s National Umbrella Organization for Persons with Disabilities reveals.  According to the study, there are still  glaring gaps in the government’s […]

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Ratify the Protocol on disability, African governments told

The Africa Disability Alliance calls on African Governments to ratify the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa The Africa Disability Alliance (ADA), wish to congratulate the African Union (AU) Assembly of African Union Heads of States and Governments held from 28-29 January […]

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“Disability and Inclusion in Africa: The Role of Assistive Technology”

“Disability and Inclusion in Africa: The Role of Assistive Technology”

Ensuring universal access to essential and affordable assistive technology will be crucial in the attainment of the development agenda for the  decades ahead, a report  by AfriNEAD, says. The further argues that overcoming impairments, eliminating barriers to enable persons with disabilities to actively participate and become productive members of society is one of the many […]

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Global Health and Disability

An online course on Global health and disability is set to commence later this month. Leaving no one behind: disability, health and well being in global development is a 3 week (maximum 4 hours per week) free online course from the International Centre for Evidence in Disability at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical […]

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