7th AFRINEAD CONFERENCE – 2nd Call for Abstract

Here it is – the 2^nd call for Abstract for the 7^th AfriNEAD conference “Positioning AfriNEAD: Rolling out Disability research in Africa.”

Please remember to register on the link in the call.

Also please note that Abstracts cannot be uploaded on the registration form, so send then directly to 

ABOUT AFRINEAD

 

African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) is a pan-African network founded by the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at Stellenbosch University in 2007. The network promotes, facilitates, and coordinates implementation of disability research evidence into policy and practice through engaging persons with disabilities; researching through them, with them, not only about them; and, where possible, making them, the lead researchers. This is achieved through: collaborative research projects involving persons with disabilities, academic researchers, government officials and civil society; conferences and seminars, and publication and dissemination of research evidence through policy briefs, reports, and special issues in academic journals.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!

 

 

The Scientific Committee of the 7th AfriNEAD Conference invites contributions from persons with disabilities, researchers, business personnel, policy makers, activists, and practitioners to share evidence, experiences, and ideas on how AfriNEAD could be better positioned to achieve its quest of being a regional research network for realization of rights of persons with disability in Africa. The theme for the 7th AfriNEAD conference is:  “Positioning  AfriNEAD:  Rolling  out  Disability  Research  in  Africa”  This  title

requires AfriNEAD to reflect on its organic strength and position in Africa and to be able to face the challenges of the day regarding disability research. We aim for evidence- based solutions to actions in disability work and to map a plan, a blueprint for going forward.

 

Through a wide range of perspectives, knowledge and methodologies, presenters at this conference are invited to participate in a common exploration of questions such as, but not limited to, the following:

 

       What is the impact of the work/research that I am doing now?

       How has my work/research impacted on policy and practice?

   How can my work/research inspire persons with disabilities and other stakeholders in the disability sector?

   How does my work/research go beyond rhetoric and bring meaningful change to the lives of persons with disabilities?

   How is this work/research going to continue to have an impact on the lives of person with disabilities in the future?

 

Abstracts will be organized around 8 thematic areas drawn from the United Nations

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as follows:

       Children & Youth with Disabilities,

       Education: Early Childhood to Tertiary

       Economic Empowerment,

       Development Process in Africa: Poverty, Politics, and Indigenous Knowledge systems

       Health and HIV & AIDS

       Community Based Rehabilitation

       Assistive technology

       Holistic Wellness: Sport, Recreation, Sexuality and Spirituality

AfriNEAD calls upon prospective presenters to indicate whether they want their submissions to be considered for oral or poster presentation.

Abstract Structure

The abstract should be a maximum of 250 words, in Times New Roman font size 12 and written in British English. All abstract submissions should follow the following structure: Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions.

Abstract Key Dates