This book uses Ubuntu philosophy to illuminate the voices of people with disabilities from Sub-Saharan Africa. Disability literature is largely dominated by scholars and studies from the Global North, and these studies are largely informed by Global North theories and concepts. Although Disability literature in the Global South is now fast growing, most studies continue to utilise conceptual, theoretical and philosophical frameworks that are framed within Global North contexts. This presents two major challenges: Firstly, the voices of people with disabilities in the Global South remain on the fringes of disability discourses. Secondly, when their voices are heard, their realities are distorted.
This edited book, consisting of 11 chapters, provides case-studies from Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda and South Africa to explore disability in various fields: inclusive education, higher education, environment, Open Distance Learning and Technical and Vocational Education and Technical Colleges.
By challenging the global hegemonic discourses on disability by contributing to the ways in which Global South disability is understood, this book will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, development studies, medical sociology, and African studies.
About the Author: Oliver Mutanga is a Critical Diversity scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of the Free State in South Africa. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education in Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, as well as a Research Associate at the University of South Africa's College of Education. Oliver has gained valuable experience in various countries including Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Norway, and the UK. Before joining Nazarbayev University, he was a Lecturer at De Montfort University in the UK. Oliver has been honoured with prestigious awards such as the Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Oslo, Norway (2017/8), and the Global Challenges Research Fellowship at University College London's Institute of Education (2019).
