“When they see a wheelchair, They've not even seen me”—factors shaping the experience of disability stigma and discrimination in Kenya

G Barbareschi, MT Carew, EA Johnson, N Kopi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disability stigma in many low-and middle-income countries represents one of the most
pervasive barriers preventing people with disabilities from accessing equal rights and …

Achieving disability inclusive employment–Are the current approaches deep enough?

J Shaw, M Wickenden, S Thompson… - Journal of International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diverse approaches to promoting disability inclusive employment aim to transform
workplaces into truly inclusive environments, usually with intervention strategies targeting …

Challenges to persons with disabilities in Pakistan: A review of literature

S Hussain, A Alam, S Ullah - Journal of Social Sciences Review, 2022 - ojs.jssr.org.pk
This study is based on the review of available literature to explore the problems faced by
persons with disabilities in Pakistan. However, only those persons were focused who were …

Spaces of exclusion and neglect: The impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, and Uganda

S Thompson, B Rohwerder - Space and Culture, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This research investigates how COVID-19 has affected experiences of people with
disabilities in low-and middle-income contexts. A qualitative approach was used to collect …

Capability‐sensitive principles for assistive technology to support young graduates with disabilities in Bangladesh and Kenya into employment

LD Morris, O Abu Alghaib… - Journal of International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to increased inclusion of young people with disabilities into the private sector in
Bangladesh and Kenya, there is an urgent need to find alternative ways to support young …

How can we create a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace in society without the voice of disability? Lessons from Ghana

E Nkansah‐Dwamena - Journal of International Development, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In Africa, the work experiences of disabled people can help employers and the government
build more inclusive workplaces. Nonetheless, research exploring disabled people's work …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the journey into formal employment for youth with disabilities in Bangladesh: A qualitative study

S Bechange, E Jolley, AR Rozario, U Mallick… - Children and Youth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that youth employment is a government policy priority in Bangladesh, young
people have higher unemployment rates than the overall working population. Young men …

“I Don't Know Whether It's Priority, or Capacity, or Both”: Implementation Gaps in Employment Policies Targeting People with Disabilities in Kenya and Bangladesh

S Hameed, L Huq, DJN Musendo, LM Banks… - …, 2024 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Disabled people are often excluded from employment, particularly in accessing waged
employment. This exclusion persists despite enabling policies and legislature, indicating a …

Introduction: regional catalysts for the realisation of the SDGs in the post pandemic era

V Anbumozhi, K Kalirajan, F Kimura - Sustainable development goals and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals remains a major challenge amidst the
Pandemic. Despite signs of progress in several SDGs, from 2015 to 2019. investments that …

What difference does tech make? Conceptualizations of Disability and Assistive Technology among Kenyan Youth: Conceptualizations of Disability and AT

G Barbareschi, N Shitawa Kopi, B Oldfrey… - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Most research which investigates stigma towards with people with disabilities and the use of
Assistive Technology (AT) are based in the Global North and focus on the experiences of …