Comparative Policy Brief: Status of Intellectual Disabilities in the Republic of Zambia

Autor/in	Mung'omba, James
Titel	Comparative Policy Brief: Status of Intellectual Disabilities in the Republic of Zambia
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5 (2008) 2, S.142-144 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1122
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-1130.2008.00163.x
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Poverty; Mental Retardation; Etiology; Nongovernmental Organizations; Foreign Countries; Disabilities; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Social Isolation; Social Discrimination; Public Policy; Social Services; Children; Family Programs; Social Influences; Welfare Services; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Developing Nations; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Zambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Armut; Geistige Behinderung; Ätiologie; Ausland; Handicap; Behinderung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Soziale Isolation; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Child; Kind; Kinder; Family program; Familienprogramm; Sozialer Einfluss; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Sambia
Abstract	In the Republic of Zambia, an estimated 256,000 persons have some form of disability, and of these, 5.4% have intellectual disabilities. Even now, traditional beliefs about the etiology of intellectual disabilities persist and considerable stigma is attached to the presence of persons with intellectual disabilities who are often excluded from community life. Recently, antidiscrimination legislation has been enacted and there is a policy related to pupils with special educational needs. Although a range of Zambian and international nongovernmental organizations and church groups have developed services for children and their families, their impact is impeded by widespread poverty. Adults remain vulnerable, with no entitlement to social welfare benefits and very limited access either to government-led trust funds for persons with disabilities or to employment. The most striking issue is poverty (Zambia is one of the world's poorest nations) and an absence of even basic support for people with intellectual disabilities outside of families. Other key issues include a lack of useful data, no specific policy related to persons with intellectual disabilities, and limited progress in achieving education for all. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10