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The African Journal of Disability is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent. View our Editorial Team.


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 LATEST ARTICLES

Original Research

 
Inclusive education pandemic: Learning barriers for children with disabilities in South Africa  
Raymond Chirowamhangu
06 December 2024

Original Research - Special Collection: Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa

 
Leaving no one behind: Disability and HIV prevention, knowledge among adults in a population cohort in Uganda  
Joseph O. Mugisha, Ronald Makanga, Beatrice W. Kimono, Ivan Kasamba
05 December 2024

Editorial - Special Collection: Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa

 
Towards evidence-informed action in promoting disability inclusion in Africa  
Michelle Botha, Callista K. Kahonde
05 December 2024

Original Research - Special Collection: Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa

 
Experiences of students with disabilities in technical vocational education and training colleges  
Precious Muzite, Velisiwe Gasa
27 November 2024

Original Research - Special Collection: Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa

 
Practice of clean intermittent catheterisation in children with spina bifida: A scoping review  
Denis Nono, Andrew S. Ssemata, Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Janet Seeley
22 November 2024

Original Research - Special Collection: Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa

 
Hear our voices: The perceptions and experiences of women who are Deaf on gender-based violence  
Ronel Davids, Maria van Staden
15 November 2024

Original Research

 
Survival rate of diabetic-related lower extremity amputees in hospitals in the Eastern Cape  
Aviwe S. Mgibantaka, Alfred Musekiwa, Moleen Zunza
15 November 2024

Original Research

 
At risk but not adequately included: People with disabilities’ experience of COVID-19 in Zambia  
Queen E.C. Seketi, Jayasree A. Menon, Charles Michelo, Lena M. Banks, Virginia Bond
15 November 2024

Reviewer Acknowledgement

 
Acknowledgement to reviewers  
Editorial Office
12 November 2024

Original Research

 
Qualitative process evaluation of a disability-inclusive ultra-poor graduation programme in Uganda  
Anthony Mugeere, Tom Shakespeare, Mark T. Carew
11 November 2024
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 Notification: Holiday season announcement

 
Please note that AOSIS’s office will be closed for the Republic of South Africa’s Holiday Season from 19 December 2024 and will reopen on 6 January 2025. The journal platform will remain accessible at all times, ensuring that your manuscript submissions remain uninterrupted.  
Posted: 2024-11-25

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Posted: 2024-11-07

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Posted: 2024-09-30

 Call for Papers: Call for Papers ‘African Journal of Disability’ 2025 Special Collection: We Invite You To Submit

 

AOSIS calls on all authors to participate in the 2025 special collection that will be published in the open-access scholarly African Journal of Disability.

 

Title: Value Co-Creation for Disability-Inclusive/Accessible Tourism amidst Climate Change

 

This special collection on Value Co-Creation for Disability-Inclusive/Accessible Tourism and Climate Change: An African perspicuity, therefore, aims to consolidate existing and drive new, interdisciplinary research. It will explore accessibility, accessible tourism, and climate change from a tourism context and related industries like hospitality, education (it is critical that we understand how educational institutions prepare students to be accessible enablers), events, transportation, and entertainment.

 

Timelines

  • Submissions open: 01 October 2024
  • Submissions deadline: 31 March 2025
  • Estimated publication date: 31 August 2025

 

Read the full call.

 
Posted: 2024-09-26

Notification: Final Article Released!

 

The concluding article of our special collection, 'Evidence informed action in promoting disability inclusion in Africa' has been released! Discover ‘Experiences of students with disabilities in technical vocational education and training colleges’ by Precious Muzite and Velisiwe Gasa for the final perspectives on the study employed innovative methodologies, such as picture stories, to co-create knowledge with students living with disabilities. Read it now: Promoting Disability Inclusion in Africa. Thank you for following our special collection. If you’re interested in launching your own, contact special-issues@aosis.co.za

 
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