Disability and Poverty: A Global ChallengeEide, Arne H., Ingstad, Benedicte Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about being disabled and being poor and the social, cultural and political processes that link these two aspects of living. Environmental barriers, limited access to services and discriminatory attitudes and practice are among key elements that drive disabled people into poverty and keep them there. 'Disability and poverty' explores the lived realities of people with disabilities from across the developing world and examines how the coping strategies of individuals and families emerge in different contexts. |
Contents
a global challenge | 1 |
initial impressions from Malawi and Uganda | 15 |
changes in the canji disabilitypolicies in the history of the Peoples Republic of China | 31 |
3 Living conditions among people with disabilities in developing countries | 55 |
how education affects disabilityand poverty in Malawi | 71 |
disability grants and poverty politics in rural South Africa | 93 |
6 Displacement mobility and poverty in northern Uganda | 119 |
disability and wellbeing in Yemen | 137 |
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