Access to education in Africa: Responding to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Disability and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 385-398

  Chataika, Tsitsi ^a   Mckenzie, Judith Anne ^a   Swart, Estelle ^a   Lyner Cleophas, Marcia ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; African Network on Evidence to Action on Disability; collaboration; disability; disabled people; Global South; inclusive education; United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859636550     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2012.654989     Document Type: Article

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