Disability is not Inability

:: In a report commisioned carried out by a team led by Dr. Grace of Yale School of Public Health, alot is needs to be done by community and individuals to help change the situations. Violence against children is rampant in developing countries like Kenya. And alot is being done to change the situations. But violence against children with disabilities (CWD) is not only rampant but is under-reported, many unaware, many think they are helping the child...

UNICEF commissioned a research title to find out the types of violence mooted against children with disabilities worldwide....

:: Contents

:: Introductions

:: Background

:: Violence in the Home

:: Violence in the Home & Family page 6

:: Stress leading to violence in the home Page 7;

:: Violence and abuse leading to social isolation Page 8;

:: Violence in educational and Custodial Settings.

:: Violence in Institutions.

:: Violence in the Classroom.

:: Violence in Resident Schools

:: Criminal Justice System and CWD violence

:: Community- based Violence

:: Page 15 Socially sanctioned violence.

:: Page 16 inaccessibility of Legal services.

:: Page 17 Lack of knowledge about disability within legal system

:: Page 18 Exocism and related traditional practices.

:: Violence in the Work Place

:: Page 19 disabled children used as beggers.

:: Page 20 disabled children sold into prostitution.

:: RECOMMENDATIONS

:: Recommendations to the Community

:: Page 21 Fostering increased awareness of violence against CWDs.

:: Page 22 Inclusion of Children with disabilities

:: Page 23 National, regional and municipal governments must take leadership role.

:: PAge 24 Civil society must be at the forefront.

:: Page 25 oversight with comprehensive reporting mechanism.

:: Page 26 Regular systematic oversight of all special schools.

:: Page 27 Participation & expertise of Disability-led advocasy groups.

:: Recommendations to Individuals

:: Page 28 empower parents of CWDs.

:: Page 29 more understanding on CWD development.

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