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Welcome to (dis)ABILITY FOCUS, a blog by George Mwika Kayange. He is the Director of Programmes at the Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD - www.safod.net), based in Botswana. Previously, he worked as an Inclusive Education Coordinator at the Federation of Disabled Organisations in Malawi and as a Director at Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre (www.cridoc.net). The aim of this blog is to raise awareness about critical issues affecting people with disabilities

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- January 29, 2012

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The Story of a Youthful Accountant, Scader Louis

- April 02, 2013

My name is Scader Louis. I was born on 30 th September 1981, in a family of 4 children and I being the only girl. My father, Ronald Louis Masanjala came from Msamati Village T/A Kalembo – Machinga and my mother, Nancy Mwalwanda came Lughali Village T/A Kyungu – Karonga respectively. They both died in 1993 and 1999 respectively. I grew up in Mangochi District where my father spent most of his working life. I did my primary school education at St Augustine 3 in Mangochi. Later I went for my secondary school education at St Monica Girls Sec. School in the same district I was in form 2 when my mum died and things turned sour for me as there was no one to support my academic needs. Many thanks to the Sisters of Divine Providence, who through my teacher Mrs. Jean Ntaba offered to, take over the responsibility of paying for my school fees. I completed my secondary education in 2001 and passed my M.S.C.E with flying colors. I sat for the University Entrance Examinations in 2...

Examples of Adaptive Technologies for the Disabled

- April 12, 2011

There is no denying the fact in this age of technology, there is a steady increase of people who use computers and Internet frequently in their workplaces, public places, or homes, but there are still many individuals who do no have access to these technologies. Some may not access them because they cannot afford to do so financially. But others have failed because of disability, in spite of having access to computer. This is why adaptive technologies have been developed. Many computers in libraries, public information centres, government institution, still do have the adaptive technologies because they are still new in Malawi. We must, therefore, list down some examples of these technologies. However, before we do so, we must first describe different categories of disabilities that make it difficult for people to access information. The major categories of disability types are as follows: • Visual blindness: This may include blindness, low...

Understanding key Concepts: Medical Model versus Social Model

- February 10, 2011

The definition and classification of disabled persons have gone through a number of changes over the centuries. Specialists have grouped disability approaches into two models, namely “social model” and “medical model”. The distinctions between the “social model” and the “medical model” of disability can initially seem remote from the concerns of someone unfamiliar with disabilities struggling to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to the mainstream social life, such as their ability to enjoy their right to access transportation infrastructure, or access to the HIV/AIDS education. The theory of Medical Model Approach uses traditional approaches which states that the inability to carry out activities is caused by impairment or impairments. For example, you are not mobile because you have a spinal injury. This understanding of disability is said to be a medical model of disability because the causes of disability are attributed only to medical conditions. In contras...