Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Recent News from Around the Continent

Here are a couple of recent news items from Africa:

From Ghana:
Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In Regular Schools Is Good(click here to read article)

From Malawi:
People with disabilities facing discrimination in Malawi - activists (click here to read article)

Sunday, January 4, 2009

ANDD Conference in Namibia

Self advocates from Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Zambia, and Zimbabwe came together for a one day forum as part of the 7th African Network for Development and Disabilities (ANDD) Conference being held in Namibia.

Click here to read more.

Making Your Church More Accessible

After returning from our trip to Zambia last September, Amy Hewitt set to work finding a few quick resources that church organizations in Zambia could use to help make their facilities more accessible. Here are links to some of the resources available on church and disability:

More Than 50 Ways to Make Your Church Accessible With Little or NO Cost Involved
Christian Reformed Church's resources on disability concerns