Ubuntu considered in light of exclusion of people with disabilities
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Ubuntu considered in light of exclusion of people with disabilities | |
| Creator | Ngubane-Mokiwa, Sindile A. | |
| Description | Background: This article emanates from a study funded by the KwaZulu-Natal chapter of South Africa’s National Research Foundation on the ‘Archaeology of Ubuntu’. It explores the notion of ubuntu and disability in a group of Zulu people from four communities within KwaZulu-Natal. The study is based on the notion that ubuntu is humaneness. Being human is linked to notions of care, respect and compassion.Objectives: The article explores the treatment of people with disabilities from the elders’ perspectives in this community.Method: This article is based on qualitative data resulting from structured interviews conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal Province between February and March 2015.Results: The results reveal that society considered the birth of a disabled child as a curse from God and punishment from the ancestors. The results also indicate that people with disabilities were excluded from community activities; marrying a disabled person was unthinkable because they were stigmatised and dehumanised. The work of Hannah Arendt is used to interrogate people’s perceptions of others with disabilities in their communities.Conclusion: The article posits that treatment of people with disabilities is not cast in stone but can be renegotiated and restructured through community engagement to represent genuine inclusion. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-11-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v7i0.460 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 7 (2018); 7 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/460/931
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