Inclusive Education Developments in Africa
About this ebook
The social and economic rights of persons with disabilities are protected in the constitutions of most countries and enshrined in the normative frameworks that most African leaders have adopted and ratified. These commitments need to be borne in mind when thinking about the present and the future. Inclusive development is an investment and must be viewed as part of a package of reforms that are connected to substantive social protection and improvements in realizing other socio-economic goods. Indeed, a range of alliances are needed to advance the goals of ‘leaving no one behind’, ensuring ‘education for all’, and delivering on the African Union’s call for the development of policies, programmes and requisite budgets for the realization of inclusive education for persons with disabilities.
About the author
Ngozi Chuma Umeh is a senior lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Imo State University, Owerri. She works closely with some Persons with Disabilities organizations in Nigeria. Ngozi is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and actively consults with Disability Law. Advocacy Project (DLAP) and the Initiative for Disability Inclusion (INCLUD). She is currently the Co-chairperson Nigerian Chapter, International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) and a member of the Law and Society Association (LSA) a leading professional association that have provided the opportunity for her to coordinate and organize International Research Collaborative (IRCs) that undertake sociolegal research projects. She holds an LLD from the University of Pretoria. Her research interests are in human rights and socio-legal studies, with a focus on disability studies, education, children’s rights and sustainable development. Her doctoral study is situated within the broader academic literature around scholarship on deaf studies and inclusive education. She holds a HarvardX Verified Certificate on Child Protection.
