UKUR YATANI PUSHES FOR TECH HUB TO CATER FOR THE DISABLED

By AUGUSTINE SANG The Labour ministry is pushing for the establishment of a technology hub to produce assistive devices for the disabled. Labour CS Ukur Yatani says the disabled need to be considered when embracing modern technology to help empower them. Mr Yatani made the remarks in London ahead of Tuesday’s Global Disability Summit scheduled
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IMAGERY, VISIBILITY AND DISABILITY

Written by Lizzie Kiama, Founding Director at This-Ability. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Bodies are where we put our theories of social justice into practice. It therefore follows that the categories in which bodies are placed, willingly or unwillingly, need to be subject to careful critique. In a society driven by narrow, visual representations
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LIZZIE KIAMA CHANGES PERCEPTIONS OF DISABILITY IN KENYA

By Hannah Lustig October 22, 2014 Lizzie Kiama checks her watch, then glances nervously toward the door. With only 10 minutes left, she begins to worry– what if no one shows up? Every time she hosts a game of wheelchair rugby, Kiama is seized with these same, creeping fears. “It has been ingrained in my society
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