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Navigating the ethical maze in disability research: ethical contestations in an African context
(Taylor&Francis Online: Disability & Society ., 2015-02-17)
Despite changes in how disability is viewed, ethical requirements for disability research have hardly changed. Some ethical clearance procedures, processes and practices still consider persons with disabilities as not able, ...
A descriptive grammar of morphosyntactic constructions in Ugandan Sign Language (UgSL)
(Central Lancashire University (unpublished work), 2014-04)
The Ugandan Deaf Community, consisting of approximately 25,000 sign
language users, has seen significant developments in its recent history.
Government recognition of sign language, establishment of schools for the ...
Beyond the law: a review of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in ADA employment research
(Disability Studies Quarterly: the first journal in the field of disability studies, 2015)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, 1990) is the cornerstone of civil rights policy for people with disabilities. Although enforced through the justice system, the legacy of the ADA transcends well beyond its legal ...
Provision of reasonable accommodation for teachers with visual impairment in government schools in Soroti municipality
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-11)
This study focused on exploring provision of reasonable accommodation for teachers with visual impairment in government schools in Soroti Municipality. The study explored the working conditions of teachers, established the ...
Participation of adults with visual impairment in literacy skill development programmes a case study of Tabora municipality, Tanzania
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-11)
This study investigated participation of adults with visual impairments in literacy skills development programmes. Provision of adult literacy skills in Tanzania concern itself primarily with the acquisition of writing, ...
Power dynamics among PWDs during adult learning processes: motivator or demotivator?
(AJOL: Rwandan Journal of Education, 2016-01-12)
People with disabilities (PWDs) need knowledge and skills to engage in livelihood activities and to lead meaningful lives. Unfortunately, they are not or are underserved by the formal and non-formal education system. ...
Ethical and methodological responses to risks in fieldwork with deaf Ugandans
(Taylor&Francis: Contemporary Social Science; Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, 2017-07-12)
While members of marginalised communities may be motivated to participate in ethnographic research by the desire to have their stories ‘heard’/seen, find a place in history and transmit their legacy, telling and publishing ...
Experiences of students with disabilities admitted under affirmative action scheme in public universities, Uganda a case of two public universities
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-10)
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of students with disabilities admitted under affirmative action scheme in public universities, Uganda: A case of Makerere and Kyambogo public universities. The ...
Parents' role in providing sexuality education to deaf adolescents in Mafubira sub- county, jinja District Uganda
(Kyambogo Univiserty(unpublished), 2018-11)
The research aimed at finding out whether parents provide sexuality education to their deaf
adolescents. Focus was on the challenges they faced, the coping strategies they employed to
overcome the challenges and to find ...
Access to assistive technology by university sudents with visual impairment inTanzania
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2018-12)
The purpose of this study was to explore access to assistive technology by university
students with visual impairment in Tanzania. The study was conducted in two public
universities with in Dar es Salaam region in Tanzania. ...