This book documents the purpose and history of the African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) with the aim to showcase how to develop useful research with, for, and by persons with disabilities within the African context and beyond. Edited by one of the most prominent African scholars in disability studies and founder of AfriNEAD, this unique volume retraces the story of disability research in Africa to present a critical analysis of disability research initiatives in a challenging scenario. Drawing on African theories and contribution of disability activists, the authors describe the development of research networks and scope of practice in Africa, documenting the conceptualization and sustainability of this network. An invaluable resource to anyone interested in understanding what it means to do disability research outside the Global North; this book is a must-have for academics and practitioners willing to initiate and sustain an inclusive disability network.
Chapter
1. The Quest to Develop an African Disability Research Network
(Gubela Mji).
Chapter
2. Nothing about us without us: Persons with
disabilities active participation in the development of AfriNEAD (Gubela Mji
and Washiela Sait).
Chapter
3. The African Network for Evidence-to-Action in
Disability: A role player in the realisation of the UNCRPD in Africa(Gubela
Mji).
Chapter
4. AfriNEAD considerations and response in conductiong
ethical driven disability research (Gubela Mji).
Chapter
5. AfriNEAD
conferences (Gubela Mji, Callista Kahonde, Marcia Cleophus, Antony Edusei,
Allister Munthali and Hillary Lane).
Chapter
6. The contribution of AfriNEAD
to Disability Research in Africa (Callista Kahonde, Gubela Mji and Malcolm
MacLachlan).
Chapter
7. The Development of Disability Research Country
Working Groups (Gubela Mji, Hillary Lane, Dagnachew Wakene, Nondwe Mlenzana,
Rosemary Choma, Patrick Devlieger and Victor Locoro).
Chapter
8. African
perspective on disability (Gubela Mji, Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda and Chioma
Ogochukwo Ohajunwa).
Chapter
9. The guidance of African thinking to assist
AfriNEAD achieve sustainability (Gubela Mji, Chioma Ogochukwo Ohajunwa and
Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda).
Chapter
10. The Future of Disability Research in Africa
(Gubela Mji).-Appendix 1: Guideline for researchers and research ethics
committees.
Gubela Mji is Emeritus Professor and previous Director for the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies within the Global Health Department at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is the past chair of the African Network for Evidence- to- Action in Disability (AfriNEAD). Her work focuses on disability, indigenous knowledge systems, and rural health, and in 2015 she produced a TED talk on how to make disability research accessible in Africa.
