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The barriers to access healthcare services by people with disabilities: Policymakers’ perspectives
Background: Accessibility to healthcare is a fundamental human right aimed at facilitating better health outcomes for people with disabilities. However, …
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Disability, spirituality and belonging in Africa: An intersectional and decolonial perspective
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African …
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Patient perceptions of physiotherapy and prehabilitation before hip and knee arthroplasty in South Africa
Background: Hip and knee joint arthroplasty in many low- and middle-income countries has lengthy waiting lists as trauma-related procedures are …
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Injury profile, prevalence and risk factors among South African Para-athletes
Background: Para-athletes are at heightened risk of sports-related injuries due to sport-specific demands, disability types and environmental exposures. Despite global …
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Physiotherapists’ challenges with implementing the policy to Screen, Identify, Assess, and Support learners with physical disabilities
Background: Challenges persist in implementing the policy to Screen, Identify, Assess, and Support (SIAS) individuals with physical disabilities, particularly in …
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A multi-faceted analysis of disability and poverty in the Polokwane Local Municipality: A narrative review
Background: The interplay between poverty and disability creates a cyclical relationship where disability can increase poverty, and poverty can increase …
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Third-party disability: An analysis of speech-language therapists’ experiences in adult dysphagia management in South Africa
Background: Dysphagia, a swallowing impairment, has left people in need of assistance and care. Therefore, the lives of caregivers to …
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Disability, spirituality and the politics of belonging in postcolonial Zimbabwe
Background: In Zimbabwe, disability is defined and explained from a cultural, African indigenous religion and spirituality. These perspectives are sources …
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Views of healthcare professionals regarding care of children with intellectual disability: A qualitative study in Vhembe district, Limpopo province
Background: Intellectual disability is a significant concern to both mothers and healthcare professionals. This is because of the support and …
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Barriers and facilitators experienced by wheelchair users when using minibus taxis in Africa: A scoping review
Background: Accessible transport is essential for achieving the sustainable development goals. Persons with disabilities often struggle to access public transport …
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Power dynamics in African spirituality and disability: The South African context
Background: This article explores the interplay between disability, spirituality and belonging within African spirituality in South Africa. It examines how …
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Community perceptions towards children living with albinism in Africa: An integrative review
Background: Community perceptions of children with albinism often influence their inclusion, safety and access to education, violating their basic human …
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Teaching Deaf learners in multi-grade classes: Perceptions from a rural Mpumalanga special school
Background: Teaching Deaf learners in multigrade classes contributes to learning challenges and requires implementation of curriculum differentiation. However, limited South …
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Workplace narratives of South African employees with multiple sclerosis
Background: Workplace inclusion for employees with chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) remains a challenge because of the episodic …
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Clinical and maternal factors associated with pain and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) represents the most common and disabling motor disorder in childhood. It can lead to chronic pain …
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Parental perspectives on support for learners with physical disabilities at special schools
Background: Inclusive education for learners with special education needs is challenged with a rigid curricula and inadequate policy monitoring. Parental …
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Experience-based suggestions for improving accessibility of minibus taxis for wheelchair users
Background: Accessible transport is a prerequisite for the sustainable developmental goals (SDGs). Without transport, SDGs dependent on community mobility such …
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A theory of change for the inclusive education for learners with intellectual disabilities in South Africa
Background: Since the implementation of the inclusive education policy in 2001 in South Africa, several milestones have been celebrated. Nevertheless, …
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Autism paradigms in a developing country setting: Results and implications of a Zimbabwean study
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are an evolving concept in the neurodiversity community. There is a continuum of views ranging …
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Reflections on Transformation through Occupation: An occupational therapy textbook co-edited by Swartz
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African …
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