ArticleAfrican journal of disability2018
Ubuntu considered in light of exclusion of people with disabilities.
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Abstract
backgroundThis article emanates from a study funded by the KwaZulu-Natal chapter of South Africa's National Research Foundation on the 'Archaeology of Ubuntu'. It explores the notion of ubuntu and disability in a group of Zulu people from four communities within KwaZulu-Natal. The study is based on the notion that ubuntu is humaneness. Being human is linked to notions of care, respect and compassion.
objectivesThe article explores the treatment of people with disabilities from the elders' perspectives in this community.
methodThis article is based on qualitative data resulting from structured interviews conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal Province between February and March 2015.
resultsThe results reveal that society considered the birth of a disabled child as a curse from God and punishment from the ancestors. The results also indicate that people with disabilities were excluded from community activities; marrying a disabled person was unthinkable because they were stigmatised and dehumanised. The work of Hannah Arendt is used to interrogate people's perceptions of others with disabilities in their communities.
conclusionThe article posits that treatment of people with disabilities is not cast in stone but can be renegotiated and restructured through community engagement to represent genuine inclusion.
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