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African Journal of Disability (Online) (2226-7220)
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Learning support strategies for learners with neurodevelopmental disorders: Perspectives of recently qualified teachers 165 396 0 15 576
Challenges faced by women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe: The case of Chitungwiza town 398 37 0 0 435
Investigating barriers teachers face in the implementation of inclusive education in high schools in Gege branch, Swaziland 293 93 0 14 400
The development of education for learners with diverse learning needs in the South African context: A bio-ecological systems analysis 274 76 0 15 365
Adaptation of the curriculum for the inclusion of learners with special education needs in selected primary schools in the Fort Beaufort District 286 54 0 0 340
Practices and discourses of ubuntu: Implications for an African model of disability? 238 48 0 21 307
Development of self-help groups for caregivers of children with disabilities in Kilifi, Kenya: Process evaluation 219 10 0 11 240
Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia 124 99 0 2 225
Intellectual disability rights and inclusive citizenship in South Africa: What can a scoping review tell us? 141 77 0 6 224
Barriers experienced by people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities. A case of a sheltered workshop in Bloemfontein, South Africa 187 14 0 12 213
Inclusion, universal design and universal design for learning in higher education: South Africa and the United States 65 138 0 2 205
Support to address barriers to learning for learners who are deaf 156 38 0 1 195
Difficulties in teaching Grade 3 learners with reading problems in full-service schools in South Africa 101 90 0 4 195
Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy 98 82 0 1 181
Wheelchair users, access and exclusion in South African higher education 138 37 0 3 178
Access to curriculum for students with disabilities at higher education institutions: How does the National University of Lesotho fare? 117 49 0 1 167
Teaching learners with autism in the South African inclusive classroom: Pedagogic strategies and possibilities 125 36 0 5 166
Funding and inclusion in higher education institutions for students with disabilities 23 139 0 0 162
COVID-19, disability and the context of healthcare triage in South Africa: Notes in a time of pandemic 42 94 0 13 149
Dyslexic learners' experiences with their peers and teachers in special and mainstream primary schools in North-West Province 60 82 0 6 148
The carry-over effect of an aquatic-based intervention in children with cerebral palsy 104 32 0 1 137
Hearing children of Deaf parents: Gender and birth order in the delegation of the interpreter role in culturally Deaf families 101 33 0 2 136
Pastoral ministry and persons with disabilities: The case of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe 94 35 0 1 130
The benefits of hydrotherapy to patients with spinal cord injuries 29 97 0 1 127
Impact of lived experiences of people with disabilities in the built environment in South Africa 84 25 0 16 125
The promise of equal education not kept: Specific learning disabilities - The invisible disability 56 51 0 11 118
The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: A clinical commentary 82 33 0 1 116
Ubuntu considered in light of exclusion of people with disabilities 79 27 0 1 107
People with disabilities and income-related social protection measures in South Africa: Where is the gap? 78 22 0 2 102
Wheelchair services and use outcomes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya and the Philippines 94 6 0 0 100
The experiences and challenges faced by rehabilitation community service therapists within the South African Primary Healthcare health system 60 36 0 0 96
Community-based rehabilitation workers' perspectives of wheelchair provision in Uganda: A qualitative study 88 7 0 1 96
Preparedness of civil society in Botswana to advance disability inclusion in programmes addressing gender-based and other forms of violence against women and girls with disabilities 66 18 0 12 96
An analysis of trunk kinematics and gait parameters in people with stroke 66 25 0 3 94
Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa 68 18 0 4 90
The health benefits of exercise therapy for patients with Down syndrome: A systematic review 25 63 0 1 89
Factors that relate to sport participation of adolescents with a mobility impairment 80 5 0 2 87
Being differently abled: Disability through the lens of hierarchy of binaries and Bitso-lebe-ke Seromo 53 14 0 18 85
The relationship between social support and participation in stroke: A systematic review 51 31 0 2 84
Recycling of plaster of Paris 53 21 0 10 84
Transformative equality: Court accommodations for South African citizens with severe communication disabilities 60 12 0 11 83
Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models 75 7 0 0 82
Multilingualism and augmentative and alternative communication in South Africa - Exploring the views of persons with complex communication needs 53 19 0 7 79
Disability-inclusive community development: A case of a community garden in Limpopo province in South Africa 62 10 0 7 79
The intersection of disability and food security: Perspectives of health and humanitarian aid workers 55 19 0 2 76
Analysing disability policy in Namibia: An occupational justice perspective 60 13 0 1 74
Looking under the veil: Challenges faced by people with disabilities in cross-border entrepreneurship 56 8 0 10 74
Cognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairments 51 9 0 14 74
Forgotten, excluded or included? Students with disabilities: A case study at the University of Mauritius 54 19 0 0 73
'The world is not only for hearing people - It's for all people': The experiences of women who are deaf or hard of hearing in accessing healthcare services in Johannesburg, South Africa 62 6 0 5 73
Exploration of the academic lives of students with disabilities at South African universities: Lecturers' perspectives 56 15 0 1 72
'How deep are your pockets?' Autoethnographic reflections on the cost of raising a child with autism 40 29 0 2 71
A defence of identity for persons with disability: Reflections from religion and philosophy versus ancient African culture 53 17 0 1 71
Family functioning and stroke: Family members' perspectives 62 6 0 3 71
Using selected behaviour modification practices to enhance reinforcement of reading abilities among dyslexic learners in Kenya 47 8 0 13 68
Communication rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of speech and language therapists 48 17 0 1 66
'These are not luxuries, it is essential for access to life': Disability related out-of-pocket costs as a driver of economic vulnerability in South Africa 50 15 0 0 65
The long-term impact of wheelchair delivery on the lives of people with disabilities in three countries of the world 53 10 0 2 65
The impact of an inclusive education intervention on learning outcomes for girls with disabilities within a resource-poor setting 46 8 0 11 65
Enhancing reading abilities of learners with intellectual impairments through computer technology 47 16 0 1 64
African families' and caregivers' experiences of raising a child with intellectual disability: A narrative synthesis of qualitative studies 48 11 0 5 64
A literature review on work transitioning of youth with disabilities into competitive employment 40 20 0 3 63
Lived experiences of caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Kenya 39 21 0 3 63
Disability prevalence-context matters: A descriptive community-based survey 46 15 0 0 61
Developing product quality standards for wheelchairs used in less-resourced environments 50 9 0 1 60
Success in Africa: People with disabilities share their stories 39 21 0 0 60
Assistive technology enables inclusion in higher education: The role of Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association 44 12 0 3 59
Profile and opinion of people with disability with respect to adapted physical activity participation in Ethiopia 37 11 0 11 59
Impact of prostheses on quality of life and functional status of transfemoral amputees in Tanzania 45 8 0 5 58
South African stakeholders' knowledge of community-based rehabilitation 42 12 0 1 55
Psychological well-being of adolescents with physical disabilities in Zimbabwean inclusive community settings: An exploratory study 42 11 0 0 53
Altered cervical posture kinematics imposed by heavy school backpack loading: A literature synopsis (2009-2019) 32 5 0 16 53
Views from the borderline: Extracts from my life as a coloured child of Deaf adults, growing up in apartheid South Africa 31 18 0 3 52
Challenges of caregivers providing care to children with disabilities at non-governmental organisations in Tshwane townships, South Africa 36 13 0 3 52
Including parents in inclusive practice: Supporting students with disabilities in higher education 35 16 0 0 51
Representation and methods of normalisation: Narratives of disability within a South African tertiary institution 35 4 0 11 50
Barriers and facilitators to participation for children and adolescents with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries - A scoping review 31 15 0 4 50
Wheelchair accessibility to public buildings in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana 41 7 0 0 48
Functional outcome of stroke inpatients according to human immunodeficiency virus status: A feasibility study 34 3 0 11 48
The value of a short practical training course for newly qualified therapists working with children with cerebral palsy in South Africa 33 4 0 11 48
Community health workers lensed through a South African backdrop of two peri-urban communities in KwaZulu-Natal 30 14 0 3 47
The lived experience of people with upper limb absence living in Uganda: A qualitative study 39 5 0 3 47
Transitioning to a life with disability in rural South Africa: A qualitative study 33 8 0 5 46
Local knowledge in inclusive education policies in Africa: informing sustainable outcomes 25 19 0 2 46
The development and evaluation of content validity of the Zambia Spina Bifida Functional Measure: Preliminary studies 33 10 0 2 45
The support needs of families raising children with intellectual disability 38 4 0 3 45
Stroke survivors' levels of community reintegration, quality of life, satisfaction with the physiotherapy services and the level of caregiver strain at community health centres within the Johannesburg area 35 9 0 0 44
The effect of a serious game on empathy and prejudice of psychology students towards persons with disabilities 23 19 0 2 44
Investigation of physical and functional impairments experienced by people with active tuberculosis infection: A feasibility pilot study 37 7 0 0 44
Introducing the Including Disability in Education in Africa Research Unit at the University of Cape Town 23 18 0 3 44
Towards interventions on school dropouts for disabled learners amidst and post-COVID-19 pandemic 28 12 0 4 44
Education of students with intellectual disabilities at Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions in Botswana: Inclusion or exclusion? 30 9 0 4 43
Community stakeholders' perspectives on the role of occupational therapy in primary healthcare: Implications for practice 28 14 0 0 42
The life stories and experiences of the children admitted to the Institute for Imbecile Children from 1895 to 1913 27 3 0 12 42
Post stroke health-related quality of life, stroke severity and function: A longitudinal cohort study 34 5 0 3 42
Psychosocial challenges of children with disabilities in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo province of South Africa: Towards a responsive integrated disability strategy 20 19 0 3 42
Implementation of the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe: A review 28 12 0 1 41
The experiences of parents of children living with disabilities at Lehlaba Protective Workshop in Sekhukhune district of Limpopo province 27 13 0 1 41
Family disability, poverty and parenting stress: Analysis of a cross-sectional study in Kenya 30 6 0 5 41
Improvements in health-related quality of life and function in middle-aged women with chronic diseases of lifestyle after participating in a non-pharmacological intervention programme: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial 38 2 0 0 40
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