AFRICAN UNIVERSTIES START WORK TO IMPROVE DISABLED ACCESS, SO ALL ACADEMIC TALENT GETS A CHANCE
July 30th, 2022
A growing number of successful good practice case studies in Africa are helping guide universities and colleges into how best to boost access to higher education across the continent. More than 80 million Africans have disabilities, according to the UN (1). Not only are their university prospects less than able bodied Africans disabled children are “less likely to complete primary education”, said Daniela Bas, director for inclusive social development at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). She told UWN that this weakness has broad ...
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