In this section, find a collection of good practices on disability inclusion in higher education. This is in no way an exhaustive list of good practices out there. It is a snapshot to offer the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partners and other interested parties insight into what is possible, and what good practices to draw from while making efforts to become more disability inclusive.
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Kampabits is dedicated to promoting youth employability by offering Information and Computer Technology and life skills to the vulnerable youth in Uganda.
The organisation decided to become more inclusive and in 2018, they took on nine persons with disabilities;
Fatuma Mohamed, based in Nairobi, Kenya is the 32 year old CEO of NONDO (Northern Nomadic Disabled Persons Organization). She discusses her journey to becoming a transformative leader in the disability space, and the accommodations that supported her inclusion as a woman with a visual impairment.
Disability inclusion was integrated in Ashesi University’s mission and values from the very start, evident in efforts made towards ensuring, among other actions, physical accessibility of the university campus.
Kyambogo University has gained a strong reputation as a quality provider of special needs education, rehabilitation, and inclusive development through its Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation.
Starting in 2017, the scholars Program at the University of Gondar in Ethiopia has taken significant steps to include young people with disabilities in the Program.
Kyambogo University has gained a strong reputation as a quality provider of special needs education, rehabilitation, and inclusive development through its Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation.
