RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED PERSONS
RIGHTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
BY: MULILI FRANCIS MUTHENYA.
REG NO: 11S01 DBED 007.
COURSE CODE : EDU 433.
COURSE: SCREENING AND PLACEMENT
METHODS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
A TERM PAPER PRESENTED TO:
AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY.
INSTRUCTER: PAUL KIMANI (MR.)
30TH NOV 2013
Disability" means a physical, sensory, mental or other impairment, including any visual, hearing, learning or physical incapability, which impacts adversely on social, economic or environmental participation
All State organs and all public officers have the duty to address the needs of vulnerable groups within society, including women, older members of society, persons with disabilities, children, youth, members of minority or marginalized communities, and members of particular ethnic, religious or cultural communities. Some of the rights for persons with disabilities as entrenched in the Kenya constitution 2010 and Disability act 2003 include:-
A. Right to Education.
One of the Millinium Development goals that was arrived at in Jomtien in 1990 was Education For All by 2015. This meant zero discrimination so even the disabled have a right to education. Its clearly stipulated in the Kenya constitution 2010 that:-
(1) No person or learning institution shall deny admission to a person with a disability to any course of study by reason only of such disability, if the person has the ability to acquire substantial learning in that course.
(2) Learning institutions shall take into account the special needs of persons with disabilities with respect to the entry requirements, pass marks, curriculum, examinations, auxilliary services, use of school facilities, class schedules, physical education requirements and other similar considerations.
(3) Special schools and institutions, especially for the deaf, the blind and
BY: MULILI FRANCIS MUTHENYA.
REG NO: 11S01 DBED 007.
COURSE CODE : EDU 433.
COURSE: SCREENING AND PLACEMENT
METHODS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
A TERM PAPER PRESENTED TO:
AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY.
INSTRUCTER: PAUL KIMANI (MR.)
30TH NOV 2013
Disability" means a physical, sensory, mental or other impairment, including any visual, hearing, learning or physical incapability, which impacts adversely on social, economic or environmental participation
All State organs and all public officers have the duty to address the needs of vulnerable groups within society, including women, older members of society, persons with disabilities, children, youth, members of minority or marginalized communities, and members of particular ethnic, religious or cultural communities. Some of the rights for persons with disabilities as entrenched in the Kenya constitution 2010 and Disability act 2003 include:-
A. Right to Education.
One of the Millinium Development goals that was arrived at in Jomtien in 1990 was Education For All by 2015. This meant zero discrimination so even the disabled have a right to education. Its clearly stipulated in the Kenya constitution 2010 that:-
(1) No person or learning institution shall deny admission to a person with a disability to any course of study by reason only of such disability, if the person has the ability to acquire substantial learning in that course.
(2) Learning institutions shall take into account the special needs of persons with disabilities with respect to the entry requirements, pass marks, curriculum, examinations, auxilliary services, use of school facilities, class schedules, physical education requirements and other similar considerations.
(3) Special schools and institutions, especially for the deaf, the blind and
References: Disability Act (2003), Nairobi: Government Press O 'Reilly, A. (2003) A UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The Next Steps Paper presented at the General Assembly Meeting of Rehabilitation International Arab Region, 8–9 March 2003, Kingdom of Bahrain. Kenya Constitution 2010, Nairobi: Government Press