09/03/2017
PRESS RELEASE
The book DISABILITY: LAW AND RIGHTS by David Teti and Salem Lorot is now out.
It contains 19 chapters and it provides a comprehensive, plainly-written account of disability law in Kenya. It elucidates the rights of persons with disabilities as provided under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol, giving them an in-depth appraisal within the Kenyan context. In addition, it discusses and suggests pertinent issues on disability such as inclusive development for example in legislations and policies and provision of assistive devices, a look at people with albinism, discussions of disability and poverty and disability and Vision 2030.
The main themes include: the various models of disability, types of disabilities, sources of disability law in Kenya, legal rights of persons with disabilities such as inherent dignity, non-discrimination, accessibility and full and effective participation, a detailed analysis of rights specified in the Convention and women and children with disabilities.
Later chapters of the book deal with: translating obligations into action for example through habilitation and rehabilitation, accessibility and personal mobility, access to buildings, offices, public and personal service facilities, access of information, access to education and educational facilities, work and employment for persons with disabilities, adequate standards of living and social protection, the right to healthcare, access to justice, offences to persons with disabilities and monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THE BOOK
-The book is a resourceful reading and teaching material on disability studies
-A quick reference guide for disability organisations and practitioners
- A practicable text for policy-makers as well as a curious reader interested in disability law in Kenya
-Not only the first book on disability law in Kenya but also one with sufficient detail on the subject.
PURCHASE
The book’s price is Kshs. 2500/=
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