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S Afr Med J 2014;104(3):174-177. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7968
This report is about education for children with disabilities in South Africa.
The aim with this study was to examine in what amount disabled children in South Africa can live a participating life in society, with focus on special needs schools and their capability to empower the children. The data material has been collected through eight qualitative interviews, and observati...ons at seven special needs schools in the country. Through my result I have distinguished three main roads to empower the children: First, to analyze social structures, secondly, to gain knowledge and awareness, and thirdly, to strengthen the children’s self-esteem. I have also analyzed the structural barriers that are hindering disabled children to participate, and illustrated this by describing social policies and their effect on special needs schools in South Africa.
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Sexual violence is a major problem in South Africa, with studies showing that up to one in four women have been raped in their lifetime.