Human Rights, Disability and Higher Education
Subtitle: conference held at UCT Middle Campus, Cape Town from 25 to 26 January 2003
Contributors: University of Cape Town. Intercultural and Diversity Studies of Southern Africa
Publisher: Intercultural and Diversity Studies of Southern Africa, University of Cape Town
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780620369701
Subjects: People with disabilities; Congresses; Education; Civil rights; Disability studies
Notes: Proceedings of the conference are also on the CD-ROM.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Disability studies comes into its own  -- Melissa Steyn -- (p. 1-8).; title: Confronting ourselves : the emotinoal roots of disablist oppression  -- Brian Watermeyer -- (p. 9-14).; title: Best practices in higher education in relation to the integrated national disability strategy  -- Helen Morgans -- (p. 15-22).; title: Higher education and disaility realities  -- Siphokazi Ccaza -- (p. 23-28).; title: DPSA's experience of higher education : struggle for relevance and accountability  -- Mzolisi ka Toni -- (p. 29-38).; title: Higher education policy and practice : human rights culture -- John C Mubangizi-- (p. 39-52).; title: The irony of the deaf education perspective : disability and the new policy and legislative framework  -- Claudine Storbeck -- (p. 53-62).; title: Human rights, policies, laws, and the deaf  -- Helen G Morgans -- (63068 p.).; title: Creating a pedagogy of possiblity : implementing education  -- Sigamoney Naicker -- (p. 69-82).; title: Disability and the deficit discourse : the equity challenges for South African higher education  -- Colleen Howell -- (p. 83-104).; title: Changing to new modes of knowledge production on disability  -- Chrissie Boughey -- (p. 105-112).; title: Disabled students, disability studies, and disability in research practice  -- Martha M Laclave -- (p. 113-126).; title: The nature of emancipatory research on disability in South Africa  -- Krish Shunmugam -- (p. 127-142).; title: Disability studies : its role in transformation and development  -- Robert Masambo -- (p. 143-148).; title: Emancipatory research and disability in South Africa  -- Sandy Lazarus -- (p. 149-152).; title: Monitoring the INDS [Integrated National Disability Strategy] in relation to graduate studies  -- Shuaib Chalklen -- (p. 153-154).; title: Statement of intent on hguman rights, disability and higher education-- (p.155).