Disability

This study aimed at looking at how young adolescent boys with physical disabilities construct a masculine identity, how they engage with masculinity and how they manage gendered aspects. The study follows similar masculine research conducted overseas, and some limited work conducted in South Africa, however these studies mainly explored how able-bodied boys relate to masculinity and a masculine identity. Thus, this study covered two broad areas, namely the experience of masculine identities related to a physical disability, as well as a comparison between able bodied and disabled adolescent boys. In order to conduct this research, five adolescent boys from a government school catering for disabilities in Johannesburg interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The recorded data was transcribed, and thematic analysis was used to analyse and code the data. Some themes that emerged reiterated findings from existing literature, such as aggression and muscle mass as markers of masculinity. Other new themes emerged, such as emotional maturity being important to the boys. The analysis and discussion highlights the central themes, as well as some smaller sub-themes that emerged from the data.

  NAME OF THE ARTICLE: Next step for disabled farmer NAME OF THE PUBLICATION: Daily Dispatch DATE: 27 April 2015 COUNTRY: South Africa THEME: Disability   GENRE: News GEM classification: […]

MERES COURAGE : MON ENFANT EST AUTISTE ET ALORS ? 9 Avril 2015 Contexte : l’article que nous avons ici est publié dans la rubrique témoignage qui parle surtout d’une expérience personnelle. Il […]

Name of article: Disabled community calls for change Name of Publication: Lesotho Times Newspaper Date: 9 April 2015 Country: Lesotho Theme: Disability Genre: News GEM classification: Gender-blind Skill: Language Description: […]

JT TVM du 07 Avril 2015 https://genderlinks.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/Lightbox.aspx?url=%2FShared%20Documents%2F4.%20Programmes%2FGender%20and%20media%2FA.%20Research%2FGMPS%2FGMPS%20qualitative%20case%20studies%2FMadagascar%2FMadagascar%20monitoring%20artefacts%2FJT%20VM%2014%2004.mp4 Résumé : Dans le cadre d’une mission, la ministre de la Population, de la sécurité sociale et de la promotion de la femme a […]

Maputo, 3 de Dezembro: Julieta Chichava, 54 anos de idade, é artesã hÁ¡ 23 anos e portadora de deficiência desde a nascença. Conta que adquiriu deficiência nos membros inferiores, ainda menor, com apenas 1 ano de idade após ter recebido uma vacina, depois de ter adoecido.
Sempre enfrentou dificuldades pela sua condição, e não conhece limites, pelo que muito faz sem esperar que algo lhe caia nas mãos.

Antananarivo, 3 décembre: En cette Journée internationale des personnes handicapées, les handicapés malgaches dénoncent la politique publique qui ne reconnaît pas leurs droits. «Nous sommes des citoyens Á  part entière et nous payons nos impôts comme tout le monde mais nous n’avons rien en retour. C’est un vol sur les personnes handicapées », estime Falihery Razafindrakoto, président du Réseau Malgache du Handicap

Gaborone, 3 December: Today we commemorate International Day of Disability, which also falls during the Sixteen Days of Activism campaign against gender violence. It has become more widely known that women with disabilities are the most vulnerable to abuse and sexual violence, facing double the risk of being survivors of gender violence compared to their non-disabled counterparts

Johannesburg, 3 December: Rose Thamae, gender based violence survivor – turned activist, is from Orange Farm in Gauteng. She is the founder of a community based organisation in called Let Us Grow, which provides home based care and support to people living with HIV, survivors of GBV, people with disabilities