Promoting Inclusive Education in Nigeria: Diary of a Special Needs Mum Initiative

• Ogechi Adeola ^[1] ; Vanessa Burgal ^[1] ; Oserere Ibelegbu ^[1]
  1. [1] Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria
• Localización: Applied social marketing and quality of life: Case studies from an international perspective / María Mercedes Galán Ladero (ed. lit.), Reynaldo Rivera (ed. lit.), 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-83286-5, págs. 331-346
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In some parts of Africa, there are certain indigenous social and religious perceptions about children living with disabilities. People believe that disability is contagious and disabled people are jinxed; hence, they should not interact with people in the community who have disabilities. Consequently, caring for children living with disabilities is a herculean task. Disabled people are denied access to a good life, quality education and quality healthcare, amongst others. This chapter discusses quality of life (QoL) and how it pertains to people living with disabilities, particularly in Nigeria. We also highlighted the essence of inclusive education to accommodate those living with disabilities. We, thereafter, tell the story of Bukola Ayinde, a lawyer and mother of an eight-year-old girl living with cerebral palsy, who has been faced with many challenges in the process of caring for her child. In her quest to ensure that her daughter has access to rehabilitation therapies, quality education and is accepted in her community, she became a disability advocate through social marketing activities and founded the Diary of A Special Needs Mum Initiative. This chapter concludes by encouraging sensitisation programs that will change the perception of people about those living with disabilities.