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Ubuntu considered in light of exclusion of people with disabilities
1College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, South Africa.
Background:
This article emanates from a study funded by the KwaZulu-Natal chapter of South Africa's National Research Foundation on the 'Archaeology of Ubuntu'. It explores the notion of ubuntu and disability in a group of Zulu people from four communities within KwaZulu-Natal. The study is based on the notion that ubuntu is humaneness. Being human is linked to notions of care, respect and compassion.
Objectives:
The article explores the treatment of people with disabilities from the elders' perspectives in this community.
Method:
This article is based on qualitative data resulting from structured interviews conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal Province between February and March 2015.
Results:
The results reveal that society considered the birth of a disabled child as a curse from God and punishment from the ancestors. The results also indicate that people with disabilities were excluded from community activities; marrying a disabled person was unthinkable because they were stigmatised and dehumanised. The work of Hannah Arendt is used to interrogate people's perceptions of others with disabilities in their communities.
Conclusion:
The article posits that treatment of people with disabilities is not cast in stone but can be renegotiated and restructured through community engagement to represent genuine inclusion.
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