Abstract:
The study focused on the socio-economic challenges
faced by children with disabilities in Kajjansi Town
Council, Wakiso District. The study was utile because it
examined both the peculiar and general socio-economic
challenges faced by children with discernible and nondiscernible disabilities among the children aged 0 to 17
years in Kajjansi Town Council.
Description:
The study found that cases of disability in children in
Kajjansi Town Council were various. While some
children were afflicted by physical disability, others
suffered from mental/cognition impairment. Generally,
some children were limbless, those incapacitated by
spinal cord injuries, those who were epileptic, those who
were dumb and mute, those who stuttered, those with
hearing impairment, and others. The study found that
children with disabilities generally lacked access to basic
services; often fail to access education facilities and
instructional and scholastic materials; failed to access legal assistance when in need of it; failed to access
professional counselling. The study also found that access
to recreation facilities was difficult for children with
physical disabilities in places that are far from their
homes, although, at home, they would play with the rest
of their colleagues and siblings.