Abstract:
Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
mandates that disabled people should have full rights to education in
inclusive settings. However, to ensure that educational polices and settings are
designed to meet this criterion seems challenging to African countries that have
ratified this Convention. This article arises from the 2nd African Network of
Evidence-to-Action on Disability Symposium. This fluid network was established
to address the gap between research and practice in the region. The article
reports proceedings and the emerging themes from the Education, Training and
Work Commission; one of the six commissions of this Symposium, focusing
specifically on the education aspect. It also challenges various stakeholders to
move from evidence to action to ensure the educational rights of disabled
people in inclusive settings.
