Having a disability in Africa - What's that like? (original) (raw)

This is a blog post, developed through McGill's "Spell Your Science" Initiative. The post is available at: https://blogs.mcgill.ca/spellyourscience/2018/10/18/having-a-disability-in-africa-whats-that-like/ This post is written for a general audience in the attempt to draw attention to the common prejudices of Canadians (and Westerners, in general) towards "Africans" with disabilities. Through this post, I hope to provide ways for audiences of Canadians to see persons with disabilities in Zambia differently; less as exotic, nameless beings in need of pity or charity, and more as fellow individuals, deserving of respect and dignity.