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Review
Meeting the
psycho-social needs of people with disabilities in Uganda
Sanni T. Adebayo
Department of Social Work and
Social Administration, Kabale University, Uganda.
Email:
tjdeen2001@yahoo.com;
Phone: +256-784534402
Received 02 March 2010;
Accepted 20 April, 2010
The neglect of the handicapped children pushes them into
risks in life. They find themselves dependent on the
economically deprived adult who often has negative
disposition towards them. The families of the handicapped
children lack the basic needs to meet the yearnings of these
children. The governments that ought to assist such families
tend to give little support to the social development
sector. The public, on its part oscillate between love and
disaffection, and do not give sufficient attention to the
problems of handicapped children. It is this situation that
tends to constitute a paradox that this paper examines in
relation to the psychosocial needs of handicapped children.
The political economy of the environment of the handicapped
children portrays a state of poverty and deprivation. This
called for a joint effort of the public, and the government
to rehabilitate handicapped children in the society. There
is therefore the need for the formation of a more articulate
social engineering to enhance the welfare of the handicapped
children.
Keyword:
Psycho-social needs, disabilities, Uganda
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