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The Law of Those with Special Needs (The Law on Persons with Special Needs Advocacy for Redemption and Disenfranchisement in Uganda)

Author :  Isaac Christopher Lubogo

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Country
Uganda
Publisher
Jescho Publishing House, Uganda
ISBN 9789913533318
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2023
Bib. Info 280p.
Categories Law
Product Weight 400 gms.
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Often a number of questions are always posed on how the law treats the people with special needs, in the presence of equality provisions, it is absurd that there is still a wide lacuna to deal with people with special needs in our jurisprudence. Special Needs literally means a combination term referring to a wide range of conditions which causes a greater difficulty or restriction in a person’s learning at a normal pace and performance of daily life activities. Like the U.N puts it clear that “The ultimate goal is to achieve [disability] equality” The ongoing argument succumbs its roots from the different categories of special needs which include autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, blindness, deafness, ADHD, and cystic fibrosis. Basically, these individuals require assistance for “ disabilities” (not the right word) that may be medical, mental, or psychological. In the United States "special needs" is a legal term applying in foster care, derived from the language in the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. It is a diagnosis used to classify children as needing "more" services than those children without special needs who are in the foster care system. It is a diagnosis based on behavior, childhood and family history, and is usually made by a health care professional. If you are a lawyer who enjoys entertainment Legal drama you must have loved and enjoyed the movie of Extraordinary Attorney Woo a 2022 South Korean television series. Young Attorney Woo Young Woo was a young lawyer with Asperger's syndrome. This is also seen as an aspect of Autism. She had a high IQ, an impressive memory and a wonderfully creative thought process, but she struggled with everyday interactions because of how people in the society treat those with special needs. Despite her good grades and best at Law School, she had failed to get a law firm to employ her. In Uganda we have had people of that character who have managed to excel and even become great professionals like lawyers for example Florence Ndagire a female Ugandan lawyer, who works as a legal researcher and human rights lawyer at the United Nations (UN) based in Geneva, Switzerland. Ndagire, who is totally blind, also serves as the chairperson of the UN Women Regional Group, for Eastern and Southern Africa, comprising twelve countries. She is the first visually impaired person, male or female to qualify and receive licensure as a lawyer in Uganda. In his words Dr. Paul Emong while at Leeds University averred that “in light of my experience going through all levels of education in Uganda as a disabled person and as a person from an impoverished family. In fact, at the time I started primary education, the concepts of a right to education and equal opportunities for disabled people were remote in the experiences of my community. Thus, I acknowledge God's blessing in my education................... During my childhood as a disabled person coming from the rural part of Uganda, my education as well as my future was bleak”. Looking at school perspective for people with special needs, the integration of children with special needs into school systems is an issue that is being addressed worldwide. Schools like Mukisa Foundation, Dorna center Home for Autism, St Paul’s Ggaba demonstration for special needs children among others.

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