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Cross-Learning: The Possibilities of a Learning Dialogue between the HIV and AIDS and Disability Movements
- Source :
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Studies in the Education of Adults . Aut 2011 43(2):216-233. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Sub-Saharan Africa is the region of the world most affected by HIV & AIDS, accounting for two-thirds of the global burden of the pandemic. People with disabilities are regarded as a high-risk group for HIV but have been largely neglected in programmes of education, treatment and support. This paper examines the possibilities for a learning dialogue between the HIV & AIDS and disability movements in an African context. It draws on a three-country research study into HIV & AIDS and disability in Uganda, Zambia and South Africa. The research made use of multi-case study approach based on a range of data, including interviews, focus groups, site observations and documentary analysis. The paper presents a model for articulating learning across these social movements by describing best learning practices and examining struggle milestones in the HIV & AIDS and disability movements, as well as cross-cutting priorities that apply to both the AIDS and disability movements. Drawing on theories of social movement learning and intersectionality, it argues for the importance of crosscutting dialogue on a range of themes and in various formats between the two social movements. (Contains 1 figure.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0266-0830
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Studies in the Education of Adults
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ967771
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research