Disability in Sierra Leone
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This page has curated news from Sierra Leone. There are a total of 10 links.
Contents
- Civil Society and Community
- Education and Childhood
- History and Memorial
- Policy and Rights
- Politics and Elections
- Sport and Paralympics
Civil Society and Community
Integrating Disability Justice into Girl-Centered programming. (2023, We are Purposeful)
Education and Childhood
“I always climb the bench like a mountain”: The design failures shutting children with dwarfism out of Sierra Leone’s schools. (2025, Minority Africa)
Collecting disability data in schools in Sierra Leone (2023, UKFIET)
Transforming learning for children with disabilities in Sierra Leone’s most remote communities. (2022, Global Partnership on Education)
History and Memorial
Recaptive number 11,407: Poet Raymond Antrobus traces the lost story of a deaf man freed from slavery. (2022, BBC)
Policy and Rights
Positive Visibility: Demystifying Albinism in Sierra Leone: “Nobody can side-line you if you start by accepting and appreciating your state of being”. (Apr, International Journal of Disability and Social Justice)
An Opportune Moment: Realizing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa. Analysis of nine countries. (2025, ICJ)
Situation Analysis of the rights of persons with disabilities. (2022, UNPRPD)
Politics and Elections
Youth citizenship in Sierra Leone. “Sightsavers is supporting young people with disabilities to claim their rights and become leaders in their communities.” (Short video, 2025, Sightsavers)
Sport and Paralympics
Amputee football association brings together Sierra Leone's civil war survivors (2023, CNN)