Ubuntu Philosophy and Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Oliver Mutanga is a Critical Diversity scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of the Free State in South Africa. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education in Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, as well as a Research Associate at the University of South Africa's College of Education. Oliver has gained valuable experience in various countries including Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Norway, and the UK. Before joining Nazarbayev University, he was a Lecturer at De Montfort University in the UK. Oliver has been honoured with prestigious awards such as the Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Oslo, Norway (2017/8), and the Global Challenges Research Fellowship at University College London's Institute of Education (2019).

1.Ubuntu philosophy and Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Successes, promises and challenges for Inclusive Development. 2.The relevance of Ubuntu in disability: A political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) analysis. 3.Disability and inclusion in South African Higher Education: An Ubuntu philosophical perspective. 4.A review of students with disabilities’ experiences in higher education: Implications of adopting Ubuntu philosophy to human development. 5.The cultivation of Botho attitude towards people with disabilities: Inclusion in Lesotho Higher Education. 6.Injecting Ubuntu in designing accessible virtual learning for students with disabilities. 7.Ubuntu philosophy: A Pathway to Decolonising Participatory Research in the Global South. 8.Staff experiences with inclusive education at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Botswana: A Botho philosophical lens. 9.Translating the Ubuntu philosophy into practical disability inclusive interventions: The Obuntu bulamu experience from Uganda. 10.Ubuntu philosophy and the experiences of Deaf people in Ghana: A critical reflection. 11.Ubuntu philosophy: Implications and Recommendations for addressing Disability related challenges.