Inclusive Education Developments in Africa

Ngozi Chuma Umeh is a senior lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Imo State University, Owerri. She works closely with some Persons with Disabilities organizations in Nigeria. Ngozi is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and actively consults with Disability Law. Advocacy Project (DLAP) and the Initiative for Disability Inclusion (INCLUD). She is currently the Co-chairperson Nigerian Chapter, International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) and a member of the Law and Society Association (LSA) a leading professional association that have provided the opportunity for her to coordinate and organize International Research Collaborative (IRCs) that undertake sociolegal research projects. She holds an LLD from the University of Pretoria. Her research interests are in human rights and socio-legal studies, with a focus on disability studies, education, children's rights and sustainable development. Her doctoral study is situated within the broader academic literature around scholarship on deaf studies and inclusive education. She holds a HarvardX Verified Certificate on Child Protection.

Assessment of the implementation of inclusive education policy among stakeholders in Abia state, Nigeria.- 'Education for all': Advancing access to inclusive education practices for learners with disabilities in Delta State, Nigeria.- Access to inclusive education for learners with disabilities in Nigeria: Discursive interpretation of findings.- Masking and Unmasking Child Rights Through Inclusive Education.- Non- discrimination as a 'silver bullet' to inclusive education for persons with disabilities in Africa.- The realisation of the right to higher education of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Some reflections on the South Africa's (non) inclusive response.- Education for Persons with Disabilities in Tanzania: Assessment of Policy and Legal Framework Efficiency.