Kennedy Ndiaye
Pronouns: She/Her
Research Mentor(s): Rebecca Irvine
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) / Other
Program:
Authors: Kennedy Ndiaye
Session: Session 7: 4:40 pm – 5:30 pm
Poster: 49
Abstract
The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) sets forth broad guidelines for how countries that ratified the CRPD should make policy surrounding persons with disabilities. Countries are supposed to produce a state report upon the United Nation’s request, in which the country is to write a response to every section of the CRPD stating how they are following the guidelines. Countries follow this procedure to varying degrees as the United Nations does not have the power to require a country to produce results. This study looks at different countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and their ability to conform to the CRPD’s guidelines, under Article 28, about the right to an adequate standard of living while also taking into account the country’s economic status. This study intends to identify trends in different countries’ responses to Article 28 of the CRPD. To accomplish this goal, the state reports of 22 Sub Saharan African countries – Angola, Benin, Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, and Uganda – were analyzed with a focus on Article 28. Each country’s response to Article 28 was then coded into different components of Article 28’s adequate standard of living and examined further.
