Using Video to Sensitize Society About Mentally Challenged Children

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dc.contributor.authorOguba, Everlyne, Nekesa
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-27T12:45:03Z
dc.date.available2018-11-27T12:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractVirtually every one of us has encountered mentally challenged children at different times and places in our lives. Jordan refers to the mentally challenged people as "human beings whose rights have been violated or sidelined by society and persons whose wellbeing seems to be no one's responsibility" (Jordan 1961, 2). In order to change these negative attitudes towards this group of people, there is a great need for society to discover and understand who these mentally challenged children really are. This research is aimed at identifying means through which mentally challenged children can live in harmony with the whole of society. The researcher has had opportunities to see for herself the transformation of mentally challenged children when they have been supported/trained. The transformation of these children who have been assisted has raised interest and desire in the researcher to go into an in-depth analysis of the whole situation. The Kenyan Government enacted the Disability Act 2003 with a view to providing the legal framework within which to address issues relating to persons with any kind of disability. However, the 2003 Act does not sufficiently provide for aspects relating to mentally challenged people. For example under section 2 the Act is too generalized and fails to articulate the specific forms of disabilities, particularly mental disabilities. The Act does not address issues of abuse and exploitation which desperately affect mentally challenged people. In addition the critical provisions of the Act are not binding on the Kenyan Government, hence are not enforceable against the Government.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/434
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Social Communicationen_US
dc.subjectMentally challenged personsen_US
dc.subjectMediaen_US
dc.subjectmental disabilityen_US
dc.titleUsing Video to Sensitize Society About Mentally Challenged Childrenen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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