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Special Issues

Welcome to the Special Issues section of the Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ). Our special issues focus on critical themes and emerging topics in the fields of disability, community-based rehabilitation (CBR), and inclusive development. Curated by guest editors, these issues bring together expert insights and innovative research from around the world.

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College of Medicine and Health Sciences

University of Gondar

Gondar, Ethiopia

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Editor in Chief

Solomon Mekonnen,
College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Ethiopia

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Huib Cornielje
Enablement, Netherlands

Editorial Advisor

Maya Thomas
Independent disability consultant, India

Associate Editors

Busha Taa
University of Gondar, Ethiopia

Theresa Lorenzo
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Sunil Deepak,
retired, previously AIFO, India

Arne Eide
Sintef, Norway

Dr Pim Kuipers,
Griffith University, Australia

Sally Hartley,
retired, previosuly AIFO, United Kingdom

Wim van Brakel,
Netherlands Leprosy Relief, Netherlands

Mary Wickenden,
Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom

Clare Coleman
WHO Collaborating Centre for Strengthening Rehabilitation Capacity in Health Systems, Australia

Geetha Jayaram
Johns Hopkins University, United States

Goli Hashemi
Samuel Merritt University, Canada

Wouter DeGrootte
WHO, Belgium

Wim Otte,
University of Utrecht, Netherlands

Fleur Heleen Boot,
Radboud University, Netherlands

Ephraim Nuwagaba,
Able Child Africa, Uganda

Journal Manager

Tesfahun Melese Yilma,
Journal Manager, University of Gondar, Ethiopia

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Systems of Support to Enable Community Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and their Families

June 27, 2024

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal is hosting a special issue entitled “Systems of Support to Enable Community Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and Their Families”. This special issue seeks submissions that present original ideas, exemplary case studies, and theoretical perspectives to enhance our understanding of support systems for individuals with disabilities and their families, with a particular priority on good practices, and studies that highlight systems and practices that value, honor, and uphold naturally existing supports (e.g., sometimes called ‘natural’ or ‘informal’ supports), while supplementing with formal (e.g., paid) support as necessary. Manuscripts may explore support systems for an individual with a disability, for the family unit of the person with the disability, or both. We encourage participatory and action-oriented studies, that will have context-embedded implications for the future of supports.

DCIDJ has been moved from Liliane Foundation to the University of Gondar

July 31, 2023

We are pleased to inform you that the Disability, CBR, and Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) has moved from the Liliane Foundation (https://dcidj.org) to the University of Gondar (https://dcidj.uog.edu.et). The University of Gondar is the only university that owns the CBR Program in Ethiopia. The CBR program was established in 2005 in partnership with Light for the World and Save the Children to alleviate various problems faced by persons with disabilities due to lack of access to rehabilitation services and community awareness. The University of Gondar (Ethiopia) and Queen’s University (Canada), supported by the Mastercard Foundation, have developed a 10-year partnership to advance inclusive higher education for young people with disabilities, develop new occupational therapy programs, and advance research for inclusive education and community-based rehabilitation in Africa. Hence, the University of Gondar is an excellent fit to manage the journal as it has extensive experience in the field of disability, CBR, and inclusive development.

The DCIDJ is an online journal with a 33-year-old history of publishing research in the broad field of rehabilitation and disability inclusion. It is an open-access journal that aims to provide a platform for high-quality and innovative research that includes a diverse range of perspectives, including academics, researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students. The journal covers topics such as disability rights, inclusive education, community-based rehabilitation, disability and development, and more. The journal is a quarterly publication that will be available online in four issues per year. We would like to acknowledge the good relationship with the Liliane Foundation and Enablement who chose the University of Gondar as a sustainable base as this university is one of the leading universities in Ethiopia in the field of disability, development, and rehabilitation. This is a positive step towards enhancing the dissemination and impact of research and knowledge in the CBR/CBID community.