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Appendix A: Methodology

History of the Project

Research on the rights of persons with disabilities initially was a project of the world Union for the Blind (UMA). The project was elaborated to be realised in the six regions which are members of the Union - UMA18

Note #18
Africa, Asia, Asia- Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Caribbean.

Through the African Union for the Blind, Africa quickly expressed the desire to benefit from this project. Considering the number of persons with disabilities in the Continent, coupled with the absent of appropriate legal instruments to defend the rights of this category of persons, a leadership workshop for leaders of associations for the blind and six government representatives (from Morocco, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Kenya and Cameroon) was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 30th of Nov. 2006 on the defence of the rights of persons with disabilities. At the end of this forum, Cameroon (because of her bilingualism)* and Kenya were chosen to begin the pilot phase of the project.
The aim of this pilot phase is to show that reports from Cameroon and Kenya will serve as models for other member Countries and regions of the Union (UMA). Another important aspect of this study was to create a global awareness on the issue of the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa.

This project as well as the outcome of the six states seminar that was held in Nairobi in 2006, coupled with the two training workshops for assistant Monitors and support staff under the auspices of the National Association for the Blind and the African Union for the Blind which took place from 26-27 November 2005 and in Nairobi on 30th November 2006; were made possible, thanks to the joint financial assistance of the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF), the Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI), African Union of the Blind(UAFA) and the Cameroon National Association for the Blind(ANAC) and with the recognition of Eric Staaf, Mme Rita Samson, Pr Marcia Rioux, Mme Paula Pinto, Dr Elly Macha, Mr. Cornelius Ojanguele and Mr. Paul Tezanou.

The Start of the Project in Cameroon

The Organisational Framework of the Research and the setting up of the team

Looking at the global objectives of the project which aims at understanding the situation of the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa, a training workshop for monitors was held in Yaoundé (Hotel Meumi). The workshop prepared the ground in order to ease the collection of reliable data on the rights of disabled persons in Cameroon; one of the countries designated for the pilot research.

In the course of the workshop, which lasted for 8 days, twelve disabled monitors, six blind men and six other disabled people merged with six disabled assistants and three support staff, who were equipped with useful aptitude on how to conduct interviews and collect data in the field. These monitors were chosen from specific associations they represent with regards to their level of education and the positions they occupied in their respective associations. They were all students of law in the state universities in Cameroon. Equally, the issue of gender (male/female) prevailed in the choice of the survey agents.

Amongst the participants of this the seminar was Mme Carole LEWE – Local Coordinator of the project and, Mme Eva Etongue Mayer, Principal Consultant who presented a paper on the legal framework of the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in Cameroon.

The main facilitators during the seminar were Pr. Marcia Rioux and Francis, as well as Mr. Erik Staaf and his assistant Oseh .The coordinator, Mr Cornelius Ojanguele was equally present .The training covered the following themes:

  • Disability and Human Rights ;
  • International Normative Context of Human Rights;
  • The Typology of Human Rights;
  • International legal Framework on Civil and Political Rights;
  • Monitoring and the Implementation of Human Rights within the United Nations system;
  • Best Approach to the rights of persons with disabilities;
  • Changes Strategies and Approach based on Human Rights;
  • Conduction of interviews;
  • Organisation and Administration of Monitoring Project.

Opening Ceremony of the Seminar

The opening ceremony of the Yaoundé workshop witnessed the artistic participation of the World Association for the Intellectual and Moral Defence of Albinos (ASMODISA). The Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF), Dr Chemuta Divine BANDA, whose speech appears in appendix “H” of this report and the President of ASMODISA, M. Jean Jacques NDOUDOUMOU all took part in this ceremony.

The presence in this ceremony of the Chairwoman of the Cameroon National Association of Persons with Disability of Cameroon (FENAHCAM), Mme TCHAPTCHET Jeannette, Mme Land Georgette, Chairwoman of Association National des Lépreux Blanchis du Cameroun, a representative of the South Africa High Commissioner in Cameroon and a representative of the Ministries of Health and Higher Education are worth mentioning.

Associations of / for Persons with Disabilities represented in the Seminar

Under the coordination of the project initiators, the Cameroon National Association for the blind (ANAC), the following associations took part in this part of the project:

  • National Association of the Deaf
  • National Association of Lepers of Cameroon
  • National Association of People with Physical Disabilities
  • National Association of Women with Disabilities of Cameroon
  • World Association for the Defence of Albinos

Research Sites

Three sites were chosen for the research: The Centre Province with its headquarters in Yaoundé, the North West province (Bamenda) and the Western Province (Bafoussam). Apart from these headquarters, studies were also carried out in Eseka (Central Province), Dschang, Foumban and Koutaba in the Western Province.

Material for data collection

To conduct interviews on the field, monitors were equipped with Dictaphones, writing pads, pens as well as manuals for data collection which they used during their training. Monitors were equally provided with engagement forms to be signed by each interviewee before the start of each interview.

Material for data analysis

For the data analysis, the African Union for the Blind was authorised to use the software specialised for qualitative analysis of data on human rights known as Nvivo 7.

In addition to the manual at thedisposal of the consultant of the project, Mme Eva Etongue Mayer and her Assistant Mr Kelvin Ayuk Ettah equally benefited from the enriching assistance of Mme Paula Pinto of the University of York, Toronto, on the use of the software.

Challenges /difficulties

With regards to the linguistic and ethnic diversity of Cameroon and taking into account some major circumstances, the following difficulties were encountered during this study:

  1. Some team members fell sick at the start of the activity;
  2. The academic schedule of some of the students slowed down the progress of the activities as initially planned;
  3. Some interviews were repeated as result of the poor sound quality and recording;
  4. These had a setback on the analysis of the data during the transcription phase;
  5. There was equally the problem of transcription of information obtained, from the local languages into French or English. A total of five (5) interviews (3) in Ewondo Ewondo19 and (2) in Bamoum20 were conducted in the local languages;
  6. There was also the problem of merging the information gathered in French and English into one language for the purpose of analysis and the elaboration of the final report.
Note #19
This is one of the main languages of the inhabitants of the Centre Province.
Note #20
This is the language of the Foumban population.

Evaluation meetings held in the course of the project

In conformity with the research plan of work concerning the rights of persons with disabilities in Cameroon, an important evaluation meeting was held at the Centre d`accuiel des Aveugles notre Dame de la Paix de Dschang, on the 17th of November 2006.

This workshop was presided over by Mr Paul Tezanou, Chairman of the African Union for the Blind and member of the coordination team:

  • M. Cornelius OJANGOLE, Coordinator of the project;
  • Mme Eva ETONGUE MAYER, the Principal researcher;
  • Mme Carole LEUWE, Local coordinator of the project.

Present at the meeting were the following monitors, assistants, support staff, an interpreter of sign language, a social personnel as well as an observer as seen below:

  • ENONGENE Geraldine, a monitor from the Western Province
  • YONE WABO Sandrine, a monitor from the Western Province;
  • NGUEUZET Gustave, a monitor from the Western Province;
  • FONTE Mama, a monitor from the Western Province;
  • ZEMFAC Germain, a monitor from the Western Province;
  • Ngong Peter, a monitor from the North West Province;
  • OBANG Ernest, a monitor from the central Province;
  • NGUESSE EWANE Felicite, a monitor from the Central Province;
  • NZALE MEYOU Rodolfe, a monitor from the Central Province;
  • MBAHIN Hortance S, an assistant from the Western Province;
  • GADJO Jacqueline, an assistant from the Western Province;
  • NDEOA Dremoh, an assistant from the North West Province;
  • YIYINA Rose, an assistant from the North West Province;
  • NKOULOU Fabrice FRANK, an assistant from the Central Province;
  • AZAMBOU Ermine, a support Staff;
  • KENGNI Innocent, a support Staff;
  • OUYENGUELELEK Rose-Michel, a support Staff;
  • Claire DUPENDANT, an interpreter of the sign language;
  • TEZONG Simone, Secretary of the coordination team;
  • MBOUMBE Elisabeth, an observer;
  • KENFACK Josephine, a social worker at Dschang;

During this meeting, each team presented a report of their various activities carried out on the field.

The Team for the Western Province

The first team for the Western Province worked in the Foumban and Koutaba localities where they conducted certain interviews in the local language. The team did not encounter much difficulty given the fact that one of the monitors who understood the Bamoun language acted as an interpreter. However, communication was difficult with the blind and the deaf.

Out of the ten persons scheduled, the team succeeded in conducting interviews with 9 of them. A mentally disabled person insisted to be interviewed. In order to calm him down, the team told him he will be interviewed during the second phase.

The team equally faced transportation problems as a result of the poor state of the roads. On one occasion, one of the monitors had an accident on a motor bike though no injuries were sustained.

The second team for the Western Province equally faced some difficulties. The team could not maintain contact with persons with disabilities. Deaf persons did not want to collaborate as if they were under the influence of their companions. In the Sampling process, this team was obliged to replace the people with communication disabilities with mobility impaired persons. The majority of the contacted persons refused to give any information and they considered the engagement sheet as an initiation into a sect or secret society.

The Team for the North West Province

This team for the North West province started work on the 24th of October 2006.The team encountered difficulties with the Albinos who refused to be considered as persons with disabilities. Communication problems were equally encountered as a result of the poor network system which obstructed appointments. On the field, the team was obliged to conduct interviews while standing for long hours, given the fact that there were often no seats.

Communication between the parties was also a problem. In reality more than 20 % of the persons interviewed expressed themselves in ”Broken English/Pidgin English” as a result of their low levels of education. The fact that most of the persons with disabilities refused to express themselves prolonged the interviews for hours and the team had to exercise patience and use different methods in order to successfully conduct the interviews.

The Team for the Centre Province

Interviews in the Centre Province took place between the 23 and 28 of October 2006. This team was divided into two groups; one in Yaoundé and the other in Eseka21. Poorly conducted interviews were repeated at a later date.

Note #21
The headquarters of the Nyong and Ekelle Division.

The major difficulties faced by this group which was mainly in contact with the intellectual group were as follows:

  • They received threads from the husband of one lady who was interviewed in his absence;
  • The difficulties to convince the intellectuals for an interview;
  • The little attention that was given to the team. For instance, in some institutions the team had to wait under the rain for classes in order to conduct interviews with students after classes;
  • Some of the persons with disabilities insisted to be interviewed before signing the engagement form;
  • Some of the persons were not cooperative. They continuously swore.
  • their miserable conditions of the dialect instead of responding to the questions;
  • Communication with the deaf wasn’t easy;
  • Some of the persons with disabilities insisted to be paid before the interviews.

At the end of this presentation and brainstorming, the following recommendations were made:

  • Difficulties should be grouped into two; those which could be resolved by the monitor and those which needed the attention of the coordination team;
  • The addresses of the Coordinators should be given to the monitors;
  • Elaborate a good plan of action before descending on the field;
  • Make a daily report on the field actions;
  • In case of difficulties on the field, advice should be sought from group members before taking an action;
  • Interviews should be conveyed to the consultant, Mme Eva for transcription, analysis and report;
  • Another dictaphone should be given to the consultant in order to ease her work;
  • The local coordinator should be should be informed on the various problems encountered.

On this note, the meeting ended at 6:00pm.The stipends previewed for the activity were paid and there was general satisfaction.

Lessons learned and follow up strategies

The lessons learned have been integrated amongst the recommendations and in the summary of the study. For the follow-up strategies, the following activities have also been envisaged:

  • leaders of Associations of persons with disabilities present at the seminar should form a lobbying Committee to act as a pressure group to the National Committee on the Rehabilitation of persons with disabilities(CONRAD)22;

    Note #22
    This is a government structure created by a prime ministerial decree in 1996, to specially deal with the legal, administrative and financial issues concerning persons with disabilities. All the leaders of associations of persons with disabilities as well as all the ministerial departments, the Presidency of the Republic and the National Assembly are all represented. This committee meets once a year under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
  • The reports of the research should be made publicly through the media;
  • Copies of the report should be transmitted to all organisations, institutions and administrations which are members of the National Committee for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities;
  • Lobby the government in order for the political integration of persons with disabilities as well as the report to be made a priority in its 2008 programme;
  • Solicit the support of foreign partners for the effective follow-up by the government;
  • Lobby for the membership of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms in to CONRAD, regarding its missions and competence.

Appendix B: Interview Guide

Step 1 – Introductions, Background Information, Consent & Collection of Personal Data

    1. Introduction of monitors
    2. Review of Project Information Sheet and Free & Informed Consent Form
      [Proceed with questioning only if consent is given.
    3. Collection of personal information:

      • Interview Code
      • Sex
      • Age Range [check one]:

        • 18-25
        • 26-40
        • 41-55
        • 56-70
        • 71 and older
      • Type of Disability [mark as many as apply]:

        • mobility
        • sensory:

          • blind
          • deaf
        • intellectual
        • psychiatric
        • other (specify)

Step 2– Asking the Prompting Questions

  1. What are the most difficult barriers or challenges that you face in your life?
  2. Have you been left out or treated badly because of your disability?
  3. Have you been prevented from participating in activities that you wanted to do?
  1. Which prompting question(s) did you use?
  2. Which prompting question(s) was/were most effective?

Step 3 - Getting Details About the Issue(s) / Situation(s) Raised

  1. What?

    • What happened?
    • How did it happen?
  2. When?

    • When did it happen?
    • Is it still happening or has it stopped?
    • Is this an ongoing situation?
  3. Where?

    • Where did it happen? (if the situation is specific to a location, get city/village, province/state)
    • Did it happen in only one place? In more than one place? (record all of the places)
  4. Who?

    • What type of person caused the situation? (For example: government
      official, doctor, bus driver, neighbour)
  5. Why?

    • Why did it happen?
  6. Reporting?

    • Did you report the situation to anyone?
    1. If you did report the situation:

      • What kind of person/organization did you report it to?

        • government official
        • police officer
        • army officer
        • NGO employee
        • religious leader
        • cultural leader
        • ombudsperson
        • other (specify)
      • How did that person react?
      • What action was taken?
    2. If you did not report the situation:

      • Why did you not report it?

Step 4 – Relating the Issue(s) / Situation(s) Raised to the General Human Rights Principles

Dignity

    1. Did you feel:

      • Disrespected?
      • Respected?
      • Did respect not have anything to do with the way you felt?
    2. What made you feel that way?
    3. Did you feel that your feelings were ignored or that no one cared for you?
    4. Did you feel that people were paying attention to you and your deeds? Why or why not?
    5. Did this situation make you feel less worthy?

      • If yes, what made you feel that way?
    6. Did you feel isolated in this situation?
      • If yes, what made you feel that way?

Autonomy

    1. Did you feel that you had a choice [or that you made a decision on your own]?
    2. Did you have real options in this situation?

      • If not, what stopped you from having options?
    3. Did you want to make a different decision or did you want to do something else?
    4. Did you have enough information to make that decision?
    5. Did you feel pressured to act the way you did?

Non-Discrimination & Equality

  1. In what way do you think your disability had something to do with what happened?
  2. do you think that people without disabilities would be treated the same way you were? Why?
  3. Do you know anyone else who was treated in the way you were? Why?
  4. Do you feel that you were treated like you were less valuable than other people in the same situation?

Inclusion

  1. Did your community support you in this situation?

    • If so, how?
  2. Were you separated from people without disabilities?

    • If so, how?
  3. Did you need a service or some assistance so that you could participate?

    • If yes, what service(s) or assistance? Did you receive them?

Respect for Difference

  1. Were you treated the way you were in this situation because people thought you were different?

    • If yes, why?
  2. Do you think that other people would have been treated in a similar way in this situation?
  3. Would someone of a different ethnicity be treated that way?
  4. Would a woman be treated that way?
  5. Would a poor person be treated that way?
  6. Do you feel that people label you and then treat you differently because of the label?

Follow-Up Information

  1. Is there someone we could contact who saw this happens or who could provide us with more information?

    • If yes:

      1. What is their name? [Record name on Coding Sheet]
      2. Can we contact this person?

        • If yes, what is the best way for us to contact him or her? [Record details on Coding Sheet]

Possible Solutions, Ways to Avoid Future Violations

  1. In your opinion, what action(s) should be taken to improve or prevent the situation?

Summing Up Issue #1

  • Is there anything else that you would like to say about that issue / situation?

Step 5 – Interview Conclusion

  1. Do you have anything else you would like to add?
  2. Do you have any questions for us?
  3. Thank you very much for your time. (End of interview)

Final comments and transfer of data

  1. Withdraw the tape from the recorder and fit in the corresponding code on the flyer (the same code as on the tape);
  2. Immediately, the team of monitors should listen to the recorded interviews
  3. In case a part of the band is unclear, the monitors would have to fill in the spots with the notes taken during the interview;
  4. These notes should consist of the following observations:

    • Details on the place where the interview was conducted (for example, the type of building, rooms, etc where it was conducted);
    • Details on the difficulties or disturbances faced during the interview (for example, noise from an aeroplane which may disturb the conversation, seizure of electricity which might impede visibility, etc.)
    • Any doubts concerning the truthfulness of the information given during the interview – underscore the reasons for such doubts (for example inconsistent, incoherent and contradictory answers, etc)
  5. Hand in the following document to the project coordinator:

    • The recorded tape of the interview- labelled with the interview code;
    • Complete notes taken from the interview;
    • The complete sheet of the codes;
    • The signed free and informed consent form.

Appendix C: Information Sheet

This information is provided so that you can make a decision about whether or not you want to participate in this study. We are giving you a lot of information because we want you to be able to make the decision that is best for you.

Sponsors:

The study is being sponsored by:

  • African Union of the Blind (AFUB), which is a non-governmental umbrella organisation of national associations of and for blind and partially sighted persons in Africa.
  • Kenya Union of the Blind (KUB), which is a national association of and for blind and partially sighted persons in Kenya.
  • Centre for Disability Rights Education and Advocacy (CREAD), which is a collaborative organization of five organizations of persons with disabilities in Kenya.
  • Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI), which is a research project based at York University in Toronto, Canada
  • Swedish Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (SRF), which is a national association of and for blind and partially sighted persons in Sweden.

Why are we doing this study?

We are collecting information about the lives and experiences of people with disabilities by talking directly to people with disabilities. We want to see if their human rights are being respected. The information we collect will be studied and reports will be written. The names of participants will not be mentioned in the reports unless they have given us clear permission to do so. The reports will be available to organizations of people with disabilities, other groups working to improve the lives of people with disabilities, the media and governments.
The reports will be used to:

  • let people know about violations of the rights of people with disabilities
  • help stop human rights violations
  • provide facts to back up arguments for changes in laws, policies, and programs to
    improve the lives of people with disabilities
  • keep track of the steps that the government has taken or has failed to take in order to fulfill the promises it has made to people with disabilities when it signed agreements at the United Nations saying that it would protect, promote and fulfill the rights of people with disabilities

What will happen in this study and what will you be asked to do?

Our project is going to various countries around the world to talk to people with disabilities about their lives and their experiences.

If you agree to participate, you will be asked a series of questions about your life and your experiences. We will particularly want to know if your human rights have been violated and how they have been violated. In other words, we will want to know if there are unfair things that have happened to you which have stopped you from participating in society in the way that people without disabilities participate in society.

If you agree to participate, you will be interviewed by one or more people with disabilities who are members of a local organization run by people with disabilities. We call these people the” monitors”. We know that, in the past, people with disabilities have often been left out of research about people with disabilities. We think that it is only fair that people with disabilities play an active role in any research about them.

During the interview, the monitor(s) will take notes. If you give them permission to do so, they will also tape or digitally record the interview so that we can be sure to get all of the information you provide accurately.

Depending on the methods of communication that are used, the complete interview should take approximately 1 to 3 hours to complete.

After the interview, the monitor(s) will give all of their notes and the tape/digital recordings to the person in charge of the project who we call the Project Coordinator. The monitor(s) will not keep any copies and will not talk to anyone except for the Project Coordinator about what you said. The interview will be confidential.

The Project Coordinator will pass the notes and recordings of your interview to the researchers who will study them. Your name will not be on any of the information given to the researchers; they will not know whose information they are studying.

After looking at your information and the information from interviews with at least 50 other people with disabilities in your country, the researchers will write reports that will be given to organizations of people with disabilities, other groups working to improve the lives of people with disabilities, the media and governments. Your name will not be mentioned in the reports without your clear permission.

Are there possible negative things that might happen if you participate in the study?

There are no negative things that will happen to you by participating in this study. However, you may feel uncomfortable when you start thinking about some of the questions that you are asked. For example, you may remember some things that have happened to you that are not pleasant to think about. If that happens, you can take a break from the interview or, if you want, you can stop the interview completely.

If you want to continue to talk about these things, that’s fine, too. If you feel upset about these things, you can ask the monitor(s) for the name of someone you can talk to about your feelings after the interview is over.

Are there good things that might happen if you participate in this study?

You may or may not receive any direct benefit from participation. You might find that it makes you feel better to talk about some of your experiences. Also, we hope that organizations of people with disabilities, the media and governments learn from the studies and reports that are made and take steps to improve the lives of people with disabilities in your country.

Can you decide if you want to participate in the study?

You are free to choose to participate or not to participate in the study and you may choose to stop participating at any time. Your participation is completely voluntary. Your decision not to participate in the study will not influence your ongoing relationship with any of the study sponsors, monitors or any other person or group associated with the project.

Can you stop participating if you don’t want to continue participating?

If, at any time during the study, you want to stop participating, for any reason, just let the monitor(s) know and they will stop asking you questions. If you want to answer some questions, but not others, you can do that, too. It is entirely your decision.

If you decide not to participate in the study, or if you decide to stop participating in the study, we will not use your information for our research. Any notes or recordings made up to the point you decided to stop will be destroyed. Also, if you decide to stop participating, you will still receive your honorarium for agreeing to take part in the project. Your decision to stop participating or to refuse to answer particular questions will not affect your relationship with any of the study sponsors, monitors or any other person or group associated with the project. No one will treat you any differently if you decide that you do not want to participate in the study.

Will your information be kept confidential?

The information you provide will be kept confidential within the limits of the law. Unless you specifically provide your consent, your name will not appear in any report or publication of the research. The notes and recordings of your interview will be safely stored in a place that is locked and will be destroyed at the end of the project. You should know that there are certain types of information that the monitors would be required by the laws of your country to tell the authorities about if you mention them in the interview.

Costs and Compensation

You will be given an honorarium to cover your transportation to the interview location and the cost of any disability-related supports or assistance that you will need in order to participate in the interview. If you would need additional money to get the supports that you need to participate, please let the monitor(s) know the details. You will receive this honorarium within one month of your interview. You will receive this honorarium even if you decide to stop participating in the project at some point during the interview and/or decide not to answer certain questions.

Do you have questions concerning the study?

If you have questions about the research in general or about your own role in the study, please feel free to contact:

Cornelius Ojangole
Project Coordinator
by regular mail: African Union of the Blind, North Airport Road, Embakasi
P.O. Box 72872-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
by telephone: 254-020-823989
by email: info@afub-uafa.org

OR
Dr. Elly Macha
Executive Director, AFUB
by regular mail: African Union of the Blind, North Airport Road, Embakasi
P.O. Box 72872-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
by telephone: 254-020-823989
by email: info@afub-uafa.org

OR
Dr. Marcia Rioux
Co-Director, Disability Rights Promotion International
Chair & Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, Atkinson
by regular mail: York University, 441 HNES Building, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3 Canada
by telephone: +1-416-736-2100 extension 22112
by email: mrioux@yorku.ca

Appendix D: Interview Code Sheet

Sample Interview Code Sheet
Interview Code Name of the Interviewee Contact and Follow-up Remark 1 Contact and Follow-up Remark 2 Contact and Follow-up Remark 3
Name Address Name Contact Information Name Address
CYAO1              
CYAO2              
CYAO3              
CYAO4              
CYAO5              
CYAO6              
CYAO7              
CYAO8              
CYAO9              
CYAO11              
CYAO12              
CYAO13              
CYAO14              
CYAO15              

Appendix E: Free and Informed Consent Form

Free and Informed Consent Form

I have read and understood the preceding pages of this Information Sheet and Free and Informed Consent form. The research procedures mentioned above have been explained to me and all of my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. I have been informed that I can withdraw from the study at any time without penalty and that, if I choose to do so, any data collected as a result of my participation will be destroyed. The potential discomforts that I might experience because I have participated in the study have been explained to me. I also understand the potential benefits of being a part of this study.

I know that I may ask now, or at any time in the future, any questions I have about the study. I have been assured that the records, transcripts, and tapes related to this study will be kept confidential to the limits of the law. I have also been assured that no information will be released or printed or made public that would disclose my personal identity unless I give permission for that to happen.

I hereby consent to participate

Printed Name of Participant:

Date:

Signature of Participant:

I hereby consent to having my interview recorded

Signature of Participant:

Date:

Signature of Principal Investigator:

Date:

Appendix F: Coding Scheme

To develop the coding scheme a sample of 15 interviews was selected:

  • 5 from each monitoring site (Centre Province, west province and North west province)
  • Sex: 8 females and 7 males
  • Age ranks: below 26: 3, 26-40 : 5, 41 - 55: 4, 56 - 70: 2, 70 +: 1
  • Type of disability: mobility: 4, visual impairment: 5, Hearing impairment: 4, Albinos: 2

The 15 interviews were then analyzed. 56 codes and sub-codes emerged from this analysis, covering 6 main areas or themes, as follows:

  • Types and incidence of ‘barriers’ and obstacles experienced in daily life by the interviewees (including negative perceptions of disability, discriminatory attitudes, abuse and violence, poverty, and limited opportunities to participate in social and economic life)
  • Ways in which barriers and obstacles experienced by interviewees translate into violations of the key principles of human rights (‘human rights implications’)
  • Ways in which interviewees have dealt with or responded to situations of abuse and discrimination (‘responses to discrimination’)
  • Reasons why interviewees have not reported situations of abuse and discrimination (‘reasons for not reporting’)
  • Interviewees’ ideas about the social, economic and political factors in Kenyan society that create or reinforce the discrimination they experience or have experienced in the past on the grounds of their disabilities (‘systemic roots of discrimination’)
  • ‘Recommendations’ for future social and political action to prevent discrimination and abuse of people with disabilities.

In addition to these 6 areas, 3 themes were created to code interviewee’s comments that alluded to intersections of ‘gender and disability’, ‘ethnicity and disability’ and ‘class and disability’. It is likely that, as more interviews get coded, these themes will be expanded and new sub-codes created.

To ensure the reliability of the coding scheme, each of the fifteen interviews was then coded independently by three coders and results compared and discussed. These discussions led to further revisions of the coding scheme that included:

  • creation of 3 new codes
  • elimination of 4 codes (by merging previously distinct codes)
  • changes in codes’ names or expansion of codes’ descriptions to make them more clear and accurate

This process resulted in a revised coding scheme which is presented here.

Sample Coding Scheme
Code23 Definition
Sex24  
Female  
Male  
Age Range  
Below 26  
26 - 40  
41 - 55  
56 - 70  
70 +  
Type of Disability  
Mobility  
Blind  
Deaf  
Albinos  
Barriers  
Types of Barriers25 Barriers and obstacles experienced by interviewees throughout their lives
Discriminatory Attitudes Perceptions, images of disability and attitudes that the interviewee has faced in her/hislife that isolate, exclude or discriminate against her/him
ATTFAM Perceptions, images of disability and attitudes that the interviewee has faced in her/his family that isolate, exclude or discriminate against her/him
ATTSCHO Perceptions, images of disability and attitudes that the interviewee has faced in school that isolate, exclude or discriminate against her/him
ATTWK Perceptions, images of disability and attitudes that the interviewee has faced in the workplace that isolate, exclude or discriminate against her/him
ATTSOC Perceptions, images of disability and attitudes that the interviewee has faced in the community or in society at large that isolate, exclude or discriminate against her/him
ATTGVT Perceptions, images of disability and attitudes by public authorities that discriminated against the interviewee
Abuse and Violence situations of abuse andviolence that the interviewee has experienced
ABFAM situations of abuse and violence that the interviewee has experienced in the family context
ABSCHO situations of abuse and violence that the interviewee has experienced at school
ABWK situations of abuse and violence that the interviewee has experienced in the workplace
ABSOC situations of abuse and violence that the interviewee has experienced in the community and in society at large
ABGVT situations of abuse and discrimination that the interviewee has experienced in her/his relationship with public authorities
Limited Access lack of opportunities and barriers encountered by the interviewee in access to diverse contexts and settings
ACCPHYS barriers and obstacles faced in accessing the physical environment (including transportation)
ACCCOM barriers and obstacles faced by the interviewee to communicate with others
ACCEDU barriers and obstacles faced by the interviewee in accessing education
ACCWK barriers and obstacles faced by the interviewee in accessing work
ACCGVT barriers and obstacles faced by the interviewee in accessing public services and authorities
Poverty economic deprivation experienced by the interviewee
Religion obstacles, difficulties and negative experiences religion-related
Incidence frequency with which the interviewee reports experiencing discrimination in her/his life
Positive Experiences26 Positive life experiences reported by the interviewee
POSFAM Positive life experiences in the family context
POSCH Positive life experiences in the school context
POSWK Positive life experiences in the context of work
POSOC Positive life experiences in the community/society
POSGVT Positive life experiences with public authorities/ government
POSRELIG Positive life experiences religion-related
Human Rights Implications27 Life experiences reported by the interviewee as they relate to key human rights principles
Dignity impact of particular life experiences on interviewees' perceptions of self-worth
POS Dignity interviewee reports being respected and valued in her/his experiences and opinions and able to form opinions without fear of physical, psychological and/or emotional harm
NEG Dignity interviewee reports feeling disrespected and devalued in her/his experiences and opinions and not able to form opinions without fear of physical, psychological and/or emotional harm in consequence of the disability
Autonomy ability to make choices and decisions on issues that affect one's own life (including choosing forms of supported decision-making)
Self-Determination interviewee reports ability to make decisions on issues affecting her/his own life (including choosing forms of supported decision-making)
Lack of Autonomy interviewee reports inability to make decisions on issues affecting own life and/or being forced into situations on the grounds of disability
Equality having own differences respected and disadvantages addressed and being able to participate fully in equal terms
Equality interviewee reports being respected in her/his differences, having her/his disadvantages addressed and being able to participate fully in equal terms
Inequality Interviewee reports a lack of respect for her/his differences, a lack of consideration for her/his disadvantages and not being able to participate on equal terms.
Inclusion reports of being recognized and valued as an equal participant and having own needs understood as integral to the social and economic order and not identified as special needs
Inclusion interviewee reports being recognized and valued as an equal participant and/or supported in own needs
Exclusion interviewee reports being segregated, isolated and/or not supported in own needs on the grounds of disability
Respect for Difference reports of how society deals with difference
Being Respected interviewee reports being respected regardless her/his differences
Being Labelled Interviewee reports being labelled in consequence of disability
Responses to Abuse and Discrimination ways in which the interviewee responds or has responded in the past to situations of abuse and discrimination
Distancing when the interviewee chooses to avoid or distance her/himself from situations and contexts in which she/he has experienced abuse and discrimination
Resistance when the interviewee chooses to keep returning to and or tries to change situations and contexts in which she/he has experienced abuse and discrimination
Report/Legal Action when the interviewee chooses to report or complain about the situation or context in which she or he has experienced discrimination
Reasons for not Reporting reasons that the interviewee gives for not having reported situations or contexts in which she/he has experienced discrimination
'Nothing would have Happened' when the interviewee is convinced that report and legal action would not have had any significant consequences in terms of changing situations and contexts of discrimination, including because she/he does not trust authorities.
Lack of Access when the interviewee was prevented from reporting due to lack of access to appropriate administrative and/or legal structures or lack of access to information about how to proceed to make a claim
Fear when the interviewee was prevented from reporting for fear of its consequences
Lack of Financial Means when the interviewee was prevented from reporting due to lack of financial resources
Corruption interviewee did not report because she/he knew or thought that she/he would have to bribe the authorities
Self-Blame interviewee did not report because she/he has interiorized feelings of shame and inferiority
Systemic Roots of Discrimination social, political and economic factors that create the discrimination interviewees experience or have experienced in the past on grounds of their disabilities
Economic When the acts of exclusion and discrimination against people with disabilities are related to the ways in which economic (production) activities are organized and delivered
Social acts of exclusion and discrimination against people with disabilities are related to the ways in which social (reproduction) activities and social relationships operate and are organized
Legislative acts of exclusion and discrimination against people with disabilities are related to the lack of adequate laws or policies to protect their rights and/or to the way existing laws and policies operate
Recommendations suggestions to improve the situation of people with disabilities in Cameroon
Raise Awareness raise awareness and educate society about disability and how to deal with people with disabilities
Economic Supports government supports to improve access to work for people with disabilities
Social Supports government supports to improve the living conditions and income of people with disabilities and their families
Representation improve the participation and representation of people with disabilities in the government
Respect government should show more respect and be considerate of the needs of people with disabilities
Legislation develop and implement new laws and policies to protect the rights of people with disabilities
Peer Support people with disabilities should get together and support each other
Gender and DISAB ways in which gender and disability intersect to compound or protect from discrimination
Ethnicity and DISAB ways in which ethnicity and/or race interacts with disability to compound or protect from discrimination
Class and DISAB ways in which class (being poor or rich) intersects with disability to compound or protect from discrimination
Note #23
Only the codes whose names appears in bold are to be used when coding interviews.
Note #24
The variables Sex, Region, Age Range and Type of Disability should be coded in NVIVO as Attributes, rather than Nodes.
Note #25
If the barriers reported relate to experiences of people with disabilitie other than the interviewee her/himself, create a new code with simila description and name, just adding the number 2 at the end. Ex.: PERFAM2, PERSCHO2, etc.
Note #26
If the positive experiences reported relate to persons other than th interviewee her/himself, create a new code with similar description and name, just adding the number 2 at the end. Ex.: POSFAM2, POSCHO2, etc.
Note #27
If human rights implications reported relate to the lives of people wit disabilities other than the interviewee her/himself, create a new code wit similar description and name, just adding the number 2 at the end. Ex.: POS DIGNITY2, NEG DIGNITY2, etc.

Appendix G: Example of Interview Notes

Example of Interview Notes

Interview Code:

Page: of:
Notes Drafted by:

Date:

Notes:

Signatures:

Monitor Interviewee:

Appendix H: Background of the African Union of the Blind (AFUB)

The African Union of the Blind (AFUB) is a continent wide umbrella NGO of national organisations of/for the blind and partially sighted persons, formed in Tunisia in 1987 by OAU Resolution CM/Res. 944 (XL).

AFUB is now operational in 51 African States. In all actions of AFUB, the anticipated end is for an African Continent where blind and partially sighted persons enjoy equal rights, social inclusion and full participation in development.

AFUB contributes to this desired state by strengthening it member organisations and creating unity of purpose among them through capacity building and advocacy in partnership with government, international agencies and other stakeholders.

The following presidents have saved the African Union of the Blind since its inception:

  • Mr. Ismaila KONATE from Mali, from 1987 to 1992;
  • Professor Sam TOREREI from Kenya, from 1992 to 1994;
  • Dr. Imed EDDINE CHAKER from Tunisia, from 1994 to 2000;
  • Mr. Paul TEZANOU from Cameroon served two consecutive terms from 2000 up to date.

The six General Assembly of the AFUB will be taking place in November 2008 in Morocco.

Appendix I: Memorandum of Understanding Between The African Union of the Blind (AFUB) and L'Association Nationale es Aveugles de Cameroun (ANAC)

Memorandum of Understanding between African Union of the Blind (herein referred to as AFUB) and L'Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroun (hereafter referred to as ANAC):

African Union of the Blind (herein referred to as AFUB)
North Airport Road Embakasi
P. O. Box 72872 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254-20-823989
Fax: +254-20-823776
E-mail: info@afub-uafa.org
Website: www.afub-uafa.org

L'Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroun (hereafter referred to as ANAC)
Accueil Notre- Dame de la Paix
B.P 190 Dschang
Tel: +237 33 45 12 51
Siege Sociale B.P. Yaoundé
Email: ptezanou@vahoo.fr

In this MOU, it is mutually agreed between AFUB and L'Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroon (ANAC) that both parties will work in collaboration on the implementation of the Disability and Human Rights Project.

  1. Project title: Disability and Human Rights (DHR) in Africa
  2. Project Theme: Blind and partially sighted People Using Human Rights Instruments as a tool for Achieving Equality and Development in Society
  3. Project Country Scope: Cameroon
  4. Project Finaciers: Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)
  5. Period: November 2005 to October 2006
  6. Objectives of the Project:

    1. To conduct a stake holder’s round table forum that will inaugurate a Disability and Human Rights Advocacy Network;
    2. To select a Disability and Human Rights Task Force that will administer activities of the DHR advocacy Network;
    3. To Identify and recruit a principal researcher;
    4. To coordinate and conduct training of monitors and assistant monitors;
    5. To conduct individualized field research focused on monitoring Human Rights of visually impaired persons within the identified regions;
    6. To effectively analyze, interpret, manage and disseminate report on research findings
  7. Obligations of AFUB:

    1. AFUB will provide the technical general project support;
    2. In collaboration with ANAC facilitate the establishment of a country DHR Stakeholders advocacy Network, selection of the DHR taskforce and the management team;
    3. Recruit a Principal Researcher to coordinate and consolidate key research outcomes / results of Disability and Human Rights Monitoring Activities;
    4. Disburse activity budget support to ANAC;
    5. Locate DHR resource materials and facilitate their translation and transcription into accessible formats for visually impaired persons;
    6. Collate reports/ samples from researches in collaboration with ANAC and disseminate them for future development work.
  8. Obligations of ANAC:

    1. Assist in the selection of 10 visually impaired persons and other Disabled persons monitors, 10 assistant monitors;
    2. Organize a residential training seminar for monitors and assistant monitors;
    3. Conduct DHR monitoring activities within the identified regions;
    4. Report to AFUB on the effectiveness of the DHR monitoring and testing tools, provide a report on what had been done well, what the challenges are and what could be done to improve future DHR monitoring activities;
    5. Put in place systems/ tools that will enhance DHR data Management within ANAC;
    6. Be involved in promoting the program, raising general awareness on DHR in the media and other forums;
    7. Ensure that funds received from AFUB are receipted and accounted for according to the specific reporting requirements provided by AFUB Financier's requirements are that funds will only be submitted upon justification of the required reports and documentation.
  9. Duration of this MOU: This MOU is for one year, November 2005-0ctober 2006. Done this 20th February 2006.

Signature: Mr. Paul Tezanou, ANAC President

Signature: Elly Macha, Executive Director, AFUB

Appendix J: Bilingual Address by the Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms on the Occasion of the Seminar in Yaoundé

Dr. Chemuta D. BANDA

Official opening ceremony of the International Seminar on Disability and Human Rights, Hotel Meumi, Yaoundé, 03 October, 2006

Honourable Members of Government; Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Guests; Dear participants; Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a pleasure to be amongst you at this launching ceremony. In fact, this is a crucial meeting because it comes at a time when the International Community is turning its attention to the disabled. Work in ongoing on an International Convention on the Promotion and Protection on the Rights of Person with Disabilities at the United Nations.

The lofty objectives of the seminar are aimed at fostering the purposes of the UN decade for disables persons (1983-1992) and the African decade for disabled persons (1999- 2009). The efforts of the Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroun (ANAC) and its associates and facilitators are therefore very commendable. Let me join those who have spoken before me in welcoming you to Yaoundé and in wishing you an enjoyable stay here and fruitful deliberations as I have seen it, there will be a lot to learn and a lot of inspiration to be drawn from this seminar. Participants will develop a better understanding of disability and should appreciate the human rights approach to disability.

Disability must be seen as an individual’s problem. It must be seen as the problem of the person with the disability. Disability must be taken as a challenge for society. No persons are immune to disability and nobody should be left in perpetual disability. Able people do become disabled and some become disabled within a twinkling. It is therefore common sense for society to prepare itself to face the challenges of disability. There are abundant examples of geniuses among the disabled. Since charity begins at home, the current Cameroonian examples I know include, André Marie TALLA, Paul TEZANOU, ONDOUA Gabriel and NGWA CHE Francis. You can extend the list to many others in Cameroon, Africa and the World.

The human rights approach to disability call on society to stop looking at people with disabilities as inferior people or helpless victims who require care and protection and to take disability as an important dimension of human culture. It affirms that all human beings irrespective of their disabilities have certain rights which are alienable. Entitlement to rights should not be limited by individual differences. By emphasizing that people with disabilities are equally entitled to rights as others, the human rights approach builds upon the authority of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which recognises that all human beings are born free and equal in rights and dignity.

From the perspective of the human rights approach to disability, the policy implication is that planning in society be adjusted to respond more effectively to the presence and needs of people with disabilities. Since disability is a stat of being rather than a tragic deviation from normalcy, empowerment and self-direction are fundamental to achieving equality and citizenship.

The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms lauds the leadership of this seminar for their sustained at the empowerment and self-direction of the visually impaired. The Commission has made significant strides in the fight for non-discrimination and the promotion of the ideals of the human rights approach to disability, if you visit the Commission by the middle of next month, you will be pleased to note that all vulnerable groups in society are well represented in it.

Nos sociétés et nos gouvernements sont appelés à respecter les règles standard sur l’égalisation des opportunités des personnes handicapées car, c’est en les respectant qu’on contribue à leur épanouissement.

Le principe des droits implique un planning avec pour objectif l’utilisation des ressources de manière à donner à chaque individu une chance égale de participation. Ce principe contribue ainsi à l’insertion sociale des personnes handicapées qui doivent participer aussi pleinement que possible à la vie culturelle et sociale de leurs communautés.

Madame le ministre des Affaires Sociales peut confirmer que plusieurs départements ministériel aussi bien que les organisations du secteur privé et de la société civile au Cameroun comprennent de plus en plus l’importance que nous accordons à l’approche des droits de l’homme pour notre développement, et manifestent leur volonté de contribuer à la mise sur pied d’une culture de droits de l’homme au Cameroun qui se préoccupe des droits de tout le monde y compris les droits des personnes handicapées en général et ceux des malvoyants en particulier. La pleine intégration des personnes handicapées dans la société Camerounaise constitue notre objectif primordial.

Je vous remercie de votre attention.

Appendix K: Project Personnel

Cornélius Ojangole: Projet Coordinator

Adress: African Union of the Blind, North Airport Road, Embakasi
P.O. Box 72872-00200, Naïrobi, Kenya
Telephone : 250-020-823989
Email : info@afub-uafa.org

Dr. Marcia Rioux, Co-Director, Disability Rights Promotion International; Chair & Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, Atkinson

Adresse postale : York University, 441 HNES Building, 4700 Keele Street
Telephone : +1-416-736-21000 extension 22112
Email : mrioux@yorku.ca

M. Erik Staaf, International Secretary, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired

Adress: SE-122 88 Enskede, Sweden. Visitors Sandborgsvagen 52
Telephone : +46 (O)8-39 90 00 Mobil + 46 (0)708-39 21 47
Email: erik.staaf@srfriks.org/erik.staaf@bonetmail.com

Dr. Elly Macha, Executive Director, African Union of the Blind

Adress: African Union of the Blind, North Airport Road, Embakasi
P.O. Box 72872-00200, Naïrobi, Kenya
Telephone : +254-20-823989 (Office)/ +254-735421373 (Mobile)
Fax: +254-20-823776
Email: info@afub-uafa.org

Mrs. Rita Samson, Project Coordinator, Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI)

York University, 4700 Keele Street, 5021 TEL Building
Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3
Telephone: +1 416 736 2100 ext. 20718
Fax: +1 416 736 5986
Email: drpi@yorku.ca
DRPI website

Mrs. Paula Pinto, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

York University, Toronto, Canada

The Local Team

M. Paul TEZANOU, President of l'Union Africaine des Aveugles et de l’Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroun

Adress: B.P. 190, Dschang, Cameroun
Telephone : +237 33 45 15 48(office)/+237 99 52 02 22/75 52 64 51 (Mobile)
Fax: + 237 33 45 19 55
Email: ptezanou@yahoo.fr

Mme. Eva Jacqueline Etongue Mayer, Consultant, Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés du Cameroun, Chief of Division

Adress: B.P. 20 317, Yaoundé, Cameroun
Telephone : +237 22 22 61 17(office) /+ 237 77 67 12 89
(Mobile)
Fax: + 237 22 22 60 82
Email: mayereva@yahoo.fr

M. ETA Kelvin Ayuk, Research Assistant

Adress: BP. 1020 Poste Centrale Yaoundé
Téléphone : +23777 94 01 12 (Mobile)
Email: eta_yuk@yahoo.com

Mme. Caroline LEWE, Local project Coordinator

Mme. TEZON Simonne, Membre et Représentante des autres catégories de personnes handicapées au Comite d’organisation locale

Maître ZEGA LAIN Gustav, Membre, Avocat au Barreau du Cameroun

Mme. Sylvie Hortense MBAHIN, Secrétaire bilingue, Assistante

Appendix L: List of Associations of / for Persons with Disabilities in Cameroon

  • Amicale Nationale de Handicapées du Cameroun;
  • Action de conscience su les personnes handicapées (ACPH);
  • Association de Etudiants Handicapés (AEH);
  • Association Mondiale d Défense Intellectuelle et Morale des Albinos (ASMODISA);
  • Association National des Anciens Lépreu du Cameroun (ANALCAM);
  • Association National des Aveugles du Cam (ANAC);
  • Association National des Déficients Auditifs du Cameroun (ANDAC);
  • Association National des Femmes Handicapées du Cameroun (ANAFHCAM);
  • Association National des Handicapés Moteurs et Amputés du Cameroun;
  • Association National des Lépreux du Cameroun;
  • Association national des Sourds du Cameroun (ANHMC);
  • Association National des Sourds et Mal entendants du Cameroun (ANSMAC);
  • Association National des Sourds Muets du Cameroun (ASCAM);
  • Association de Handicapés Moteurs et Amputés du Cameroun (AHMAC);
  • Association des Parent et Amis des Enfants Différents du Cameroun (APAEDIC);
  • Association des Parent d'Enfants Handicapés (COLOMBE);
  • Association Sport e Loisirs pour Handicapés (ASLOH);
  • Atelier Protégé pou Personnes Handicapées (PROM.HANDI.CAM);
  • Bobine d'Or;
  • Centre National de Réhabilitation des Handicapés (CNRH);
  • Club des Jeunes Aveugle Réhabilités du Cameroun(CJARC) ;
  • Comité des Amis e Sympathisants des Handicapés (CASA);
  • Coordination de Etudiants Handicapés des universités du Cameroun (CAEHU.CAM);
  • Externat Médic Pédagogique (la Colombe);
  • Fédération de Handicapés Sportifs du Cameroun;
  • Fédération d'Afriqu centrale des associations pour la protection des
  • droits des personnes handicapée (FACAPH);
  • Fédération Nationale de Associations Handicapées du Cameroun (FENAH.CAM);
  • Fondation demain l sourd;
  • Fondation Petit DAN et SAHAH (Enfance déshéritée);
  • Ligue de Solidarité de Femmes Handicapées du Cameroun (LISOFHAC);
  • Services pour la Promotion des Handicapés au Cameroun (PROM.HANDI.CAM);
  • Union Générale de Grands Infirmes du Cameroun (UGAGIC);
  • Union Mondiale de Aveugles (UMA);
  • Union Nationale de Associations et Institutions de/et pour personnes
  • Handicapées du Cameroun (UNAPHAC)
  • Union National de Handicapés du Cameroun (UNA.CAM)

Appendix M: List of National Texts Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Cameroon

List of National Texts Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Cameroon:

  • The Penal Code of law no 1966
  • Decree no 77/495 of 07 December 1977 setting the conditions for the creation and functioning of private social services;
  • Law no 83 /013, of 21 July 1983 relative to the protection of persons with disabilities,
  • Decree no 90/1516 of 26 November 1990 setting the modalities of application of law no 83/013 relative to the protection of persons with disabilities;
  • Law no 92-007 of 14 August 1992 creating the Labour Code;
  • Arête no 0001 of 15 May 1993 setting the modalities of establishment and deliverance of the National Invalidity Card within the national territory;
  • Decree no 94/199 of 7 October 1994 organising the public service statute, modified and completed by Decree no 2000/187 of October 2000;
  • Decree no 96 /379 of 14 June 1996, of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, setting and organising the National Committee for the Socio–economic Rehabilitation and Reinsertion of Persons with Disabilities;
  • The Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (law no 96-06 of 18 January 1996);
  • Decree no 98 /069 of 04 May 1998 organising the Ministry of Social Affairs;
  • Law no 83 /13 of 21 July 1983 relative to the protection of persons with disabilities.

Appendix N: List of Documents Consulted

List of Documents Consulted

  • UNDP, World Bank, DGTPE;
  • World Fact Book 2002 (October 2002);
  • http://www.ambafrance-cm.org/;
  • http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoundé;
  • Décennie des Nations Unies pour les personnes handicapées au Cameroun 1983-1992, Ministère des Affaires Sociales et de la Condition Féminine, Secrétariat Général, Direction de la Réinsertion Sociale;
  • Livre blanc sur la condition des personnes handicapées au Cameroun, (UNAPHAC), Sous la direction de Ondoua Abah Gabriel, Presses Universitaires d’Afrique, 70p;
  • Rapport du séminaire national sur l’élaboration d’une politique multisectorielle d’intégration socio-économique des personnes handicapées, (Yaoundé du 11 au 14 juillet 1994), Ministère des Affaires Sociales et de la Condition Féminine

Appendix O: List of Useful Addresses

  • Association Nationale des Aveugles du Cameroun B.P. 190, Dschang, Cameroun. Téléphone : +237 33 45 15 48(office)/+237 99 52 02 22/75 52 64 51 (Mobile) Fax: + 237 33 45 19 55
  • Association des Handicapés Monteurs et Amputes du Cameroun (AHMAC)
  • BP.5349 Yaoundé, Téléphone / Télécopie: (237) 22 31 76 90;
  • AHMAC, Adamawa Section, BP139 Ngaoundéré
  • AHMAC Bertoua Section, Téléphone (237) 22 24 22 46
  • AHMAC Far North Section BP. 258 Maroua
  • AHMAC Northern Section, BP.229 Garoua; Téléphone (237) 22 27 14 64
  • AHMAC North West Section a Bamenda
  • AHMAC Western Section BP. 961 Bafoussam
  • AHMAC Southern Section, BP. 307 Ebolowa, Téléphone (237) 22 28 42 12/22 28 33 64 AHMAC South West Section, BP.73 Tiko
  • Association Handicapés Services du Cameroun (SHSC), BP. 319 Sangmelima, Téléphone: (237) 22 28 84 84
  • Association des Parents et Amis des Enfants différents du Cameroun (APAEDIC) BP. 14035 Yaoundé
  • Association Nationales des Handicapées Anciens Lépreux blanchis du Cameroun (ANHAL.CAM) BP.786 Yaoundé, Téléphone: (237) 22 20 27 06
  • Association Sports et Loisirs pour Handicapés (ASL.OH), BP 17102, Douala
  • United Nations Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa, BP.836 Yaoundé, Telephone (237) 22 21 24 74 Telecopy: (237) 22 21 24 75
  • Centre de Rééducation et d’Appareillage des Handicapés Monteurs et Amputés Cameroun (CRAHMA). CRAHMA, BP.8631 Douala
  • Comité des Amis et Sympathisants des Handicapés (CASA), BP. 496 Yaoundé
  • Coordination des Etudiants Handicapés des Universités du Cameroun (CAEHU.CAM) BP.14168 Yaoundé
  • Fondation demain le sourd (FDS).BP. 25022 Yaoundé
  • Groupement des Handicapés pour les Développement et la Solidarité du Cameroun (GHDS), BP.5691 Yaoundé
  • Groupe d’Initiatives Communes des Personne Handicapées Prestataires des Services Techniques du Cameroun(GIC-PHPHRES.CAM), BP. 14384 Yaoundé
  • HANDISPORT Cameroun, BP.4207 Yaoundé
  • Institut Africain de Réadaptation (IAR) Bureau Afrique Centrale, BP 2467 Congo, Téléphone:(242)82 11 43
  • Organisation Mondiale des Personnes Handicapées (OMPH) 101, Evergreen, Winnipeg, R3L 2T3, Canada
  • Panafricaine des personnes Handicapés (PAN.APH), BP. 2213-46, Herbert Chitepo St. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; e-mail: pafod@telconet.co.zw
  • National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms of Cameroon, P.O box 20317, Yaoundé
  • PROM.HANDI.CAM - Association, P o box. 4018 Yaoundé
  • Rehabilitation International (RI) 25 East 21st, New-York, NY, 10010USA
  • UNAPHAC, the Mefou-Akono section, BP.08 Ngoumou
  • UNAPHAC, the Ndikinemeki section, S/C de M. Le Maire de Ndikinemeki
  • Union Nationale des Associations et Institutions de/et pour Personnes Handicapées du Cameroun (UNAPHAC), BP. 30515 Yaoundé, Téléphone: (237) 22317690, Telecopy: (237) 22221873; email: facaph@camnet.cm.

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