Effect of Stigma on Inclusiveness of Persons with Disabilities in Community Development Projects: A Case of Temeke District

Choma, Rosemary (2019) Effect of Stigma on Inclusiveness of Persons with Disabilities in Community Development Projects: A Case of Temeke District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study intended to investigate the effect of Stigma on Inclusiveness of Persons with Disabilities in Community Development Project. A descriptive, case study approach was adopted as an appropriate study design. A sample of 92 employees was employed. Simple random sampling was used to select eighty (80) respondents (operational staffs) and purposive sampling was used to select six (6) respondents (the Human Resource managers) and six (6) people with disabilities. An interview was conducted to 12 respondents while self-administered questionnaire composed of closed, open-ended questions and likert scale questions were used to collect data from eighty six (86) respondents. Data were analyzed using two methods; descriptive statistics using SPSS and quotes for qualitative data. The findings indicated that there is a high level of social and physical isolation of people with disabilities, there is low level of inclusiveness of people with disabilities in community project development. It was concluded thatthere is unfair treatment for people with disabilities in community development projects. It was recommended that government and private sectors should treat people with disabilities fairly by doing the following: Persons with disability have to be given equal opportunities in decision making, are to be treated with greater kindness, are to be treated with greater patience, are given potential to develop their career and have unequal access to winning job interviews, are supplied with suitable sanitary facilities in the project, people with disability form part of the project management, the project buildings are favorable for people with disabilities.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Centre for Economics and Community Economic Development
Depositing User: Mr. Administrator OUT
Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2020 13:05
Last Modified: 26 Nov 2020 13:05
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/2543

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