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Sanitation policy in South Africa: does it address people with disabilities?
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Gertrude MatsebeSouth Africa is one of the countries facing the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for
sanitation. At least five percent of the South African population consists of people with disabilities (PWDs) and the question
remains whether sanitation delivery in the country is addressing the needs of this group of individuals. This paper reviews
legislation and sanitation policy within South Africa to determine whether the needs of PWDs were being addressed. The
review highlighted that PWDs are excluded by the policy. The conclusions of the review are that sanitation policy should
be inclusive and adopt a holistic approach. This should be achieved by reviewing present policy to ensure inclusion and
focus on PWDs; ensuring implementation of sanitation awareness programmes for PWDs, monitoring and evaluation of
compliance to policy requirements and the introduction of economic measures such as subsidies, incentives and fines.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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MATSEBE, G., 2006. Sanitation policy in South Africa: does it address people with disabilities? IN: Fisher, J. (ed). Sustainable development of water resources, water supply and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 32nd WEDC International Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13-17 November 2006, pp. 533-536.Publisher
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