Raising our Voices for an Inclusive Society: Challenges and Opportunities for the Disability Rights Movement in Uganda

This practice note is the second in a continuing series of personal reflections on human rights practice today. This series, Practice in the First Person, aims to provide occasional snapshots of the life and work of contemporary practitioners provided by activists and advocates working around the globe. James Aniyamuzaala is the President of the Steering Committee of the African Youth with Disability Network. Formerly, he was the Human Rights Programme Coordinator of the Youth with Physical Disability Development Forum in Uganda. He writes here about the personal experiences that inspire and inform his work as an advocate for the rights of young people and women with disabilities in Uganda. James explores the challenges that face disability rights activists in the region today as well as the opportunities that exist to overcome these obstacles. Focusing on the Uganda disability rights movement, he also offers his views on some of the achievements of activists working on these issues.