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Background: The interplay between poverty and disability creates a cyclical relationship where disability can increase poverty, and poverty can increase the risk of disability. While extensive research has explored this nexus globally, less is known about its specific impact on the quality of life of persons with disabilities within localised contexts like the Polokwane Local Municipality in South Africa.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to conduct a multi-faceted analysis of the relationship between disability and poverty in the Polokwane Local Municipality.
Method: This study is a narrative review that utilises a critical synthesis approach to examine the relationship between disability and poverty.
Results: This review reveals that person with disabilities in Polokwane face compounded vulnerabilities, with poverty manifesting as absolute lack of necessities, relative deprivation, situational crises and limited access in rural areas.
Conclusion: This critical review underscores the multi-faceted ways in which disability intersects with various forms of poverty within the Polokwane Local Municipality, highlighting the compounded vulnerabilities faced by persons with disabilities.
Contribution: This article offers a significant contribution to the understanding of the intricate relationship between disability and poverty, specifically within the Polokwane Local Municipality.
期刊介绍：
The African Journal of Disability, the official journal of CRS, AfriNEAD and CEDRES, introduce and discuss issues and experiences relating to and supporting the act of better understanding the interfaces between disability, poverty and practices of exclusion and marginalisation. Its articles yield new insight into established human development practices, evaluate new educational techniques and disability research, examine current cultural and social discrimination, and bring serious critical analysis to bear on problems shared across the African continent. Emphasis is on all aspects of disability particularity in the developing African context. This includes, amongst others: -disability studies as an emerging field of public health enquiry -rehabilitation, including vocational and community-based rehabilitation -community development and medical issues related to disability and poverty -disability-related stigma and discrimination -inclusive education -legal, policy, human rights and advocacy issues related to disability -the role of arts and media in relation to disability -disability as part of global Sustainable Development Goals transformation agendas -disability and postcolonial issues -globalisation and cultural change in relation to disability -environmental and climate-related issues linked to disability -disability, diversity and intersections of identity -disability and the promotion of human development.
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