Know Your Rights 11: The right to education

Chapter 4 of the Constitution of Uganda, also known as The Bill of Rights, details the rights of all Ugandan citizens. Whether you are a person with a disability (PWD) or not, all these rights are yours.

Article 30 of the Constitution of Uganda states all citizens have the right to education. This means that whether you are a PWD or not, you have the right to education (see the blog post Human Rights: Education in Uganda). 

Giving everyone the right to education means that schools should be accessible to all PWDs as well as children with disabilities (CWDs). There should be ramps and lifts in place of stairs, accessible toilets, sign language interpreters, braille books and all CWDs should be taught by properly trained teachers.

Article 20 of the Constitution of Uganda states that it is the responsibility of the state uphold all the rights in the constitution (see Know Your Rights 1: Fundamental Human Rights) .

Inclusive education: Education for all disabled children.

The Constitution of Uganda details Article 30 like this:

30. Right to education. 

All persons have a right to education.