Selection of a classroom observation tool for disability inclusion in Uganda.

Background: Obuntu Bulamu is a Ugandan intervention promoting inclusive education for children with disabilities. This culturally appropriate approach, based on the Ubuntu philosophy, utilises peer-to-peer support activities for children, parents and teachers.

Objectives: To effectively measure the intervention's impact on disability inclusion, the study aimed to select, adapt and test classroom observation instruments suitable for the Ugandan context.

: Parental peer-to-peer support for inclusion of children with disabilities in Central Uganda.

Background: , a peer-to-peer support intervention for children, parents and teachers to improve the participation and inclusion of children with disabilities (CwD), was developed and tested in Uganda. The intervention consisted of disability-inclusive peer-to-peer training and support activities. In this article, parent participation in and evaluation of the intervention are discussed.

'Impairments of the brain': Global South perspectives on childhood neurodevelopmental disability.

The word 'disability' does not exist in most African languages. There are words for impairments that describe the 'missing' or affected body parts, but no specific words to characterize, for instance, neurodevelopmental conditions. In this narrative review we focus on the different interpretations of neurodevelopmental conditions in Uganda and discuss the importance of cultural concepts and the intersectionality of family-centred care, poverty, and neocolonialism when working with children with 'impairments of the brain'.

Use of Virtual Reality Distraction to Reduce Child Pain and Fear during Painful Medical Procedures in Children with Physical Disabilities in Uganda: A Feasibility Study.

Objective: This study explored the acceptability and feasibility of the use of low-cost virtual reality (VR) glasses, and the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale and Children's Fear Scale scales, for pain and fear reduction in children admitted at the septic ward of CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital in Uganda.

Methods: In total, 79 children aged 4-17 years of age were offered to watch cartoons using VR glasses while undergoing painful dressing procedures. Before and after the procedure, children were asked to index current pain; children and their caregivers were asked to rate anticipated fear.