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Disability is not inability
Agnes Mabururu
Wiehan de Jager
English
This is Agnes. She is my teacher.
Agnes uses crutches to walk.
This is Metobo. He is my favourite radio DJ.
Metobo has problems with his eyes.
This is Moraa, my neighbour. Moraa is a farmer.
Moraa cannot hear. She speaks using Sign Language.
This is Osero. He is the best soccer player at my school.
Osero has no hands. But he scores many goals for our team!
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Disability is not inability
Author - Agnes Mabururu
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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    • Disability means that you cant do certain things but disabled people are able to have many talent to achieve the goals.

      Philile Mabaso
    • T. Ubisi and K.M. Mahlangu According to our pespective the stories is so touching, and it reflects experiences facing diabled individuals day in and out. It is highly motivating because it shows no matter how disabled you may be, you can achieve anyhing you wish to explore with your life. futhermore its a good story which can help children comprehend the concept of disability.

      karlos
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Mense met gestremdhede kán!
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • አካል ጉዳተኝነት ከምንም አያግድም!
      Amharic (Translation)
    • Arɛ̀ agaɖu gaɖǝn ga ta fâa, k'ɩ lee afar na
      Anii (Adaptation)
    • Mam Angwal Erai Adekk!!!
      Ateso (Adaptation)
    • Kulumala sikulephera
      Chichewa (Translation)
    • Bulema azutoleba kukonewa
      ChiNambya (Translation)
    • Bulemafu kuta kutolibwa
      Chinkhonde (Translation)
    • Bulema takuli kwaalilwa
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Bulema Takuli Kwaalilwa (CAPOLSA)
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Bulema takuli kukakilwa
      ChiTonga (Adaptation)
    • Akulumala nawu ŵe nazu nthazi
      Chitonga (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Cilema sikulephera kucita zinthu
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Kulemala Sikulepela (CAPOLSA)
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Kulemala sikulephera kucita zinthu
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Cilema nkhutondeka yayi
      Citumbuka (Translation)
    • Ulemasi nganiwuŵa wangapakombola
      Ciyawo (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Orakhalla khe ollephella
      Ellomwe (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Disability is Not Inability
      English (Adaptation)
    • Different abilities
      English (Adaptation)
    • Un handicap n'est pas une incapacité
      French (Translation)
    • Ubulema tekufilwa ukucita icintu
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Ubulema nabo buuntu (CAPOLSA)
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Ubulema tekukana cita cintu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Ukukgholophala Akwenzi Umuntu Ukobana Angakghoni Ukwenza Izinto
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Ukukhubazeka akusikho ukubhalelwa
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Banako ukwenza izinto
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • Abazona izehluleki
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Wonje tῖ mũrimo
      Kῖmῖῖrũ (Translation)
    • ǂGaminats a ǃkhais ge xūets dī ǁoa, ti ǂâibas
      Khoekhoegowab (Translation)
    • Ulemavu si utepetevu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Obulema si buteesobola
      Luganda (Translation)
    • Obulema ti butaghanga
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Meere Ang'walu Apalagag
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Oulema hao oku ha dulasha
      Oshikwanyama (Translation)
    • Uulema ita shi ti itovulu okuningasha
      Oshindonga (Translation)
    • Ouremane kakujenena okuhena kujenena
      Otjiherero (Translation)
    • A Deficiência Não É Uma Incapacidade
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Urema kapisi upirandunge
      Rukwangali (Translation)
    • Bogolofadi ga se go se kgone
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Bokooa hase ho hloleha
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Ho ba le boqhwala ha se ho hloka bokgoni
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Bogole ga se go palelwa
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Buhole Aki Kupalelwa
      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Akusho kutsi batehluleki
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Diferentes capacidades
      Spanish (Translation)
    • Vhuholefhali a si u sa kona
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Vutsoniwa a hi vutsandzeki
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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