Abstract
The South African Constitution requires that all people be treated with dignity and respect with access to health care, essential services and other basic rights to improve their quality of life and make the most of their potential. The integrated development planning process is intended to promote and facilitate the delivery of infrastructural and social services to ensure that people can live dignified lives and improve their quality of life. This chapter explores the effect of the municipal integrated development plan (IDP) on the lives of people with disabilities and the extent to which it supports their livelihoods and empowerment. The research was conducted in Ngangelizwe Township, Mthatha, in the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality. The research included document analysis and interviews with persons with disabilities, municipal officials, councillors, and a social worker. The findings reveal that the IDP has had little beneficial effect on the lives of people with disabilities, partially attributable to their lack of participation in the planning process due to physical impediments and negative social attitudes. Consequently, a concerted effort to include people with disabilities that entails dealing with physical, environmental and social barriers, along with a change in attitude towards the needs of people with disabilities is required to improve their wellbeing.
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The discrepancy between the age distribution, 6% of the population over 60 years old and the eligibility for old age grants may be related to unemployed miners and other workers returning to the area since the survey.
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Marhulumba, T., Nel, V. (2021). The Neglect of People with Disabilities in Integrated Development Planning in Ngangelizwe Township, Mthatha. In: Magidimisha-Chipungu, H.H., Chipungu, L. (eds) Urban Inclusivity in Southern Africa. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81511-0_16
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