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Obstacles and facilitative factors affecting community organizing on disability issues

Case study of Lebanon

Samantha Wehbi

School of Social Work, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2KE, Canada, swehbi{at}ryerson.ca

English

This article discusses community organizing for disability rights in the Arab region by giving voice to local experiences. The discussion relies on a case example of a grassroots organization, the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union. Findings demonstrate the presence of a broad range of facilitative factors and obstacles that organizers encounter.

French

Cette étude de cas a été menée auprès de la Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union et elle rend compte des principales préoccupations auxquelles les organisateurs communautaires font face quand il est question d'invalidité. L'étude fait état de divers obstacles internes et externes qui surviennent dans l'organisation des efforts de même que de certains facteurs facilitants.

Spanish

El artículo constituye un reporte de un estudio de caso de la Unión Libanesa de Discapacidad Física para ilustrar los temas clave enfrentados por los organizadores comunitarios que trabajan en temas de discapacidad en Líbano. En el artículo se discuten diversos obstáculos internos y externos en la organización de esfuerzos, así como los factores que facilitan este tipo de trabajo.

Key Words: Arab community organizing • disability rights • Lebanon

International Social Work, Vol. 50, No. 1, 67-78 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807071483
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