The Role of Stakeholder Participation in the Accessibility of Social Services to Persons with Disability



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Submitted Sep 19, 2023
Published Nov 15, 2023
10.24018/ejdevelop.2023.3.6.318

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This study was researched on the need to establish the factors influencing the accessibility of social services in informal settlements in the Kasarani sub-county, Kenya. The Kasarani sub-county in Kenya acted as the place for conducting this study. The caregivers of children with disabilities, stakeholders working with children with disabilities, Funding agencies targeting children with disabilities, and community-based organizations working with children with disabilities in the informal settlement areas acted as the target population. The target sample of 200 was selected from a population of 2,000 individuals. Data collection was performed through a questionnaire. Data coding and analysis were performed through SPSS and presented. Descriptive and regression analysis was used in the analysis of the data. The data was summarized using tables, figures, and the regression model. The study established that the participation of stakeholders influences the accessibility of social services for children with disabilities in the Kasarani sub-county. The study further found that funding influences the accessibility of social services for children with disabilities in the Kasarani sub-county. Also, it found that a unit increase in the capacity of caregivers leads to an increase in the accessibility of Social Services in the informal settlement. Based on the findings, this study recommended that more homes should be established in the informal settlements in the country to help those children with disabilities, and the government, as a policy intervention, should review the funding of homecare programs by fully extending the support to all local community organizations in informal settlements.

Keywords: Accessibility of social services children with disabilities informal settlements role of stakeholders

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