About Us

East African Disability was established in 2019 to advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and provide meaningful support to individuals and their families.

We believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion. Individuals with disabilities should have equal access to education, employment, community resources, and opportunities that allow them to live fulfilling and independent lives.

Our organization works to promote awareness, protect human rights, and remove the social, cultural, and practical barriers that may prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in their communities. We connect individuals and families with helpful information, resources, advocacy, and community-based support.

We also work closely with families, community leaders, service providers, and partner organizations to encourage understanding and create more inclusive communities. By strengthening these partnerships, we help ensure that individuals with disabilities and their families are heard, valued, and supported.

East African Disability is committed to building a community where people of all abilities can belong, contribute, and reach their full potential throughout every stage of life.

Our Mission

At East African Disability (EAD), our mission is to promote equality, dignity, and opportunity for individuals with disabilities across the East African community.
We are dedicated to advancing inclusion and ensuring that people with:
• Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
• Developmental Disabilities (DD)
receive the respect, care, and access they deserve.
EAD works to protect human rights, empower families, and create pathways for full community participation throughout every stage of life.
Recognizing that services for individuals with disabilities in Africa are often limited, EAD strives to bridge this gap by developing and implementing programs that meet community needs with compassion and cultural understanding.
Our work extends beyond support — we are building awareness, breaking barriers, and helping families integrate individuals with disabilities into mainstream education, employment, and community life.

Our Core Values

Human Dignity

Disabled with intellectual disabilities are the people first, with desired feelings, aspirations, hope, and dreams. In IDD they have human dignity. The lives of people with IDD have value. .

Personhood

People with IDD have varying strengths, abilities, and interests. Each person is unique. EAD’s responsibility is to teach the disabled the concepts of moral sense or behavior change.

Choice

People with IDD can make decisions about their lives to reach their developmental milestones. People with IDD should be supported to do so as requested or needed.

Rights

People with IDD have human and civil rights, which must be protected. Community People with IDD are part of and contribute to the fabric of society. Everyone benefits when people with IDD are present and participate.

Equity

Society must remove barriers and correct injustices that limit opportunities for people with IDD. Extra action is needed to help people with IDD and their families face other forms of bias or discrimination.

Diversity

Human diversity is beautiful and powerful. We celebrate, honor, and seek to understand the differences in our identities and life experiences.

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