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Length Research Paper  \nPublic school toilets: A curse or blessing for girls with physical impairment  \nGilliet Chigunwe1* and Deliwe Tembachako2  \n1 Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe. 2 Faculty of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe.  \nAccepted 19 July, 2017  \n\n| ABSTRACT\u003Cbr>The study was set to assess the effects of inaccessibility of school toilets to girl pupils with disabilities. Statistics staggered around the world reveal that 2.4 billion people lack access to basic toilets. According to UNICEF report, more than half of the schools in the developed world lack private toilets. Whilst this is so, people with disabilities do not only lack privacy in terms of toilets but face challenges in accessibility of these toilets especially in developing countries. World over, most nations including Zimbabwe have domesticated the United Nations Declaration Charter on equalisation of opportunities for People with Disabilities (PWDs) . Zimbabwe Ministry of Education Policy Minute No. 36 of 1996 saw the enrolment of children with disabilities in their home schools. In spite of the Government policies on sanitary facilities that meet the needs of PWD, it had been observed that some toilets in Bindura town of Zimbabwe did not meet the requirements of inclusive education. Earlier study revealed that school toilets were inaccessible or difficult to access by pupils with physical disabilities. Inaccessibility of school toilets seemed to adversely affect females with disabilities much more than males with disabilities. By the time this research was done, the researchers had not come across a study that assessed the effects of inaccessibility of toilets to girl pupils with disabilities. Qualitative methodology was used for this study and grounded method was used. Data was collected through interviews and observations. The following question guided the study: To what extent are school toilets accessible to pupils with disabilities? Does inaccessibility to school toilets have more effects to girls with disabilities?\u003Cbr>Keywords: Sanitary infrastructures, toilets, girls with disabilities, accessibility, inclusivity. |\n| --- |\n| *Corresponding author. E-mail: [gchigunwe@gmail.com](gchigunwe@gmail.com). |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nAvailable statistics around the world reveal that 2.4 billion people lack access to basic toilets. According to UNICEF (2012), more than half of the schools in the developed world lack private toilets. Whilst this is so, people with disabilities do not only lack privacy in terms of toilets but face challenges in accessibility of these toilets especially in developing countries (Brooks, 2011) . Hence despite the fact that 19th November is a day designated by the United Nations to recognise the use of safe sanitation and access to clean water, access to toilets by people with disabilities in developing countries remain a big challenge. Research by Chigunwe (2014) revealed that both male and female with physical disabilities were  \nadversely affected by inaccessibility of sanitary facilities in Zimbabwe. But it appears females are adversely affected more than men.  \nThe purpose of this study was to assess the effects of inaccessibility of school toilets to girl pupils with disabilities. This study was motivated by the United Nations (UN) 22 standard rules on the equalization of opportunities for people with disabilities which included accessibility to buildings and other community infrastructures ( UNDP, 2006; USIS, 1998) . Most nations world over, including Zimbabwe have internalized these UN policies. Zimbabwe Ministry of Education Policy Minute No 36 of 1996 saw the enrolment of children with  \ndisabilities in their home schools. Whilst this had been a major stride towards the development of inclusivity of children with disabilities in regular schools, we wondered how inclusive ","cbCaia1CmzJ6dybM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia1CmzJ6dybM","pdf",326892,"English","# Introduction\n# Literature Review\n## Schools and inclusive toilets","[{\"question\":\"What was the study designed to evaluate?\",\"answer\":\"The study evaluated the effects of school toilet inaccessibility on girl pupils with disabilities.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the researchers collect and analyze data?\",\"answer\":\"They used a qualitative methodology with a grounded approach, collecting data through interviews and observations.\"},{\"question\":\"What questions guided the research?\",\"answer\":\"The study asked how accessible school toilets are for pupils with disabilities, and whether toilet inaccessibility affects girls with disabilities more than boys.\"}]","Public school toilets: A curse or blessing for girls with physical impairment | PDF",1792070337,18]