Examining the motivations of women students with disabilities' participation in university education in Kenya

NameAgeType of disabilitySelf-sponsored/ JAB*Programme of study/LevelMarital statusInstitutionAfyaMid 40sBlindSelf-sponsoredMAMarriedOngoziAminiaEarly 20sPhysicalJABB.Ed.SingleKhafeeAziza21Partially BlindSelf sponsoredB.Ed.SingleOngoziDadaMid 40sPhysicalSelf-sponsoredB.Ed.SingleOngoziDhahabu23BlindSelf-sponsoredB.Ed.SingleOngoziFaizah48PhysicalSelf-sponsoredB.Ed.DivorcedOngoziFedhaEarly 20sPhysicalJABB.A.SingleKhafeeFeruzi24PhysicalSelf-sponsoredB.ComSingleKhafeeHawa23Partially BlindSelf-sponsoredB.Ed.SingleOngoziHereni24PhysicalJABB.Ed.SingleKhafeeJamilaMid 30sDeafSelf-sponsoredM.ASingleKhafeeJohari23PhysicalSelf-sponsoredB.A.SingleKhafeeKaruli22PhysicalSelf-sponsoredLawSingleKhafeeLulu44BlindSelf-sponsoredB.Ed.MarriedOngoziMkufu23PhysicalJABB.ComSingleOngoziNadra24Partially blindSelf-sponsoredB.Ed.SingleOngoziPete34PhysicalScholarshipB.A.SingleKhafeeShani28BlindJAB(for undergraduate)M.A.SingleOngoziYakuti22PhysicalJABBScNSingleKhafeeZumaridiEarly 20sPhysicalSelf-sponsoredB.A.SingleKhafeeNote: *Admissions into an undergraduate degree programme in Kenya are managed by a centralized body called the Joint Admissions Board (JAB). The admission requirements for undergraduate programmes are determined by the performance of students from year to year. However, the minimum requirement is an aggregate of C+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination or its equivalent. Applicants must also meet specific degree programme subject cluster points. The entry requirements are regarded as the minimum, which do not entitle an applicant to a place in public universities. Those who meet the aggregate grade set for that particular year get admission into university as ‘regular students’ and are entitled to a student loan from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) of Kenya. Students who do not meet the aggregate grade set for admission for that particular year, or those who want to join university as mature entrants, have to do so as ‘self-sponsored students’. They are not guaranteed to receive a full loan though.