This article presents the findings of a qualitative study on the social inclusion of children with disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and how this affects their achievement of valued life goals. The study is based on focus group discussions with children with disabilities and primary caregivers of such children. The thematic analysis is based on family quality of life and the capability approach, which are used to explain the effects of social inclusion (and exclusion) on children with disabilities and their families in three areas of quality of life: being, belonging, and becoming. The study also looked at how the social inclusion of children with disabilities can be actualised. The results of the study confirm the existence of considerable challenges to the social inclusion of children with disabilities in Addis Ababa, which is reflected in their capabilities. The results suggest that children with disabilities need assistance and support to achieve a good quality of life. They also indicate the need for the involvement of the wider community to support children with disabilities and their families to enhance the capability of such children, and so improve their family quality of life.

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埃塞俄比亚残障儿童的经历和主要对策

本文介绍了对埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴的残疾儿童的社会融合进行定性研究的结果，以及这如何影响他们实现有价值的生活目标。这项研究是基于与残疾儿童及其主要照顾者的座谈会讨论。主题分析基于家庭生活质量和能力方法，用于解释社会包容（和排斥）对残疾儿童及其家庭在生活质量三个方面的影响：存在，归属和成为。该研究还研究了如何实现残疾儿童的社会融合。研究结果证实，在亚的斯亚贝巴，残疾儿童的社会融合面临巨大挑战，这体现在他们的能力上。结果表明，残疾儿童需要帮助和支持才能实现良好的生活质量。它们还表明，需要更广泛的社区参与，以支持残疾儿童及其家庭，以增强这类儿童的能力，从而改善其家庭生活质量。