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A personal knowledge platform bringing together practical experience and trusted resources for more inclusive and equitable communities.
Knowledge left unshared loses half its value.
About the platform
What is this platform?
This is a personal knowledge platform — not an organisational website and not a news feed. Its purpose is to gather what my colleagues and I have learned in the field and put it within reach, so a practitioner in Upper Egypt, a researcher in Nairobi, or a mother in Cairo does not spend weeks searching for information that should take minutes to find.
The content draws on more than 25 years of practice in community-based rehabilitation and inclusive community development across Egypt, the Arab region, and Africa. It is not neutral: it takes the side of the rights-based model set out in the CRPD and rejects the logic of care and pity that still treats entitlement as favour.
I believe that shared knowledge becomes a real tool for change, and that major challenges need solutions built through exchanging experience and connecting people and institutions.
Dr. Ayman Eltantawy
Practical, reliable content that supports learning and application.
What will you find here?
Policy and legislation
Analysis of national and regional laws and strategies, their practical meaning, and the gap between text and implementation.
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Concepts made plain
Clear explanations of reasonable accommodation, universal design, the social model, and other essential concepts.
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Conversations
Dialogue with practitioners, leaders, persons with disabilities, and families across Egypt, the Arab region, and Africa.
Explore conversationsGrowing contentThe platform grows in stages — four pillars that work well are better than seven that stall within months.
How content is prepared and published
Editorial principles
Accessibility firstContent everyone can reach.
The platform works toward WCAG 2.2 AA and is tested with real users, not automated checkers alone.
SourcingReliable sources and visible references.
Every legal or policy item carries its official source and a visible last-reviewed date; statistics are never published without a source.
One lens is never enoughDifferent experiences and contexts.
Disability is not lived apart from gender, poverty, and place, and the content seeks to reflect these intersections.
LanguageClear language that respects readers.
Arabic is primary, with English where content has regional or international relevance.
Dignity before impactRespect for people and privacy.
No image or story is published without documented informed consent or through a charitable or inspirational frame.
Visible correctionsErrors are corrected transparently.
Published work can be wrong. Corrections are acknowledged in place rather than silently deleted.
For everyone working toward more inclusive and equitable communities.
Who is this platform for?
First, for persons with disabilities and their families; and for practitioners and trainers, researchers and specialist students, government and legislative bodies, donors and partner organisations, and journalists seeking an accurate reference beyond seasonal coverage.
Persons with disabilities and families
Practitioners and trainers
Researchers and students
Government and legislative bodies
Donors and partner organisations
Journalists and media professionals
Who is behind this platform?
I began my career as a physiotherapist after graduating from Cairo University in 1995. I founded Kayan Society for Persons with Disabilities in 2003 and have served as its executive director since 2007, and founded Masarat for Quality Studies. I have chaired the CBR Africa Network since 2024, represent Africa in the CBR Global Network (CGN), contributed to founding the Inclusive Community Development Alliance, and consulted for international organisations including Handicap International and TDH in assistive devices and capacity building.
- 1995Graduated from Cairo University, Faculty of Physical Therapy
- 2003Founded Kayan Society for Persons with Disabilities
- 2007Became executive director of Kayan Society
- 2024Became chair of the CBR Africa Network
Independence
I write here in a personal capacity. The views published are my own and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the CBR Africa Network, the CBR Global Network (CGN), the Egyptian Network for Inclusive Community Development, or Kayan Society. Any official position is attributed explicitly.
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