Candice Nolan

At its spring graduation, the University of Cape Town (UCT) awarded honorary doctorates to two leading disability rights advocates, Dr Mohammed Cassiem D’Arcy and Shaib Chalklen. By Myolisi Gophe – UCT News Dr D’Arcy, an activist and scholar, has long advanced the rights of persons with disabilities through both grassroots organising and academic work. His

Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride (DAR) service is a rare example of public transport that works for older people living with disabilities — and cutting it back would be a step backwards. An opinion piece highlights how typical clinic or SASSA trips can cost R240 by e-hailing, involve unsafe transfers near taxi ranks, and take seven hours

South African para surfer Sabelo Ngema is seeking sponsorship to continue competing and representing his community at national and international events. In a letter to potential partners, Ngema says his surfing journey began in 2018 and quickly became a career path. The ocean, he writes, offered healing, strength and freedom. Through discipline and resilience he

Australia has appointed an expert-led committee to test which NDIS supports should be funded, with a focus on best-practice and evidence-based results. The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee (EAC) will be chaired by Associate Professor Jill Duncan OAM, with a majority of members being people with disabilities. By Department of Health – The Mirage News The