Disability Connect

Disability sensitisation courses

Through this disability awareness training – which we run publicly and in-house throughout South Africa – your managers and staff will gain an understanding of the processes and business rationale of becoming a disability confident organisation. Suitable for all businesses and organisations Course duration:  1 day Course content and outcomes: Defining disability in the context of […]

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Online mental health course for people with intellectual disability

The Able-Minded X series offered by The University of Queensland, Australia, aims to increase understanding of mental-health issues and ethical decision making for people with intellectual disabilities. This course focuses on mental health by teaching us about the complexities of diagnosing mental health issues in people with intellectual disabilities as well as how we would

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Hands on autism – practical approaches for professionals

This practical workshop is geared towards all professionals with or without an understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Psychologists as well as educators would benefit from the training. The Practical Approaches for Professionals Workshop is a collaborative effort between Autism South Africa and the Johannesburg School for Autism to provide affordable, practical

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Blind SA

We equip blind people with the skills they need to fully and independently participate in society. This includes support in living without assistance, getting about, using technology, reading, working and socialising. All this is made possible through advocacy, our Education Committee, Braille Services, orientation and mobility services and our employment programme. It is through this,

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Association for Hearing Loss Accessibility and Development (AHLAD) – Disabled People Organisation

The Association for Hearing Loss Accessibility & Development is an active South African based association formed with the following Mission: To serve as a Forum for the advancement of all persons with hearing loss so as to enable them to attain their maximum level of independence and integration into the community as well as the

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