Disability Connect

Adelaide Tambo School

Adelaide Tambo School, formerly known as JC Merkin School was established in 1980. It is situated in White City, Jabavu in Soweto. The school provides education to 381 learners with physical and learning disabilities. Learning starts from Grade 1 – 12 for day scholars and boarders. Most of learners come from disadvantaged families, others are orphans

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University Of Limpopo

The Disabled Students Unit (DSU) provides appropriate support services to empower persons with disabilities on campus and in the community.Empowerment occurs through education, training, and development – encouraging independence and active participation in the academic and socio-economic world Contact Person:Contact Number: 015 268 2464Email Address: konem@ul.ac.za

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University of Johannesburg

The Disability Unit operates within the Centre for Psychological Services and Career Development (PsyCaD), and supports students with disabilities in the university setting. The Disability Units support for students with disabilities includes providing advice and facilitating academic accommodations, in partnership with the students’ university departments and faculty. Contact Person: Leila AbdoolContact Number: N/AEmail Address: leilaaga@uj.ac.za

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University of Pretoria

UP  recognises  the rights of all its students and takes special pride in making education accessible to students with disabilities. In order to do this, we try to have a culture of human rights which enables students with disabilities to  equally  access and participate in our dynamic learning and teaching environment. The Disability Unit works closely with departments and

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How South African Entrepreneur, Sebenzile Matsebula, Ignored Her Disability To Achieve Success

Sebenzile Matsebula is the founder of Motswako Office Systems. She is proof that with positive dreams and a preparation to work exceptionally hard, and prove to others that you are an entrepreneur first and foremost and successful at what you do, then disability can’t come in your way of success. Starting up a business in

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Employment statistics of persons with disabilities

The employment of people who live with a disability can benefit your business in many ways. ClockWork have published several articles surrounding all you need to know about hiring people with disabilities. This article will provide some disability statistics and an overview of the population of people living with disabilities in South Africa. A specific

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