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Association for the Physically Challenged (APC)

Association for the Physically Challenged (APC) Contact Person: Lynn Dietrichs (National Director) Email: lesapc@iafrica.com Contact Number: 031-207-3329Website: www.physicallychallenged.co.za Association for the Physically Challenged, provides holistic and fundamental services to physically challenged adults and children at no charge, throughout the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. Our services are provided to people with disabilities and their families from urban to […]

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Association for the Learning Disabled KZN

Association / Disability Connect

Association for the Learning Disabled KZN Contact Person: Mrs JSM Forbes Email: info@sanda.org.zaContact Number: 031-466-3156 The ALD was formed in 1988 to be the official sponsoring body of The Kenmont School, which is situated on the Bluff. With academic classes from Grade R to Grade 12 and a Vocational Unit Kenmont School caters for learners

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Association for the Deaf

Association / Disability Connect

Association for the Deaf Contact Person: Email: info@sanda.org.zaContact Number: 011-450-3449Website: www.sanda.org.za SANDA is dedicated to providing quality services, ensuring public accessibility and increasing awareness of issues affecting Deaf people at all levels in South Africa. SANDA was founded at an important moment in the history of South Africa, namely, the coming into being of a

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South African Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship, Small Business Showcase / Disability Connect

How South African Entrepreneur, Sebenzile Matsebula, Ignored Her Disability To Achieve Success Sebenzile Matsebula is the founder of Motswako Office Systems. Sebenzile 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

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The leading low-vision aid

Assistive Technology Review, Tech / Disability Connect

The leading low-vision aid: Smart Reader HD by Sensory Solutions This lightweight, portable reader/scanner enables people with low vision to retain the ease and pleasure of independent reading by either listening to screen readers or by attaching a monitor to view the text. Top of Form Smart Reader HD by Sensory Solutions The advances of

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Too cool for S-Cool

Assistive Technology Review, Tech / Disability Connect

Too cool for S-Cool – the new carry-on by Smergos The durable S-Cool Bag is designed to carry textbooks, notebooks, laptops, files, stationery and more. It is specifically designed with wheelchair users in mind – which makes it a far better choice than a backpack. Use it at school, college and university, in PE class

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Ossur Prosthetics

Assistive Technology Review, Tech / Disability Connect

Ossur Prosthetics lending a helping hand with advanced solutions Prosthetic technology is constantly developing and evolving and now more than ever, there are many more available options that provide a comfortable, cosmetic, and highly functional prosthesis. i-DigitsTM Quantum by Ossur Prosthetic Solutions i-Digits™ Quantum i-Digits™ Quantum is a myoelectric partial hand prosthesis, suitable for

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Career Expo & Summit

Career Expo, Industry News / Disability Connect

The 2020 event will be held on the 16th and 17th of April atNasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Combining a career expo, a conference for 250 corporatedelegates, interactive demo’s and exhibitions – the 2020 eventwill bring together more than 1200 high school learners andvarsity graduates living with disabilities, and more than 100small businesses, various HR

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National Superhero Day is observed annually on April 28: Meet the 13 superheroes with disabilities

Industry News, Superhero Day / Disability Connect

Comic books can do whatever they please with their characters. Short of a destroyed continuity, comic fans will usually suspend disbelief. So a superhero or supervillain can be superhuman despite being physically disabled. This happens much more often than non-comic fans would suspect. Let’s run down some of the better examples. 1. The Oracle –

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Services available to people with disabilities during lockdown

Covid-19, Industry News / Disability Connect

Deputy minister of Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu provides an update on measures and services available to persons with disabilities in South Africa amid Covid-19 and lockdown. AS the spread of Covid-19 surpass the 1 000 mark amid the 21-days lockdown period in South Africa, Deputy Minister of Social Development Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu calls on the public

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Association for the Physically Challenged (APC)

Association for the Learning Disabled KZN

Association for the Deaf

South African Entrepreneur

The leading low-vision aid

Too cool for S-Cool

Ossur Prosthetics

Career Expo & Summit

National Superhero Day is observed annually on April 28: Meet the 13 superheroes with disabilities

Services available to people with disabilities during lockdown

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