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Constitutional Court victory for the blind and their access to books

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BLIND SA and SECTION27 are celebrating the Constitutional Court’s historic judgment which confirms that the Copyright Act of 1978 is unconstitutional for limiting access to reading materials in accessible formats for persons who are blind or visually impaired. This judgment vastly and immediately improves access to books in accessible formats for people who are blind. […]

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Special fire alert system donated to Tzaneen deaf school

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The Yingisani Special School for the deaf in Tzaneen received a new fire alert system that will help children see when there is an emergency that requires evacuation. By Tyler Leigh Vivier – The GoodThingsGuy Every school child is taught fire safety and experiences fire drills in case of an emergency, but for deaf children,

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Dunoon’s gardeners with disabilities get a boost from the local ward councillor’s fund

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A group of people with disabilities are vegetable gardening in Dunoon and the food from the garden goes to a soup kitchen and for their own use. By Peter Luhanga – Groundup On a cold, overcast morning in Cape Town, sitting in his wheelchair, Joshua Matshidiso works with a shovel to prepare a vegetable bed

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Polio resurfaces, causing concern in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK

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The 25th of August 2021 marked the first anniversary of a milestone that took over 30 years to achieve – Africa being free from polio, a disease that has caused death and paralysis throughout recorded history. However 2022 has seen cases resurface in Malawi and Mozambique and recently, an outbreak in London has raised red

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Beyoncé to remove offensive lyric after disabled community outcry

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Beyoncé will re-record the track from her latest album Renaissance on which she originally sang the lyrics “Spazzin’ on that ass.” By AFP Beyoncé will remove a derogatory term for disabled people from her new song Heated, a spokesperson said Monday, after its use was condemned as offensive by campaigners. The US pop megastar will

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Off to the zoo with eDeaf on Mandela Day

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Watch Metrobus take the eDeaf leaners on an outing on one of their busses for a day at the Johannesburg Zoo, and for their 67 minutes, the Metrobus personnel helped to clean up the eDeaf offices in Braamfontein with a few mops, buckets and a lick of paint.

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NCPD in Gauteng and WC for Mandela Day

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The National Council of and for People with Disabilities and affiliate Association for People with Disabilities had a busy Mandela Day as they build toward their Casual Day campaign in September. Changeability (Stellenbosch) – We had a great Mandela Day in Groendal, Franschhoek today! Our group was spoiled with breakfast by our staff & blankets

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Sign Language as the 12th official language now open to comment

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An amendment to South Africa’s Constitution has hit the official draft stage and is now open for public comment until the end of August. Compiled by Philip de Wet, Business Insider South Africa If passed, it will give South African Sign Language the same official-language status as the likes of English, isiZulu, and siSwati –

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Is Long COVID a myth or a reality?

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We’ve all heard of Long COVID and probably know someone who has been afflicted by persistent COVID-19 symptoms for an extended period and, as sufferers will tell you, there are more questions than answers. By Chris Buchanan Stuart Hollingdrake went to work as normal on 29 June 2022. As a studio manager for the radio

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R67 for your 67-minutes throughout Mandela Month

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The Gauteng Provincial Association for Persons with Disabilities call to action for Mandela day is to challenge individuals and companies to make a difference in the lives of the disabled by donating a minimum of R67 for your 67 minutes through Mandela month. We are encouraging companies to challenge all their employees and suppliers to

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Constitutional Court victory for the blind and their access to books

Special fire alert system donated to Tzaneen deaf school

Dunoon’s gardeners with disabilities get a boost from the local ward councillor’s fund

Polio resurfaces, causing concern in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK

Beyoncé to remove offensive lyric after disabled community outcry

Off to the zoo with eDeaf on Mandela Day

NCPD in Gauteng and WC for Mandela Day

Sign Language as the 12th official language now open to comment

Is Long COVID a myth or a reality?

R67 for your 67-minutes throughout Mandela Month

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