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Ninth Wheelchair Wednesday Campaign launched in Port Elizabeth

The ninth Wheelchair Wednesday campaign was launched by SPAR Eastern Cape and the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities (APD) with a special tribute to late president Nelson Mandela in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 18 July 2020. Local personalities from all walks of life were tasked to spend 67 minutes in a wheelchair to promote […]

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Don’t lose sight of the needs of the blind amid Covid-19 pandemic

At a time of increased physical distancing and retreat, those at the League of Friends of the Blind (Lofob) say kindness and communication is what is needed when interacting with the blind during the pandemic. The blind and those with visual impairments often rely on touch from the sighted. “We have our training programmes that

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THE WAY YOU’VE OVERCOME YOUR DISABILITY IS SO INSPIRING

Things some South Africans think are fine to say at work, are actually offensive. Discrimination is still rife in many workplaces – often through seemingly innocuous comments by people who are expressing their prejudices. Every day, many South Africans experience painful microaggressions in the workplace – often seemingly innocuous comments by people who might be well-intentioned, but who are actually

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