The South African Guide Dogs Association for the Blind (Sagda) said it will take Uber SA to court after multiple cases of discrimination were reported by people with disabilities wanting to use the e-hailing service. By Umamah Bakharia – Mail & Guardian Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys, who will be taking the case to the Equality […]
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A love for dance has helped Nkateko Emily Mabasa defy the odds to become a community builder. By Fazila Olla – SA People News We all know just how important a role communities can play in shaping who we become tomorrow. However, like with most things in life, it has not been an easy path
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South Africa joins the global community to commemorate Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) from 3 November to 3 December. Disability is an evolving concept and is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. Disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person’s lifetime.
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At the 13th annual SAB Foundation Social Innovation and 8th annual Disability Empowerment Awards held in Johannesburg, Luvuyo Sume and Riaan Knight, founders of Prosthetic Engineering Technologies, clinched the top honour in the Disability Empowerment category. Bevlen Sudhu took home the first place in the Social Innovation category with his innovative solution, Re-Purpose. Each of
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Cross discipline para-athlete, Sean Clarke is taking the impossible to new extremes to help raise funds for 16-year-old, James Thusi Willers who is in desperate need of a new prosthetic leg. Over eight consecutive days (from 6-13 October), Sean is cycling 1 520km from Johannesburg to Cape Town and, after a short 24-hour recovery, the
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the outstanding performance of South Africa’s national team, which excelled at this year’s Special Olympics World Games. Competing against 7 000 athletes from over 180 countries at the Special Olympics World Games in Germany in June 2023, the national team returned with 22 gold, 20 silver and seven bronze medals.
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Unisa has broken new ground in a construction project that will cater for students with disabilities. The development project will be built at the university’s Sunnyside campus from this week. Mashudu Sadike – Pretoria News The 24-hour facility will accommodate over 300 students and include a computer laboratory for over 400 students in Gauteng, as
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In 1994, the Casual Day project was conceptualised by the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), with the objective of raising funds and creating awareness about the challenges and potential of persons with disabilities. For almost three decades, Casual Day has made a huge impact by ensuring enterprise development, skills training, women’s
Casual Day – Changing lives, one sticker at a time Read More »
More than 100 KwaZulu-Natal women with disabilities will be equipped with skills in either Early Childhood Development or clothing manufacturing through two learnership programmes offered by The Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA). The programmes were officially launched on Friday at Uvongo Town Hall and will be expanded to the Northern Cape
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Merewent Cheshire Home has provided care to South Durban residents living with disability for almost three decades; but now amidst a funding crunch the home is facing major challenges to continue covering the basic needs of its vulnerable residents. Identified by the Community-Engen Joint Committee as a community service in need of support, Engen has
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