The Electoral Commission (IEC), together with the South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB), has developed a voting aid, the Universal Ballot Template (UBT), to assist persons with disabilities and special needs to have an independent and secret vote during elections. 1. What is the UBT? The Universal Ballot Template is a voting aid […]
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In a successful mission to raise R10 000 for the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s RX Radio, Qaqamba Cuba and Ettienne Wilsnagh conquered the 109-kilometre Cape Town Cycle Tour and made it across the finish line. By Marsha Dean – Cape Times “I am very happy I did the race and managed to raise
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Applications are open for the annual SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards and Disability Empowerment Awards. Prizes range from R300,000 to R1.3m in funding, and each award winner will receive valuable business skills development, coaching, mentorship, and technical support. The awards are open to entrepreneurs who have an innovative solution that tackles social issues faced by
Africa’s biggest event for Disability workplace inclusion is back! Taking place, the 16 and 17 May 2024 at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg! The event brings together over 1200 delegates which include senior school learners, university students, entrepreneurs with disabilities, various HR and Transformation professionals, and government officials under one roof for an explosive
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Social grants are expected to increase to keep in line with inflation and increase access for those who are eligible. This does not include the Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD Grant) also known as the R350 grant. This was announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during the Budget Speech delivered in Cape Town on
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Little Eden Society has announced the launch of the seventh annual CEO Wheelchair Campaign®. Little Eden is a dedicated non-profit organisation providing lifelong care to 300 children and adults who are differently abled intellectually. Set against the theme ‘Ride a Mile in My Wheels’, the annual campaign coincides with Intellectual Disability Awareness Month, unfolding throughout
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Katlego Seabela, a born-free unemployed paraplegic who still lives in a shack in Mamelodi Phase 2, east of Pretoria, struggles to identify with the fictitious character Tintswalo. By Noxolo Sibiya – Sowetan Live Raised by a single mother who worked as a security guard, Seabela grew up in an informal settlement in Mamelodi with no
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We live in a world where discussions often stay on the surface, where difficult conversations are avoided to keep the peace or out of fear of discord. By Vuyile Madwantsi – IOL However, it’s within the depths of these uneasy dialogues — about mental health, race, sexuality, and other stigmatised topics — that we find
Gender Based Violence (GBV) and economic exclusion are two interlinked challenges. Our GBV program’s ultimate goal is disability-inclusive GBV services and access to justice, all anchored by economic empowerment of disabled women and girls. We believe the more women and girls with disabilities are economically independent the less susceptible they are to GBV. Our three
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is 2023’s buzzword but unlike last year’s technological gold rush, some actual good is coming out of this year’s crop. Microsoft’s SeeingAI app, an app designed to help those with vision issues up to and including full blindness, has just turned up on Android. Brett Venter – Stuff The app allows a
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