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Copyright guide launched for blind and visually impaired

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Blind SA and Section27 have drawn up a guide to Accessible Format Shifting, following a Constitutional Court victory last year. A Constitutional Court victory in September last year, declaring the Copyright Act unconstitutional for limiting access to reading materials in accessible formats for persons who are blind or visually impaired, has prompted Blind SA and Section27 to draw up a […]

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Doctor swaps private hospital job to give amputees a new lease on life

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When Sarah Whitehead, a medical doctor with a physical disability in Cape Town, left her job at a private hospital she decided to take her future — and that of many others with disabilities — into her own hands. By Tanya Farber for TimesLive Premium. Image: Shelley Christians She and Jayson Chin recently launched Zimele

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SADAG offers free mental health support for parents and caregivers

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Parents and caregivers of children with disabilities or mental illness are urged to join the new support group launched by SADAG. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is launching a new free online mental health support group for parents and caregivers of children with mental illness or disabilities. Taking care of a loved

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Convo SA and MTN make phone calls for the hearing impaired accessible

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Convo South Africa, a deaf-owned company, launches the first National Relay Service for people living with hearing and/or speech disabilities in South Africa to make and receive phone calls and access voice/video mail. Images: Convo SA By enabling access to communication services in real-time, deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind individuals, as well as individuals

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Government steadily improving plight of people with disabilities: Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the decision to move the political management of socioeconomic rights of people with disabilities from the department of social welfare to the presidency is showing results. Sisanda Mbolekwa – Sowetan Live “There has been important progress to address these deficiencies, with areas of focus including advancing communication methods and developing practical

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When oral health and disability meet

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Dr Bulela Vava – Interim National Chairperson of the Public Oral Health Forum, shares a first-hand account of the barriers disabled people face when accessing oral health care. Health-e News/Image: Yeshiel Panchia/Health-e News Dr Bulela Vava – Interim National Chairperson of the Public Oral Health Forum, shares a first-hand account of the barriers disabled people

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Shona McDonald, Founder and Executive Director of Shonaquip Social Enterprise (South Africa)

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Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, just announced the Top 3 winners of the 2022 ABH awards for talented African entrepreneurs selected from 21,000 applications from all 54 African countries this year.    By Africa.Com/Images: Shonaquip South Africa has been participating since inception

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Finding permanent employment a big challenge for people with disabilities – NCPD

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At least 15% of the country’s population are people with disabilities. This is according to Therina Wentzel-du Toit from the National Council of and for People With Disabilities (NCPD). Tanya Petersen – EWN But with this said, she explained that for people with disabilities finding permanent employment was a massive challenge. The challenges faced by

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Access to Justice for GBV Survivors with Disabilities still a dream.

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Amongst the range of rights violations that women and children with disabilities have to endure, abuse ranks as the vilest. Their physical and emotional abuse and neglect, alongside sexual exploitation, including rape, should be of prime concern for all South Africans. It is a grim reality that should be brought into the open and acted

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