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More should be done for people living with disabilities, says Nkoana-Mashabane

Disability Spotlight, In Focus / Disability Connect

Much more should be done for people living with disabilities, the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said as she launched the Disability Rights Awareness Month and its calendar events. Marizka Coetzer – The Citizen/Image: Nigel Sibanda “The progress on priorities over the past year displays a great […]

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Poetry competition gives disabled poets a voice

Disability Spotlight, In Focus / Disability Connect

Disabled poets, their family and caregivers have the opportunity to enter the AVBOB poetry competition. South Africa celebrates National Disability Rights Awareness Month annually for the duration of a month from November 3 to December 3, the latter being International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A disability is an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental,

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Two sisters create a dating app that aims to ‘make love accessible’

Disability Spotlight, In Focus, Lifestyle / Disability Connect

As she recovered from hip surgery, Jacqueline Child sent a message to a man she had met through a popular dating app. She wanted to let him know she couldn’t do anything too strenuous on their date, but they could have dinner together. By Theresa Vargas – Washington Post She still hasn’t forgotten the conversation

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Smart glasses let deaf people see conversations in real-time

Assistive Technology, Disability Spotlight, In Focus, Product Reviews / Disability Connect

What if everything you said was immediately subtitled and shared with deaf people around you? That seems to be the idea behind XRAI Glass, a new software solution being paired with Nreal’s AR glasses. The software allows users to connect the glasses directly to their Android phone and then have conversations around them subtitled directly

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Tickled pink with PinkDrive

Disability Spotlight, In Focus / Disability Connect

You’ll be tickled pink at how easily you can help save lives this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A simple R30 transfer will help PinkDrive get the mammogram machine they urgently need October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. This month’s theme for the national

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Flying a kite for mental health in Manenberg

Disability Spotlight, In Focus / Disability Connect

Brightly coloured kites of rainbows, birds and sea life briskly flew in the sky above the Heideveld Sports Field in Manenberg, Cape Town as hundreds of children, parents and caregivers participated in Cape Mental Health’s kite festival. Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks – GroundUp Founded in 1913, Cape Mental Health provides essential

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Watch – “Closing the Doors” – Inaccessibility in SA’s public transport

Disability Spotlight, In Focus / Disability Connect

The National Council of and for People with Disabilities (NCPDSA) highlights the difficulties everyday activities like riding public transport can be for differently abled people. South African Rap artist, 2JHarmonix, born with muscular dystrophy, takes us on a typical journey which demonstrates how simple, avoidable things like unkept pavements and lack of clear signage turn

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Protecting Your Mental Health in Tumultuous Times

Disability Spotlight, In Focus / Disability Connect

There’s no denying the fact that the past few years have been particularly difficult for those of us living on planet earth. The global pandemic and the subsequent shutdowns began about two and a half years ago, and sometimes it feels like it’s been one thing after another ever since. By D’Amore Mental Health Though

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Six Cape Town libraries now service visually impaired and those with learning disabilities

In Focus, In the News / Disability Connect

The City of Cape Town’s Library Services has partnered with Tape Aids for the Avid Reader to ensure visually impaired patrons and those struggling with learning disabilities such as dyslexia can access their audiobooks more readily. Recent postal delays have resulted in members of Tape Aids members struggling to receive their talking books. A pilot project

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CEOs and business leaders: spend one workday in a wheelchair in 2023!

Association of the month, In Focus / Disability Connect

Little Eden Society challenges corporate South Africa to take part in their Wheelchair Campaign® 2023 – to raise awareness around the challenges experienced by those who rely on a wheelchair for mobility on a daily basis. Little Eden Society has been providing 24-hour care to children and adults with profound intellectual disability for the past

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More should be done for people living with disabilities, says Nkoana-Mashabane

Poetry competition gives disabled poets a voice

Two sisters create a dating app that aims to ‘make love accessible’

Smart glasses let deaf people see conversations in real-time

Tickled pink with PinkDrive

Flying a kite for mental health in Manenberg

Watch – “Closing the Doors” – Inaccessibility in SA’s public transport

Protecting Your Mental Health in Tumultuous Times

Six Cape Town libraries now service visually impaired and those with learning disabilities

CEOs and business leaders: spend one workday in a wheelchair in 2023!

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