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May is International Multiple Sclerosis Month.

May is International Multiple Sclerosis Month. Disability Connect asked Gerald Albertyn, head of Operations and Strategy at Multiple Sclerosis South Africa (MSSA) more about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the many challenges faced by the thousands of sufferers in South Africa. Approximately how many South Africans suffer from MS? In South Africa, it is estimated that

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Multiple Sclerosis Society of South Africa

Multiple Sclerosis Society is a patient driven organisation supporting and facilitating services to all persons with MS, their families and carers. MSSA speaks out, lobbies and advocates on behalf of the patient, with access to treatment and support being the biggest challenge. The ultimate goal is to make information available to everybody living with this

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Services available to people with disabilities during lockdown

Deputy minister of Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu provides an update on measures and services available to persons with disabilities in South Africa amid Covid-19 and lockdown. AS the spread of Covid-19 surpass the 1 000 mark amid the 21-days lockdown period in South Africa, Deputy Minister of Social Development Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu calls on the public

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COVID-19’s isolated world is the norm for people with disabilities

The 1.3 billion living with disabilities worldwide are no stranger to the kind of exclusion the coronavirus has forced on the rest of the population. The shift in working practices proves that similar adaptations could be made for those with disabilities. The ‘inclusion revolution’ has a strong business imperative, but an even stronger moral one.

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