From a small village in Limpopo to the Australian Open. South African wheelchair tennis super-athlete continues to inspire us. We caught up with her on what she thinks of Mzansi’s inclusive policies against the rest of the world. This is what KG had to say…
Kgothatso Montjane’s take on Mzansi’s inclusive policies against the rest of the world Read More »
“I Love Coffee is a coffee shop that breaks down barriers between the hearing and the Deaf. It’s more than a space. It’s about mindset. It’s about changing a view of a disability that it isn’t in fact a disability, but more of an opportunity, uncovering the wonderful world of the Deaf culture.” These are
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“We are blinded…by possibilities” – Hein Wagner The Hein Wagner Academy, a place of learning, development and progression, for those with sight and without based in Worcester, South Africa, aims to raise one-million Rand with an exclusive art auction. The funds raised will go towards expanding the world’s first training and certification program enabling blind
13 years since South Africa signed the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, has enough been done especially in terms of access to education for people with disabilities? Duncan Yates, the Mental Health and Neurodiversity Co-ordinator at the Wits Disability Rights Unit (DRU), says that although some progress has been made in addressing
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Job placement programs across the country are providing an under-served population with the opportunity to pursue a rewarding and productive career that will potentially pay more than other employment offers. Warehouse jobs typically pay entry-level employees higher wages than those working outside the industry receive. For example, the non-profit organization Shelby Residential and Vocational Services in Memphis has connected
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According to the last Employment First in Michigan Report, 81 percent of Michigan residents who live with an intellectual or developmental disability are unemployed, while only 9 percent of those without such disabilities are unemployed. Businesses and non-profit organizations are setting out to help combat this issue by finding good jobs for people with disabilities in the
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Unemployment is a serious issue for adults with learning disabilities, but programs nationwide are working to combat that. Warehousing jobs offer great opportunities to an incredible range of people of different interests, skills, backgrounds and experiences, and training specialized programs are helping disabled persons to enter into the warehouse workforce.
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