From an initial mandate of placing people living with disabilities in workplace positions, eDeaf has evolved a training and skills development component to compliment placement and has placed over 4000 people in 17 years. With over 44 schools for the deaf in South Africa, only 10 offer a matric so the focus is on learnerships […]
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Stimulating economic growth and creating employment is the mandate of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Black Economic Empowerment, as well as disability and LGBTQI+ inclusion. The IDC runs learnership, bursary and internship programmes for people living with disabilities and attended the 2024 Disability Summit and Career Expo to discover how all levels disability inclusion
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As a global medical devices organisation based in more than 100 countries, the culture that envelops the 18,000 employees of Smith & Nephew is one of belonging and inclusivity which promotes diversity. Employee inclusive groups within the organisation bring senior management and employees together, representing all levels of inclusivity within the workplace. The empower group
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Innovation, product and service solutions are the cornerstones of the SAB Foundation’s Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards which are designed to empower people living with disabilities, as well as provide opportunities and linkages to income generation. With the shocking statistics around unemployment in the disability sector, the Foundation has been very intentional about addressing
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Transformation within the CSIR is focussed on attracting and retaining the right calibre of employee, with an emphasis on women and people living with disabilities in middle and senior positions. Through the youth employment services programme (YES), young people living with disabilities are placed within the CSIR and their SMEs in the science and engineering
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If you’re looking for interpretation services online the Convo App is the place to go. For one on one conversations or dealing with everyday situations, interpreters are available seven days a week, 6am to 10pm. Convo creates independence for those with hearing impairments allowing a full interpretation service for everyday life. Yuvini Gounden of Convo
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Afrika Tikkun Services believes that every person, and the youth in particular, has a right to play a role and be a part of the economy of South Africa. According to Lana Roy, Project lead for Disability Inclusion at Afrika Tikkun Services, the focus is support from ECD to placement into employment, with an emphasis
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The Public Investment Corporation puts its money where its mouth is when it comes to inclusivity for people living with disabilities. As Africa’s largest asset manager and a shining light as a state owned entity (SOE), the PIC offers bursaries, learnerships, graduate programmes, vacation work opportunities for learners, and Chartered Accountant programmes. Although the PIC
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With millions of passengers passing through its facilities annually, many of whom are living with disabilities, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has always had accessibility at the top of the agenda. But beyond accessibility is inclusivity at all levels of the organisation and by recruiting people living with disabilities, levels of communication are optimised and
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DEIB – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging is the cornerstone of Standard Bank’s inclusivity policy with a sense of belonging being paramount to its workplace environment. Sensitisation and education of all employees is also a priority for the group when it comes to accommodating employees living with disabilities and it’s way ahead when it comes
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