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Disability Spotlight

November 6, 2025

Locked gates, broken promises: South Africa’s inclusive-education crisis

Disability Spotlight

November 4, 2025

From silence to strength: facing life with bipolar disorder

Disability Spotlight

October 31, 2025

Building hope, one call at a time: how SADAG supports South Africans in crisis

Disability Spotlight

October 30, 2025

Reflections on the Adjusted Employment Equity Act and Disability Inclusion

Disability Spotlight

October 28, 2025

Prevention of FASD starts long before the clinic

Locked gates, broken promises: South Africa’s inclusive-education crisis

The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) says the wave of school closures triggered by protests in KwaZulu-Natal lays bare a deeper

From silence to strength: facing life with bipolar disorder

Mental health still carries too much silence. In this honest reflection, one woman shares what decades of living with bipolar disorder have taught her about

Building hope, one call at a time: how SADAG supports South Africans in crisis

October marks Mental Health Awareness Month in South Africa—a time to recognise the urgent need for accessible, community-based care. SADAG’s work stands at the centre

Reflections on the Adjusted Employment Equity Act and Disability Inclusion

The 1st January 2025, we witnessed the deployment of the amended South African Employment Equity Act (EEA). As persons with disabilities, we must ask: what

Prevention of FASD starts long before the clinic

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading preventable cause of developmental disability worldwide, and South Africa bears the heaviest burden. National estimates suggest one

Understanding South Africa’s new 3% disability employment equity target

South Africa’s updated Employment Equity Amendment Act sets a new national target: at least 3% of a company’s workforce should be persons with disabilities. For

After a stroke, small actions can change a life

In South Africa, stroke hits hard and often. What you do in the first days and weeks matters — not only for survival, but for

University of Pretoria students learn inclusion through blindfolds and wheelchairs

More than 100 University of Pretoria students spent a day swapping their everyday routines for blindfolds, ear muffs and wheelchairs to experience common barriers faced

Assistance dog denial prompts policy shift — and lessons for SA flyers

A woman with post-traumatic stress disorder was twice refused permission to fly with her assistance dog on Air New Zealand, before reaching a confidential settlement

Hospital funding fight puts disability care on the line

Australia’s states say a looming hospital funding shortfall could put essential care at risk — and people with disabilities may feel the impact first. In

Acenda unveils flexible TPD option

Australian life insurer Acenda has launched a new TPD Severity option within its total and permanent disability (TPD) cover, developed with financial advisers to let

Sassa grants to rise twice in 2025

Beneficiaries are set to receive two grant adjustments in 2025 to better track inflation, a move framed as easing pressure on vulnerable households through more

Fortune breaks world record for fourth straight world gold

Sabrina Fortune, 28, smashed her own para shot put world record to win a fourth consecutive global title in New Delhi. Competing in the F20

Menopause does not worsen MS disability

A Monash University-led study published in JAMA Neurology finds that menopause is not linked to faster disability progression in women with relapse-onset multiple sclerosis. It