The story of friendship brings inclusion and diversity into children’s literature, while highlighting the fight to officially recognise sign language in South Africa. Mpumi and Jabu’s Magical Day is a recently released children’s book by Lebohang Masango, a social anthropologist and the author of Mpumi’s Magic Beads,and Claudine Storbeck, the director and associate professor of the Centre for Deaf Studies at the...

About Down Syndrome Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder arising at the time of conception. This is caused by an excess in genetic material when an individual has an extra copy of chromosome 21, commonly refered to as Trisomy 21, which causes delays in physical and intellectual development. The exact cause of Down syndrome is currently unknown. It is not...

The LEGO Foundation and the LEGO Group roll out the first wave of the program in partnership with local sight loss organizations to help children with vision impairment learn critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration through play. LEGO® Braille Bricks will be launched in twenty countries over the next six months following successful pilot program The LEGO Foundation and the...

The importance of including deaf people in conversation about deaf people should be the new normal. Mr Deaf South Africa finalist and South African Sign Language (SASL) interpreter Thabo Nkatlo believes inclusivity of all people is required for adequate education. The importance of including deaf people in conversation about deaf people should be the new normal. Bridging the gap between...

The senseless murder of Eldorado Park teenager Nathaniel Julies calls for a wider conversation around managing people with intellectual disabilities or mental health disorders. According to the South African Federation for Mental Health, the shooting highlights the need for police officers to be trained on mental health conditions. Irresponsible policing Julies, who was born with Down syndrome, was shot, allegedly...

Changing the way the world thinks about disability: In a story of hope and triumph, Paralympians from around the world show that disability is not an inability. “Rising Phoenix” a Netflix documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Games. From the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet, the Paralympics sparked a...