The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated on Sunday 3 December. In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Natasha Maclean and Prof Lieketseng Ned from the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies write that companies that focus on intangible aspects such as fostering an inclusive culture and rebranding themselves as pro-disability are …
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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 …
South Africa joins the global community to commemorate Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) from 3 November to 3 December. Disability is an evolving concept and is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. Disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person’s lifetime. …
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Disability Connect’s Workplace Readiness programme went down to Durban at the Action in Autism Centre with Training Force as the facilitating partner. The Workplace Readiness programme connects places of learning to the corporate world and introduces learners living with disabilities to the vast array of career opportunities that exist for them in all spheres of …
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In October 2017, Reokopetswe Molobi (33) from Ramaphosa village in Moretele Local Municipality, had a difficult and prolonged labour. By Precious Mashiane – Health-e News “My pregnancy was great. I had no complications until my due date. I was admitted and spent three days in labour,” she says. “Moments after my daughter was born they …
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Smith + Nephew is a medical supplies company founded in early 20th century and prides itself on a comprehensive inclusion strategy including people living with disabilities. Inclusion is filtered into the corporate culture through a series of representative networks including gender, LGBTQI+, disability and veterans and a lot of work is focussed on ensuring that …
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At the 13th annual SAB Foundation Social Innovation and 8th annual Disability Empowerment Awards held in Johannesburg, Luvuyo Sume and Riaan Knight, founders of Prosthetic Engineering Technologies, clinched the top honour in the Disability Empowerment category. Bevlen Sudhu took home the first place in the Social Innovation category with his innovative solution, Re-Purpose. Each of …
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Cross discipline para-athlete, Sean Clarke is taking the impossible to new extremes to help raise funds for 16-year-old, James Thusi Willers who is in desperate need of a new prosthetic leg. Over eight consecutive days (from 6-13 October), Sean is cycling 1 520km from Johannesburg to Cape Town and, after a short 24-hour recovery, the …
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The are many opportunities in the banking sector for people living with disabilities and FNB is at the forefront of accommodating workplace inclusion. Rene Padayachee, Human Resources at FNB told Disability Connect at the Disability Career Summit and Expo that accommodating people living with disabilities is as much about their needs and requirements than it …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the outstanding performance of South Africa’s national team, which excelled at this year’s Special Olympics World Games. Competing against 7 000 athletes from over 180 countries at the Special Olympics World Games in Germany in June 2023, the national team returned with 22 gold, 20 silver and seven bronze medals. …
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