The Disability Connect Workplace Readiness programme focused on the Adelaide Tambo School for the Physically Challenged, sponsored by the Massmart Group. The day’s programme was also attended by Progression and Lethabo Shai giving the learners great insight into disabilities within the workplace and providing inspiration through movement and dance.
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Despite South Africa’s progressive labour laws, the country continues to fail its largest disability group — people with visual impairments. It is estimated that over one million South Africans live with some form of visual impairment, and statistics indicate that more than 70% of visually impaired individuals who are of working age are unemployed. By
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Going to university after finishing matric can be a scary shift of change, especially for students living with disabilities. But not for top achiever, Kananelo Raleting, who recently enrolled for Information Technology (IT) at the Central University of Technology (CUT). Clement Matroos – Bloemfontein Courant Raleting was diagnosed with cerebral palsy from an early age
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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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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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For people with disabilities, a position suited to their skill set is crucial for their success. Gil Winch Ph.D. – Psychology Today Greg is a 26-year-old with a hearing disability and above-average intelligence, yet he has been chronically unemployed since he graduated from high-school. Time and again Greg was asked to adapt to positions that
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Despite physical challenges, Charity Nkalanga from Mpumalanga defies odds with her backyard mushroom farm. Born with spina bifida, she proves that perseverance and adaptation can lead to success in agriculture By Candice Khumalo – Food for Mzansi Mushroom farming demands physical endurance. It involves tasks such as lifting heavy materials and enduring long periods of
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Little Eden Society has announced the launch of the seventh annual CEO Wheelchair Campaign®. Little Eden is a dedicated non-profit organisation providing lifelong care to 300 children and adults who are differently abled intellectually. Set against the theme ‘Ride a Mile in My Wheels’, the annual campaign coincides with Intellectual Disability Awareness Month, unfolding throughout
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Katlego Seabela, a born-free unemployed paraplegic who still lives in a shack in Mamelodi Phase 2, east of Pretoria, struggles to identify with the fictitious character Tintswalo. By Noxolo Sibiya – Sowetan Live Raised by a single mother who worked as a security guard, Seabela grew up in an informal settlement in Mamelodi with no
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At a breakfast hosted by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, at the MTN campus, three learners living with disabilities made it into the top achievers for the matric class of 2023. Asanda Mchunu and Xoliswa Nkabinde from Kwathintwa School for the Deaf in KZN, and Amahle Jemane from De La Bat School for
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