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This article, written by Mokgadi Maponya, was first published on ThisAbility As South Africa marked National Disability Rights Awareness Month between 3 November and 3 December, this was also an opportunity to celebrate individuals whoare breaking stereotypes and overcoming preconceptions about disabilities. One of the themes for 2020 was women with disabilities. Deaf Empowerment Firm Deaf Empowerment Firm (DEF) is a social enterprise based in Orlando West, Soweto that aims to change mindsets, to educate and raise awareness about people with hearing impairments. […]

This workplace readiness programme helps prepare 1 000 learners living with disabilities for what they can expect after school. The 2nd annual Disability Connect Workplace Readiness Day will take place in April 2021. As the class of 2021 prepare to leave their schools and journey out into the world, this is your opportunity to assist

The world’s most inclusive subtitles and captioning service provided by persons with disabilities The first subtitling company that provides employment exclusively to persons with disabilities has opened its doors in South Africa, from where it plans to grow and support its clients worldwide. Called The Sub-Machine, the company is a non-profit division of The Human Project, an

The Pretoria High Court last week handed down an order (by consent), ordering the department of Basic Education (DBE) to make provision for all pupils with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court order comes after the Centre for Child Law (CCL), represented by Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), took the minister of basic

Creating meaningful impact and changing lives is what Corporate Training and Development company Grow Right Edge Solutions is all about.  With over 10 years hands on experience in the Training and Development Industry, Grow Right Edge Solutions was created with a passion to transform and drive the Economy of tomorrow. Everything they do is based

Duncan Yates is the Mental Health and Neurodiversity Co-ordinator at the Wits Disability Rights Unit (DRU) where he has been working in the field of disability support over the past 10 years. He has a Masters in Psychology from the University of Johannesburg and is also a Practicing Counselling Psychologist. As a person with a

Cape Town – The Cape Town Society for the Blind has launched an initiative to introduce a new computerised system specifically for the blind. The organisation is working to promote and market the JAWS (Job Access With Speech) computerised system.  Converting text to speech The JAWS computer system converts text to speech among other functions

The guiding principle of The Living Link is that people with intellectual disabilities can be equipped with new skills and can then successfully find employment in the open labour market. The course material was written for and in collaboration with people with intellectual disabilities to ensure that the material was understandable and could be readily