Community based workers can help disabled people access services during COVID-19: Health workers go door-to-door to screen for COVID-19 in Pretoria, South Africa. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesPeople with disabilities face stigma because of their impairments. They are often marginalised, more so if they have psycho-social disabilities. This makes it difficult for … [Read more...] about Community based workers can help disabled people access services during COVID-19 | The Conversation
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Disabled athlete’s race against time to raise funds for Swiss championships
Disabled athlete's race against time to raise funds for Swiss championships: His running spikes are nearly flat, but they have carried disabled athlete Rouvaun Wallace over the finish line as he sets out to break world and national records on the track. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Families of mineworkers demand answers over underground strike: Rustenburg - … [Read more...] about Disabled athlete’s race against time to raise funds for Swiss championships
SA News: South Africa: President Commits to Advance Cause of Disabled People
South Africa: President Commits to Advance Cause of Disabled People: President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed government to joining the disability sector of South Africa on a journey towards the full empowerment of people with disabilities. The President gave this ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Super : expects continuation of commodities cycle benefits: “We have … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa: President Commits to Advance Cause of Disabled People
Disabled Malawian school children struggle to access drinking water and toilets | The Conversation
Disabled Malawian school children struggle to access drinking water and toilets: Schools, according to policy, must have at least one latrine or toilet for boys and girls that cater for pupils with disabilities. FlickrThe image of a primary school child leaving their wheelchair outside a pit latrine and crawling across an unclean floor to perform basic bodily functions is … [Read more...] about Disabled Malawian school children struggle to access drinking water and toilets | The Conversation
Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What’s been done to fix this | The Conversation
Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this: The African Commission has adopted the final draft of a protocol that will protect the rights of persons living with disability Crazymedia/ShutterstockThe African Commission has drafted a new protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights that emphasises the importance of the right of people … [Read more...] about Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What’s been done to fix this | The Conversation
