{"id":219447,"date":"2022-03-16T04:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T02:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=113915"},"modified":"2022-03-16T04:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T02:27:01","slug":"theres-too-much-silence-around-persons-with-disabilities-and-total-silence-on-migrants-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/theres-too-much-silence-around-persons-with-disabilities-and-total-silence-on-migrants-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s too much silence around persons with disabilities and total silence on migrants with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/theres-too-much-silence-around-persons-with-disabilities-and-total-silence-on-migrants-with-disabilities.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/theres-too-much-silence-around-persons-with-disabilities-and-total-silence-on-migrants-with-disabilities.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Policies aimed at promoting and addressing the rights of persons with disabilities are silent on vulnerable migrants with disabilities in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>A research study conducted in 2020 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) at the University of Witwatersrand found that data on disability and migration is not readily available. As a result, it is difficult to ascertain how many migrants with disability are in the country. The research titled \u201cThey are too quiet about migration\u201d: a scoping exercise exploring migration and disability in South Africa\u201d also revealed that policies related to disability are silent on migrants with disability. As a result, migrants with disabilities often face exclusion in programmes.<\/p>\n<p>To address this, the IOM, in partnership with Outreach Foundation, are implementing the migration and disability project in Gauteng and Musina. The project, funded by the Irish government, seeks to break this silence by raising awareness about migrants with disabilities. It also aims to improve all persons with disabilities access to social protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, we are looking at both internal and external migrants with disabilities as well as other persons with disabilities, specifically in Johannesburg and Musina, says Robert Michel, Executive Director for the Outreach Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to assess their situation and what may be needed, and then we can go from there. This is currently a pilot project to see if there is indeed a need for an intervention, so the more persons with disabilities or their carers we can talk to, the better,\u201d Michel added.<\/p>\n<p>Michel further explained that Outreach Foundation had noticed that many migrants and people living with disabilities are excluded from social protection. This is true for many South Africans, whether documented or not. Therefore, there is a need to advocate for their inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t know how to access the services, you can\u2019t receive a grant, and this is what\u2019s happening to many PwDs. And then some know about the grant but aren\u2019t accessing them as they don\u2019t qualify. They don\u2019t know what the criteria are. Ultimately, we want to bridge this gap, and we want to advocate for their rights and access to health, education and employment.\u201d<br \/>Outreach Foundation is urging persons with disabilities, including migrants with disabilities, or their carers, in the Johannesburg and Musina areas to reach out to its social services department so that a more accurate idea of what is needed for this group can be ascertained.<\/p>\n<p>Contact details for the organisation are info@outreachfoundation.co.za, Johannesburg: 011 720 7011. Outreach Foundation\u2019s Johannesburg office is situated at 30 Edith Cavell Street, Hillbrow and its Musina office is situated in the Red Cross Building, Klaff Avenue, Nancefield.<\/p>\n<p>#TheyAreTooQuietAboutUs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/theres-too-much-silence-around-persons-with-disabilities-and-total-silence-on-migrants-with-disabilities\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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