Disabled People

We fail children living with disabilities

Article Vanessa Japtha - 6 Mar 2020

Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough is being done for these learners

New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities

Article Denise Rosemary Nicholson - 18 Sep 2019

South Africa's new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine

Listen to the voices of women with disabilities

Article Juan Bornman - 25 Aug 2019

Women with communication disabilities are more likely to be victims of violence. But technological communication aids can help them speak out

The accidental record-breaker

Article Luke Feltham - 2 Aug 2019

Mpumelelo Mhlongo is crushing it on the global stage, and has his eye on a third world record

No school for 600 000 children

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Nov 2018

The education department should provide free, inclusive education for disabled children and support their caregivers

Community Conservation and Resilience

Article Sipho Kings - 21 Sep 2018

Winner: Aller River Pilot Project

Graduation ceremonies a success

Article Advertising Supplement - 8 Jun 2018

Autumn graduation ceremonies fairly conducted

Queerness, desire and disability

Article Carl Collison - 21 Feb 2017

Queer people with disabilities face double discrimination when it comes to sex.

Where queer and disabled intersect

Article Carl Collison - 14 Feb 2017

There’s already a stigma attached to being queer. Add a disability and there’s this ‘assumption that you need to be protected from desire’.

Universities’ inclusion of disabled students is limited

Article Oliver Mutanga - 27 Jan 2017

Universities must move beyond measuring inclusion based only on the number of students with disabilities they have enrolled each year.

Traditional leaders ‘scared’ of disabled people

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Nov 2015

Disabled people in rural areas say that "negative attitudes, lack of patience, are barriers to accessing justice in the traditional courts".

Players in the pound seats

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Apr 2015

Wheelchair tennis is grounded in clumsy mobility, but its popularity is soaring in South Africa.

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