Disability Rights
It’s hard to get a disability grant if you have a mental illness
People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression complain about difficulty accessing grants
News | 20 May 2022
Home Affairs does nothing to help disabled learners get IDs
The state is denying learners their rights, says lawyer
By Liezl Human
News | 17 May 2022
Concourt to rule on access to books for blind people
Hundreds march in support of amendments to the Copyright Act that will improve access to published works for blind and visually impaired people
News | 12 May 2022
Court summons Education MEC over special needs school
MEC failed to comply with previous court ruling, says Judge
Brief | 10 May 2022
Court stops municipality evicting single mother whose child has special needs
It would not be “just and equitable” to evict her, says magistrate
Law | 6 April 2022
Dial-a-Ride services suspended in some Cape Town areas due to taxi violence
At least 30 people with disabilities are unable to access standard public transport
News | 24 March 2022
Blind DJ feels the music as he spins the decks
Raeez Kuhn aka DJ Eezo from Eldorado Park says his dream is to become a headlining DJ
News | 25 February 2022
Disabled man cleans his street from his wheelchair
Gqeberha 65-year-old hopes to inspire others to keep the streets clean
Brief | 20 January 2022
People with disabilities protest at Parliament
Qhakaza Disability Group demands better access to jobs, housing and transport
News | 8 December 2021