Disability Rights
SARS backtracks on controversial disability proposal
Plan to revoke tax relief for special needs school fees shelved
By Liezl Human
News | 2 June 2021
Tax blow for parents of children with special needs
SARS proposes that parents should no longer claim tax relief for special needs school fees
By Liezl Human
News | 2 June 2021
Children with autism battle to find school places
Parents, caregivers and volunteers marched to Parliament
Brief | 24 May 2021
IPID finds “no misconduct” in using a water cannon on SASSA beneficiaries
Western Cape legislature says IPID report “disgraceful”
By Liezl Human
News | 7 May 2021
Unsuitable houses allocated to people with disabilities in Tongaat
RDP homes have been abandoned
Brief | 4 May 2021
Last minute drive to clear disability grant backlog
Black Sash concerned that rushed medical assessments will affect the outcome of applications
By Liezl Human
News | 30 March 2021
Shack dweller Nikiwe Sipenuka has no feet and no hands. She has been waiting for a house for years
Unclear why provincial government has not prioritised her house
News | 17 March 2021
Victim of metro police violence still waiting for a new wheelchair
Zwelenkosi Ngidi’s wheelchair was broken in November last year
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 February 2021
Despite a court order ten years ago, special needs school still has no building
Amasango Career School in Makhanda operates from six prefab classrooms
News | 23 November 2020