Disability Rights
Taking intellectual disability awareness month to the finish line
The annual event raises awareness and support
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 27 March 2023
Parents of children with special needs boycott Durban schools
Parents complain that the KwaZulu-Natal education department is neglecting special schools
News | 15 March 2023
Dire shortage of school places for autistic children
There are currently 133 children on the waiting list at Quest School for Learners with Autism, the only public specialist school in Gqeberha
News | 3 February 2023
Hundreds of athletes join National Special Olympics Summer Games
Athletes selected at the national games will represent the country at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany
Text and Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee
Photo Essay | 22 November 2022
Cape Town mother has to beg for money to buy nappies for her disabled son
15-year-old Donnel, who has hydrocephalus, wants to go to school
News | 15 November 2022
Disabled Dunoon residents roll up their sleeves to clean a school
“Our pupils accept them as members of our society who are capable of doing things” says principal of Sophakama Primary
Brief | 14 November 2022
Cikizwa is going to school at last
Education department steps in after GroundUp article
By Daniel Steyn
News | 10 November 2022
Learners with disabilities must get a place in school
Support should be provided to those who enroll in ordinary public schools
Opinion | 3 November 2022
Gomora in Joburg is where dreams go to die
Families crowd into tiny rooms, with no electricity or water, making a living as best they can
Feature | 31 October 2022