In today’s information-driven world, where knowledge, opportunities, and experiences are often just a click away, it is easy to assume that persons with disabilities enjoy the same level of access as their non-disabled peers.
However, despite living in a democracy and an era of unprecedented connectivity, many persons with disabilities continue to face significant barriers, whether in accessing meaningful employment, participating in recreational activities, or fully engaging in cultural and social life.
The reality is that inclusion remains far from universal. Too often, persons with disabilities are still placed on the margins rather than recognised and included as active participants at the centre of society.
In the Media
This is why raising awareness about disability, impairment, inclusion, and rights remains essential. Guided by key frameworks such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and South Africa’s White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the NCPD works to spark deeper understanding, shift mindsets, and promote equal access for all.
Our awareness-building efforts include:
- Conferences and summits
- Public displays and activations
- Broadcasting initiatives across radio and television
As part of our ongoing media outreach, we also support the development of disability-focused content for a number of radio programmes. We encourage you to tune into Leefwereld van die Gestremde on Radio Sonder Grense (RSG) every Sunday at 11:00, for conversations that spotlight real experiences, challenges, and triumphs within the disability community.
Blog posts
Clicks customers raise R3.4 million to support persons with disabilities
Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cape Town, 18 May 2026: The National Council of and for [...]
18
May
May
My experience of how hearing loss and later total deafness affected my loved ones
It is important to know the extent to which communication processes are affected by hearing [...]
23
Apr
Apr
WORLD HEARING DAY 2026: NCPD CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL NEONATAL HEARING SCREENING TO GIVE EVERY SOUTH AFRICAN CHILD A FIGHTING CHANCE
“From Communities to Classrooms: Hearing Care for All Children” On World Hearing Day 2026, the [...]
27
Feb
Feb
Hearing Loss Live and FanieDreams form strategic relationship
Hearing Loss Live, based in Utah, USA, and FanieDreams Movement, based in Cape Town, South [...]
26
Feb
Feb
Convo South Africa Pauses Operations – Exposing the Cracks in South Africa’s Disability Rights Framework
Johannesburg – Convo South Africa, the Deaf-owned and Deaf-led provider of Video Relay Services (VRS), [...]
20
Feb
Feb
NCPD Makes Waves at the 2026 Midmar Mile: Champions Swim for Inclusion
MIDMAR DAM, KwaZulu-Natal – The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) made [...]
19
Feb
Feb
NCPD Joins Global Coalition Calling on WHO to Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency
National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities partners with nearly 100 organisations from 30+ [...]
09
Feb
Feb
Logistics Partnership Delivers Nationwide Reach for Casual Day 2025
Johannesburg – The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) has acknowledged RTT Couriers [...]
04
Feb
Feb
Puppet shows
Lisa & Friends is an awareness & sensitization project with themes that address the negative attitudes and beliefs about persons with disabilities. These are aimed at children and teaches them about impairment and disability from an early age, so that they grow up knowing about diversity and ways in which to interact with persons with disabilities.
Book a puppet show: faniedt@ncpd.org.zaPaarl Skool, Brackenfell
Lisa & Friends visited our learners today and taught them about hearing impairment.. The learners really enjoyed the puppet show and learned how to care for their hearing. Thank you very much!