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Heightened vulnerability of women and children with disabilities to physical abuse and sexual assault
Heightened vulnerability of women and children with disabilities to physical abuse and sexual assault Amongst the range of rights violations that women and children with
Supporting clients’ rights in the workplace
Employers have a duty, laid down by the United Nations, to make changes in the workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities.
After hiring someone with hearing loss severe enough to be classed as a disability, a diligent employer might request a functional report, which should clearly and concretely explain the impact of the person’s hearing loss and what must be done to accommodate it. But these reports are often just a clinical description of the hearing problem and difficult to understand for anyone outside the medical world.
United Kingdom Research and Innovation awards grant for a national survey on persons with disabilities in South Africa
UKRI, through the GCRF and Newton Fund, supports national COVID-19 survey on Persons with Disabilities in South Africa An international consortium
Gearing up for Nappy Run 2019!
Gearing up for Nappy Run 2019! The Nappy Run™ campaign, started in 2011, by the National Council of & for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), is
Disability Summit & Career Expo 2019
Disability Summit & Career Expo 2019 Our National director, Therina Wentzel-du Toit, addressed the Disability Summit & Career Expo held recently on the importance of
The Children’s Act – Time to redress the imbalance
The Children’s Act – Time to redress the imbalance Youth Day, on 16 June, is always a celebration of our country’s most precious jewels, our
