Vava iYouth’s Thrilling Adventure at Comic Con Africa: Celebrating Heroes Unite

Comic Con Africa, a convention that celebrates all things geeky and fantastic, recently took place, [...]

27
Sep
The Clarens Village Conservancy, Hiking and wheelchair-friendly trail launch

At NCPD, we recognize the paramount importance of ensuring equal access to the environment for [...]

19
Sep
Demanding equal access to education for children with disabilities in SA

In a ground-breaking move, advocacy groups are taking the South African government to task over [...]

15
Sep
A graphic representation showing that SA has approximately 212 million people with a hearing impairment, of which 600 000 and 800 000 use SASL and the remaining 4,2 million people use other means of communication. The graph also shows the percentages of those with mild loss (14,9% or 8,94 million), moderate (3,4% or 2,04 million), moderately severe (1,3% or 780 000), moderately severe (0,4% or 240 000), severe (0,3% or 120 000) and profound (0,2% or 120 000).
Hearing date finalised for NCPD/ICASA legal action

The Deputy Judge President has set down our case for hearing on 9 November 2023 [...]

08
Sep
A word cloud of terms related to discrimination
Words reflect & influence the way we think

Terms like “differently abled”, “my abilities are stronger than my disability”, “the only disability is [...]

08
Aug
A screenshot of Lebogang Boya, one of NCPD's Senior Managers, taken at her desk while speaking
Empowering Entrepreneurs with Disabilities for Economic Growth

The NCPD’s Inclusive Employment Program is dedicated to helping women with disabilities find jobs and [...]

03
Aug
Join NCPD for Mandela Month

Support any or all of the NCPD’s projects: Casual Day, Heroes Unite and Nappy Run [...]

30
Jun
Celebrating the Impact: Carer Payments Empowered by Casual Day Funds

We want to express our heartfelt appreciation for you, our supporters and participants for your [...]

29
Jun
NCPD Calls for Urgent Action to Address Access to Inclusive Education

The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) Calls for Urgent Action to [...]

29
Jun
Shoprite’s Generous Donation Brings Joy to Persons with Disabilities

In a world that often overlooks the needs of persons with disabilities, acts of kindness [...]

30
May
A grey-haired man shows a younger man how to access applications on a smart phone that help communication
The value of Peer Support

We find ourselves pulled in many different directions at once, trying to meet the expectations [...]

23
May
A man in a wheelchair answering the telephone at reception
Are persons with disabilities productive in the fast paced workplace?

What is your instinctive answer to this question? No? Yes? Not sure? Assuming you developed an [...]

18
May