Disability Rights

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Broken lifts and stairs for commuters with wheelchairs

Long wait before Cape Town’s train stations will provide access for people with disabilities

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News | 21 September 2017

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New home for disabled Gugulethu mother

Generous response to GroundUp’s report on Cynthia Ntunje’s plight

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Brief | 12 September 2017

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Less than 3% of schools can take disabled learners

Answers by the education minister in Parliament raise even more questions

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News | 8 September 2017

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Blind Eastern Cape couple hope to go back to school

When I had my own eyes I had big dreams, says Port St Johns man

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News | 29 August 2017

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Blind and diabetic in a cold little shack

Gugulethu woman tries to get by on R350 a month

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News | 17 August 2017

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Parliament can help blind people access books

Only the publishing industry stands in the way

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Opinion | 2 August 2017

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Woman makes extraordinary sacrifices to look after nephew

“I cannot stand here and lie by saying all is well”

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News | 23 May 2017

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Blind students terrorised by dog

College boarders allege headmaster’s dog has attacked them

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News | 17 May 2017

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Delft wheelchair user finally gets her own house

After 15 years living in a container, Nobendiba Thuthani says she had lost hope

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Brief | 20 April 2017