After her injury, Jodie Kroone was sure that she would never practise yoga again, but through adaptive yoga and instructors who understood her body’s limitations she was able to return to a former love. She shares her experience When I think about my disability, caused by a spinal cord injury,...
Issue 3 2019
Another successful Disability Summit
The Disability Summit and Career Expo returned with a new location, more exhibitors and very excited students. MARISKA MORRIS reports The 2019 Disability Summit and Career Expo, sponsored by SABC, was held for the first time at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg across two days, April 11 and 12....
Join the OUTsurance family
At the 2019 Disability Summit and Career Expo, the leading insurance provider urged people with disabilities to consider a career with its vibrant company Boldly decorated in the iconic green and purple, the OUTsurance exhibit stood out in the grey hall of the Nasrec Expo Centre where the 2019 Disability...
No more UTI for you and me
It is common for people with an SCI to rely on a form of catheterisation to empty their bladder. This increases their risk of urinary tract infections, but there are many ways to help prevent the problem After suffering a spinal cord injury, most people rely on a form of...
SpeediCath Navi is here
Coloplast has introduced SpeediCath® Navi, its innovative hydrophilic coated catheter. The latest addition to the SpeediCath® family is made specifically for Coloplast’s emerging markets, with the aim of raising the standard of care for catheter users with South Africa as the first country to launch Many male catheter users prefer...
A van for everyone
The third-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has arrived in South Africa with the promise of being “100 percent for you”. GAVIN MYERS got behind the wheel at the launch Can you believe the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will be 25 years old in 2020? Since the debut of this vehicle range, more than 3,4 million...
Toyota sponsors biggest para sporting event in South Africa
In March, athletes with disabilities gathered in Stellenbosch for the South Africa Sport Association for People with Disabilities (SASAPD) National Championships, sponsored by Toyota. MARISKA MORRIS and DEBORAH RUDMAN report SASAPD teamed up with Toyota South Africa Motors to host its National Championships for athletes with disabilities. The event ran...