The new hydrophilic coated catheter SpeediCath Navi from Coloplast is now available in South Africa. The single-use catheter is considered a “soft” catheter and has with a hydrophilic coating. Packaged in a sterile saline solution, the SpeediCath Navi is designed to meet the user’s unique anatomy, including various hand […]
News
Be a Wing woman or man this May
Get ready for the 2019 Wings for Life World Run, where every participant is a winner. Set to take place on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Irene Agricultural Farm, the World Run is a global charity event with 100 percent of all entry fees and donations raised going directly to the […]
Learners with disabilities: the lost story
Under the South African Constitution, every child, without exception, has the right to an equal and inclusive education. Sadly this is not the case for most children with disabilities who are discriminated against by not having transport to school, structural accessibility to classrooms or toilets, or access to adequate […]
A rock ’n’ roll adapted guitar
A spinal cord injury is devastating for many reasons, from losing one’s ability to walk to something as “small” as not being able to hold a pen. For actor and newsreader Erik Holm, losing the ability to play guitar because of reduced hand dexterity after his SCI was one […]
Employment highlighted at Disability Summit
What started out as the Hope-Mandeville Career Expo held at the Hope School has grown into a two-day event attended by various industries within the disability sector, as well as students and other people with disabilities. The 2019 Disability Summit and Career Expo, sponsored by the SABC, was held at […]
Paralympians make SA proud
The Special Olympics South African national team has done the country proud with a record haul of medals from the Special Olympics Summer World Games. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) sponsored more than R1 million towards the costs for 30 athletes to compete in this global event, which featured […]
Wheelchair Rugby’s first league for 2019
The 2019 South Africa Wheelchair Rugby (SA WCR) League will be hosted mainly in Pretoria, with 2018’s champions, Mustangs Wheelchair Rugby, hosting Round 3 of the SA WCR 2019 calendar in Bloemfontein. Wheelchair rugby is a sport played by both men and women with disabilities such as quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, […]
Sustainable wheelchairs for rough terrain
The Product Development Technology Station (PDTS) at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein has developed a sustainable wheelchair that incorporates a clip-on handcycle or freewheel to help improve the mobility and reliability of wheelchairs on rough terrain in rural areas and during long-distance travelling. This wheelchair is a three-in-one […]
Disabled Golf Open champ returns to defend title
The top contender in the 2019 Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open, taking place from May 13 to 16 at the Magalies Park Golf Club, is last year’s champion, Mike Browne. The army veteran and scratch golfer ventured to South Africa from the United Kingdom (UK) to compete in […]
My fight against MS
Leanne Lockhart shares her personal journey and some of the challenges she faced after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in January 2015 and spent a lot of time researching what treatments are out there besides having to take disease-modifying drugs, which do […]