The South African Breweries (SAB) Foundation is calling on local innovators and social entrepreneurs, who solve social problems facing disadvantaged South Africans, to apply for its seventh annual Social Innovation, and second annual Disability Empowerment, Awards. Online applications for the Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards opened on May 3...
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First accessible SA mining website
Canyon Coal mining company’s website is now fully accessible to people who are deaf, blind, colour-blind or partially blind – a first among South African mining companies. It worked with the South African National Deaf Association to create the website that meets the South African National Council for the Blind’s […]
Employment starts with sensitivity
False beliefs are the first barrier to employing people with disabilities – this was the message from Dan Kekana, provincial chairperson for Disabled People South Africa (DPSA), at recruitment agency CapAbility Careers’ talk on bridging the gap in the workplace. “Let us stop pointing our fingers at the government. We […]
Dive-A-Thon to defy gravity
Strap on your flippers, fill up your oxygen tanks and dive in the Handicapped Scuba Association South Africa (HSASA) 50 hour Dive-A-Thon! The HSASA is an established non-profit company that operates independently from any dive school. With their first project they are challenging people with disabilities, as well as divers […]
The bed that makes itself
For most people with disabilities or mobility impairments, the first obstacle after waking up in the morning is making the bed. Thanks to a Canadian inventor, doing so is now effortless. After seeing how her uncle, a wheelchair user, struggled to make his bed, Tina Cayouette wanted to create something […]
Rolling Inspiration recognised for excellence
Rolling Inspiration magazine has been nominated for the 2016 African Corporate Excellence Award! The African Corporate Excellence Award is presented by the United Kingdom’s Corporate Vision (CV) magazine, a publication that “shines a spotlight on the brightest, best performing and most deserving companies and individuals from around the business world”. […]
We salute you, Ben Calitz
On October 19, after a short time in hospital, Ben Calitz, a Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players Fund recipient, passed away suddenly but peacefully at the age of 65 in Sonop, just outside Brits. Gail Baerecke, general manager of the Fund, pays tribute to Ben: “It is not often in […]
Every child deserves a chance
That is the motto of Frances Vorwerg School in Haddon, Johannesburg, whose focus is the education of learners with cerebral palsy or with learning disabilities. CLAIRE RENCKEN paid the school a visit The mission of Frances Vorwerg School is to create an inclusive, supportive, stimulating and structured environment, in which […]
Catching up with international standards of care
A symposium hosted by QASA, and accredited by the South African Medical Association (SAMA), was recently held in Johannesburg, where Professor Andrei Krassioukov, aka Dr K, one of the world’s leading specialists in rehabilitation medicine, did a presentation on bladder management in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and afflictions. […]
2016 Albie Sachs OTASA award
The biennial national congress of the Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA) was held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg on July 14-16. During the opening presentation on the first day, Caroline Rule, part of the Rolling Inspiration family, was awarded the Albie Sachs OTASA award […]