The QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA) in partnership with SABAT Batteries, hosted the 11th Power Wheechair Race Day on Sunday, August 6. This event celebrated the relationship between SABAT and QASA, which started in 1997 when SABAT sponsored batteries to quadriplegics using power wheelchairs. “There is a genuine relationship […]
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ROLLING INSPIRATION readers get passionate about parking
Accessible parking has been a hot topic on ROLLING INSPIRATION social media this past month. Numerous followers voiced their opinions on the abuse of accessible parking. A common issue was the misconception that these parking bays are reserved for convenience. ROLLING INSPIRATION reader Liz Mcgaffin noted: “Just give wheelchair users […]
Are you fit to drive?
In May, Rolling Rehab hosted a two-day workshop on assessing the fitness to drive of people with disabilities. Occupational therapists, doctors, psychologists and a few members of the Department of Transport gathered in Centurion to learn more about the relatively underdeveloped field. “We can put lives at risk when we […]
Putting careers on the map
Hope School in Westcliff hosted its sixth Hope-Mandeville Disabilities Career Expo in April. Exhibitors were given the opportunity to present high- school students with disabilities with various possible job opportunities, learnerships and possible further opportunities. All the proceeds made during the two-day event are donated to Mandeville Disability Swimming. The […]
APPLICATIONS FOR SAB FOUNDATION’S SOCIAL INNOVATION AND DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN
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...
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”. […]