Chaeli Mycroft celebrated her 21st birthday in a most unusual way – by ascending Mt Kilimanjaro. THATO TINTE reports. How many people do you know who’ve celebrated their 21st birthday on Mount Kilimanjaro? Moreover, how many female quadriplegics do you know who have ascended its summit, effectively making them world-record […]

It’s possible that if you have multiple sclerosis, you’re also likely to experience depression sometimes. The happy news is that there are ways to beat it. Clinical depression is a persistent state of feeling ‘low’, and it’s something you can’t just snap out of quickly. These are some of the […]

Determined to help donate wheelchairs for the needy, Bidvest employees set out in their numbers to “walk for extraordinary people” What do you get when 64 615 people from four different cities all unite on the same day, at the same hour, for the same cause? An event of extraordinary […]

Dan Lombard works as a journalist – which isn’t exactly breaking news. What makes him special though is the fact that he types with his tongue, and he does so faster than many writers who type with their fingers. CHARLEEN CLARKE spends time with a man who insists that he’s […]

In part 2 of her investigation into the origin of sport for people with disabilities in South Africa, GERTRUDE SIERRA takes a look at its development In our July/August issue, we traced the founding of sport for people with disabilities – thanks to the work in 1948 of Dr Ludwig […]

Many factors hamper people with disabilities who are trying to enter the job market. Thato Tinte looks at some exciting new initiatives. People with disabilities are often still discriminated against in the world of work, with the employment rate of skilled people with disabilities not as high as it should […]

It is clear that over the years the representation of people with disabilities has remained flat, both in terms of the total workforce and in the various occupational levels. NIRESH SINGH, deputy director: Employment Equity Directorate at the National Department of Labour, explains. Employment equity is one of the key […]

The artists of the Mouth & Foot Painters Association are transforming their lives in fulfilling and beautiful ways For more than 50 years, the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (AMFPA), a worldwide organisation, has supported artists who, owing to a disability or illness, have created works of art […]

Job hunting can be dispiriting in today’s economic climate, as companies are employing fewer people. Luckily there are recruitment agencies out there that can help We shine the spotlight on some of them: CapAbility Careers CapAbility Careers specialises in the recruitment of people with disabilities. “There are many different recruitment […]