by Jeremy Opperman and Lois Strachan To say that South Africa was a complex country with regard to disability in general and blindness in particular would be a woeful understatement. Some explanation and historical context may be helpful. South Africa as a democratic country is less than 30 years old. Prior to 1994 SA was a racially divided and segregated society. At face value, this could be stated as a divide between Black and White. READ MORE
Category: Disability Integration
What about disability integration? Is it all about jobs?
One of the most common questions that I get when I teach disability awareness, is why don’t we see many, or any CV’s of Persons with Disabilities? This usually comes from HR practitioners, but sometimes line as well , and of course from agencies too . I am tempted to go into another train of thought which examines the stereotypic response to CV’s denoting disability, but I will leave that for another discussion. No; what READ MORE
Disability and CSI
Brussels Sprouts and Sleeping Giants Investment paradox There is little doubt that disability, globally and locally has been a significant recipient of social and corporate investment attention for generations. Even in South Africa, added up, all investment, funding, donations, contributions and charity directed toward Disability would certainly amount to a fortune. But how humanly connected and conscious are we to either the source of our attention or the end results and fruits of our financial READ MORE