by Natalie Johnson | Nov 23, 2023 | Disability Awareness, Disability Rights
Dear Mr Mayor We are the Western Cape Network on Disability, a group of disabled people and allies mandated to advance the rights of people with disabilities in the Western Cape. Founded in 1997, we represent 92 organisations of and for people with disabilities, most...
by Natalie Johnson | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorised
Calls are starting to come in to various organisations in the disability sector wanting to know “are you doing anything (events) for 3 December?” This is also the time when conference/seminar organisers start looking for Guest Speakers “with a disability” to...
by Natalie Johnson | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Western Cape Network on Disability (WCND) embarked on their maiden voyage on the new EMU (#PeoplesTrain) from Cape Town to Heathfield station on Friday 29 April 2022. Image: waiting for the team to arrive The purpose of the trip was to look into how accessible the...
by Natalie Johnson | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
Listen to a very informative chat between our Deputy Chairperson Dr Michelle Botha and Jeremy Opperman who are both people with visual impairments. A must watch for Persons/workers with progressive (and even sudden) onset of disabilitiesEmployersInsurance...
by Natalie Johnson | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
When money is underspent, or spent at a too slow pace, businesses and individuals sometimes try to find a home for these funds either by “dumping the surplus” into their Retirement Annuity (RA) fund or through a once off donation to a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) or...
