by Natalie Johnson | Feb 8, 2024 | Disability Advocate, Disability Awareness, Disability Rights
As we start 2024, we have 92 members – serving 84,642 beneficiaries through our members A few examples of people who we have successfully assisted since 2018 to present: During lockdown: we managed to obtain a donation of R10,000.00 worth of food split into R5,000.00...
by Natalie Johnson | Dec 4, 2023 | Disability Awareness, Disability Rights
Inspiration Porn is to objectify one group of people for the benefit of another group of people. Life as a disabled person is difficult. We do overcome challenges but they are not things to do with our bodies. We are more disabled by the society we live in than...
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 | Sep 20, 2021 | Disability Advocate, Disability Awareness, Disability Rights
Promoting the rights of people with disabilities and including them in society, as Managers, Employees, Suppliers and Consumers is a triple win: 1) A win for people with disabilities 2) A win for business 3) A win for society in general Many companies around the world...