disabled Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/disabled/ Latest News & Press Releases Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:40:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png disabled Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/disabled/ 32 32 Legacy of Exclusion https://news.media.co.za/legacy-of-exclusion/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:38:47 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2861 More than half a million disabled children of school-going age in South Africa cannot access any form of education, according to Human Rights Watch. This week on Special Assignment premieres Health-e News Service’s Legacy of Exclusion which investigates access to education for disabled children in South Africa and reveals the devastating impact a lack of […]

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]]> Sign language approved as first language https://news.media.co.za/sign-language-approved-first-language/ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 08:43:45 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1360 Pretoria – The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has welcomed the approval to allow hearing impaired pupils to choose sign language as a first language. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga made the approval this month. According to PanSALB, this is a positive response to the hearing impaired community and to the entire country, particularly […]

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