​The annual Casual Day is celebrated on Friday (3 September) in support of people with disabilities. In opinion pieces for the media, Hillary Lane (African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability in the Centre for Disability & Rehabilitation Studies) and Dr Michelle Botha (Institute for Life Course Health Research) write about why it is important to do away with negative ideas about people with disabilities. Click on the links below to read the articles.

• ​Hillary Lane (Cape Times)
• Dr Michelle Botha (News24)