We must create societies that are more inclusive of people with disabilities.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities highlights key challenges
- The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is on 3 December.
- We must foster disability-inclusive societies.
- Women with disabilities must be protected online.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on 3 December. In opinion pieces for the media, experts from Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with colleagues from other institutions, focus on disability research in Africa, the protection of women with disabilities in online spaces, and ways to measure intellectual and developmental disabilities. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.
- Eunice Tunggal, Babalwa Tyabashe-Phume, Karen Soldatić and Lieketseng Ned (We must create safer online spaces for women with disabilities – Cape Argus)
- Gubela Mji, Chioma Ohajunwa, and Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda (Building a colourful blanket to guide disability scholarship – University World News)
- Lieketseng Ned (South Africa needs to rethink how it measures intellectual and developmental disabilities – what's lacking – The Conversation)
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