Dissability is a condition that has grown to be accepted by many, and embraced it to the fullest in the most positive attitude ever.
We have many kinds and forms of disabilities, visible and invincible kinds of disabilities. Some are born with their dissability conditions whilst to some it emerged as a result of a certain illness or even an accident. Unfortunately to some it emerged as a result of extensive physical abuse suffered from their partners.
Today we learn from a domestic violence victim who got a dissability condition as a result of extensive abuse suffered, and how she has managed to put all that behind her and move on with life.

One of the most important pillars of life that we all need and almost at some instant can’t do without is support. Support comes in many forms, either in monetary, emotional/psychological or even physical form of support.
Now much as the South Africa and other greater parts of the country have accepted disabilities as a various conditions that we have to live with, they do not define the person or their capabilities, there still are instances of stigma and discrimination based on the physical appearance and abilities of a person. Hence disabled people do need emotional and any other kinds of support from their closest people in order to also shine their lights in life.
Family support is good in such a sense that it instills a sense of belonging and pride in who you, and confidence in what you do or what you intend to do.
Our guest for today will explain more to us how family support has elevated him enough to have broken barriers that were thought to be above disabled people and able to do well in a competitive world.

In aim of commemorating International day of persons with disabilities and acknowledging and honouring those who have moved beyond barriers set by their dissability conditions to archieve greater heights and make an impact on other people’s lives, the Gauteng provincial government organized the 2019 Gauteng Dissability Rights Excellence Awards to honour those who have excelled in various fields.
Amongst those acknowledged and honoured for their wonderful work of going an extra mile to help uplift, encourage and motivate others to striving to better their lives is Ms Edwina Makgamatha, the 35 years old founder and the managing director Thusanang Enabling Support Services (Pty) Ltd. The single mother of two boys found herself being paraplegic after a hit and run collision.
Based in Edenvale, her Company’s focus is to render services to persons with disabilities and these services are conducted by disabled people. The main area of focus is rendering the services to assist and provide clients with the solutions to the challenges they face on day to day activities. This is achieved by having direct relationships with service providers and suppliers of these services.

Disability can be a problem or a challenge for most people, it’s even worse when you are a parent having to take care of your family and everyone in your family is depending you. Tebogo Hotane talks to Rev Jacob Rakgosi Kube who is totally blind about his life journey.

Hard as living with disability might seem to be, it is not always the case with everybody and it certainly is not a limiting or boundary for one to live freely and explore all they have ever dreamed of. Many have proven this by conquering in the best possible ways they ever could.
Now a 17 years old young man from the Texas of South Africa is about to join many other South Africans who have proven that life of your dreams is possible with a disability condition. The grade 11 Koketso Inno has been selected to participate in the FSA Germany/South Africa Youth Exchange Programme and will be jetting off to Germany soon to share with his peers his intelligence and ideas of developing the world for the better. - Koketso Inno

This month is marked as Month of Deaf People in South Africa and today we talk about being deaf friendly. Our guest is Mr. Tsunke the Chairperson of Deaf North West who is accompanied by Mr. Thapelo Motlogi who is from NW Office on the Status of Persons with Disability

Having to accept and learn to live with a dissability condition at a later stage of one’s life can be a bit tricky and difficult, as one has already confined themselves over the past years to a life of being abled and not needing any assistance anyhow from anyone about anything at all.
Now having to live with a dissability condition can be challenging, luckily for South Africans there are many organizations that goes an extra mile in ensuring that disabled people do get the relevant support needed in order to ensure simpler and better abilities of ensuring they do live well.
Today we look into a provincial organization that seeks to go an extra mile in ensuring that blind people do get all the necessary support and skills needed in order to ensure that they are independent.

Disability is one of the most common lifestyle challenges the society has come to accept and constantly making the environment easier and friendlier to the disabled people. Currently there are many who were born and grew up fully abled, until coming across an incident or illness that turned their lives around.

With us today we have a disabled student from the University of Witwatersrand, Ms. Ntoko Christina Katlego Mlambo, a final year law student. At age three due to genetic disposition Miss Mlambo was diagnosed with chronic high astigmatism with keratoconus and later in life with amblyopia. She is not totally blind but partially sighted. Keratoconus means her cornea is very thin and shaped like a cone which causes sensitivity to light and distorted vision. Astigmatism means she is both short sighted and far sighted. The vision is blurry, and she cannot see both objects that are far and near. Amblyopia is a condition where her eyes are now lazy because they have become so dependent on glasses that they no longer perform their functions

With us today we have a disabled student from the Sol Plaatjie University, Ms. Dimpho Moalahi. Ms. Moalahi presents with a very rare kind of disability that finds itself residing well around her spine, causing it not be straight or well aligned as it is supposed to be. This results in extreme back pains whenever she walk a little too much, carries heavy materials, tries to run. Even falling asleep is a great deal of work as she has to go through pains in her back, specifically on her big swollen lump on the back of her right shoulder blade.