Re buisana le Rre Patrick Selepe ka thonamente ya letsatsi ya Wheelchair Tennis e e tshamekiwang lamatlhatso kwa Arthur Ashe Tennis court kwa Soweto (DISABILITY SPORT)

One of the biggest major things that define businesses and makes it to be unique and attract and keep a certain clientele of its own is its mission, the approach it uses to accomplish its mission and how it prioritizes with its clientele.
This is one of the tactics that ensures the thriving of the business.
After one disabled lady came across a number of guest houses that were not disability friendly, she embarked on a mission to start her own which will be disability friendly.
Born in Ladybrand, Nthabiseng Molongoana has not had it easy in life. Born abled, passionate about life and determined to fulfil her dreams, Nthabi came across a tragic accident after her matriculation whilst on her way to town to celebrate her enrolment at a higher learning institute with her friends. The accident left her with back injuries that prevented her from walking.

Mental illness is one of the most inevitable things or illnesses one can ever come across in our current lives. Children are sometimes born with various mental conditions; others do develop them whilst growing up as a result of under developing, lack of proper nutrition and other various reasons that contribute immensely to the growing number of mental conditions amongst our societies.
Mental illnesses can lead to various disability conditions. When the subject of disabilities surfaces in our thoughts or conversations, it is common to first consider those caused by some type of physical ailment or affliction. Conditions such as arthritis, heart disease and back problems are certainly primary causes of long-term disabilities in our nation. However, mental illness is also a major contributor to disabilities.
Disability associated with mental illness is a major contributor to the global burden of disease.
Mental health problems such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, dementia, and mental and behavioural disorders account for nearly half of all disability among young people between the ages of 10 and 24, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO).

September is porpulalry known as Heritage month, a month set aside to look and reflect back on our roots, origins and our ancient ways of doing certain things. Not only is this month set aside of heritage only, but this month is also Albinism awareness month. The aim is to make people more aware of what this condition is about.
Albinism is an inherited condition where a person is unable to produce normal coloring of the skin, hair and eyes (lack of pigments) the condition can be limited to the eye or involve the eye and the skin.
The condition is caused by defects in the hereditary material that determines skin colour. People who have normal pigmentation could be carriers of the hereditary material that is defective for skin colour.
For a child with little or no self-confidence at all, this condition can really play a rather disturbing role in a child’s upbringing socially and psychologically so. A child may be subjected to exclusion from their peers, and should that not be treated or properly dealt with, may affect their confidence all the way to their adult life.
Today we have invited a lady who grew up with Albinism but never let the condition define her life, where her destiny should head to or how her life should pan out regardless of the disadvantageous background she came from.

Re buisana le John Monyamathe, tlhogo ya setheo sa kgopololo kwa Losperfontein, Brits ka seemo sa dikgolegelo tsa batshwarwa ba ba nang le bogole

Back in the old days disability was considered a taboo, or a curse within a family that which had a disabled child or an elderly member, more especially if they were born disabled.
This used to apply more specifically to children born disabled physically, or those born with albinism. In certain countries in Africa they still practice rituals of killing infants born disabled; though the ritual practice is illegal it is still done in the black market.
As a parent of a disabled child, you might have come across negative criticism about giving birth to a disabled child, or your womanhood might have been questioned as a result of giving birth to a disabled child.

South Africans and most of the people in the world at large are mostly vulnerable to various kinds of chronic illnesses. The prone-ness of such illnesses may mainly be due the type and kind of foods we eat, lack of exercises, overall the lifestyle we are exposed to.
The unfortunate part is when one gets the type of chronic illnesses that eventually leads to disability conditions if not well managed or taken care of on time.
Some conditions that cause people to end up being disabled include: Arthritis, Back pain, Heart disease, Cancer, Depression and Diabetes.
One might think of disability as physical, but mental health problems can make life difficult or impossible. Depression, bipolar disorder, and other conditions can be as disabling as any physical illness.

In our everyday lives we live in, we are prone to accidents of all sorts. Kids as well are vulnerable to incidents whether in-house or outside as well wherever they might be. These incidents might lead to long term or permanent damage to their internal and external body organs and thus obstruct with their functions.
Today on our health feature we intend to tackle more into simpler detail the issue of use of cochlear implants in kids and how does it eventually lead to it.
A cochlear implant is an electronic prosthetic device that is surgically placed in the inner ear and under the skin behind the ear for the purpose of providing useful sound perception via electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve.

Human nature has always taught us that no man is an island. Everybody needs every other body to exist in and to be whole. It is for those reasons amongst many others why as humans we have family member, and as time does go by we do part ways with our families to join forces with whom we regard as our better half’s to start our other families.
Unfortunately as life is unpredictable, the unfortunate does happen along the way in life, it does happen that this do not roll out the way we had initially planned them. Accidents do happen, we loose our abilities there and there, and that might turn out to negatively affect our relationships with our loved ones.
Dissability is one of those things that does come unplanned, and can affect lives negatively as it had not been prepared for. Should it happen that in a relationship one encounters an accident that leaves them paralyzed that might affect the relationship negatively so.

In celebration and commemoration of women’s month, we continue to cherish and celebrate our women of honor and virtue for the greatness they have played in our personal lives and to the society as well. We also look at challenges they face and the possible solutions to them as well.
Today on our disability feature we explore the possible ways and means of empowering women living with disabilities. According to the research conducted by the United Nations; an estimated one in five women live with disabilities and the prevalence of disability is actually higher among women than men. Contributing factors include the lower economic and social status of women and girls, gender-based violence and harmful or gender-discriminatory practices.
Yet, women and girls with disabilities remain at the margins of decision-making and work on gender equality. For too long, the specific needs of women with disabilities have been invisible, both to the advocates of women’s rights and those of disability rights.