We are in the month of July, commonly known or referred to as disability pride month, a month-long celebration that takes place every year to recognize the achievements, lives, and cultures of the individuals who are abled differently. 

Disability Pride helps people living with different types of disabilities to embrace who they are as individuals.

For a long time, the stigma surrounding disabled individuals has made them lose confidence in their potential to achieve what a normal person can do. These individuals can only be free to significantly impact society when they realize that being disabled is not a lack of ability.

 

We are in the month of June, commonly known or referred to as youth month, a month set aside to commemorate and also look into challenges facing the youth and discuss possible ways of addressing those issues.
Amongst the challenges facing the youth, unemployment always strikes out at the top of the list, or inability to make good legal living. The issue has been on-going for quite some time now, added with another socio-economic challenges, life of the youth becomes twice as hard for many.
Now for the disabled youth the challenges can be twice as hard if not more. Before taking on common socio-economic challenges faced by the youth, they have to embark on a battle against challenges facing disability community first.
To learn more about being a youth from disability community, we have invited Mr Thabo John Sonkwala. The 31 years old Free State born was declared paraplegia after encountering a falling accident at work.

We are in the month of June, commonly known or referred to as youth month, a month set aside to commemorate and also look into challenges facing the youth and discuss possible ways of addressing those issues.
Amongst the challenges facing the youth, unemployment always strikes out at the top of the list, or inability to make good legal living. The issue has been on-going for quite some time now, added with another socio-economic challenges, life of the youth becomes twice as hard for many.
Now for the disabled youth the challenges can be twice as hard if not more. Before taking on common socio-economic challenges faced by the youth, they have to embark on a battle against challenges facing disability community first.
To learn more about being a youth from disability community, we have invited Mr Victor Hulisani Motlokwa. The 29 years old Limpopo born was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was in his 3rd grade at school, a hereditary condition marked by progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles.

We are in the month of June, commonly known or referred to as youth month, a month set aside to commemorate and also look into challenges facing the youth and discuss possible ways of addressing those issues.
Amongst the challenges facing the youth, unemployment always strikes out at the top of the list, or inability to make good legal living. The issue has been on-going for quite some time now, added with another socio-economic challenges, life of the youth becomes twice as hard for many.
Now for the disabled youth the challenges can be twice as hard if not more. Before taking on common socio-economic challenges faced by the youth, they have to embark on a battle against challenges facing disability community first.

To learn more about being a youth from disability community, we have invited Mr Tshepo Makapan. The 22 years old young guy was born with kyphosis, a spinal disorder in which an excessive outward curve of the spine results in an abnormal rounding of the upper back.

The current times that we live in can be described as some sort of toughest times for humanity to ever live in. The economy has taken a serious downturn due to feasible challenges that it had encountered and the Corona virus pandemic also rubbed salt to a wound struggling to heal.
Unemployment has been on a steady growth in the country, and the Covid pandemic has contributed greatly to the slight chances of many job seekers securing employment opportunities.
For the disability community the challenges can be twice as hard. Securing an employment is tough and has stricter requirements, which can at times not favour people living with disabilities.
One can only wonder how disabled people are coping with such a bizarre and unfavourable situation. To learn more about such an arguable injustice facing the disability community, we have invited Mr Matela Nkopane, a 36 years old paraplegic who has been wheelchair-bound from as early as when he was only 13 as a result of a terrible car accident.

In a world whereby the industrial revolutions have greatly shrinked the working force by implementing alternatively cost effective ways of production, the society has been greatly pressured to find alternative ways of making a good living.
With the current life situation of today, finding a way of making a living has been growing to be harder for many, and for the disability community it has become twice as hard as certain job opportunities do limit their chances of securing those jobs citing in-capabilities due to their disabilities.
Tough as the current life situation might be out there, there are those who have risen beyond their disability conditions and made a great deal out of their lives. 32 years old Sibusiso Mogale from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga has defied the odds of many disability stereotypes by being his own employer. Mogale, who is a father of one and was born without both arms started his own farm growing crops and has served as an inspiration for many, with and without disability conditions.

Many have been taught to perceive and embrace life as a blessing, and as such its ought to be celebrated. All the achievements or accolades one comes across or attains, they ought to be celebrated.
Unfortunately in life we do not always come across accolades worth of being celebrated, at times we come across unfortunate circumstance of events that derail us on our supposed to be happy life’s. Illnesses and accidents do happen now and then leading to unfortunate conditions of either short or long term disabilities may emerge and prove to be somehow some sort of a challenging.
Challenging as this unforeseen life’s challenges may be, we need to keep going with life and celebrate the gift of life itself. Like a little heroine has been doing, 21 years old Miss Lerato Moletsane lost her left leg due to Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that begins in the cells that form bones..

The past 26 years have been the greatest and most amazing blessing to ever happen to the beautiful South Africa and all her beloved off-springs. The country has been under a democratic regime embracing wellbeing and prosperity of all humanity regardless of race, religion or gender.
People have also on their own individual capacities explored all the benefits and fruits of democracy, more specifically its main pillar being freedom. Freedom is embraced and loved by all as it gives one a sense of dignity, and pours positively on humanity in general.
However, life being a roller coaster ride or a vicious cycle that it is, freedom can sometimes not be privilege to others like it is to the greater humanity. This can be either due to daily human related challenges like civil wars, or being imprisoned, or even being disabled.
Be that as it may be, there are those who go all out to living their lifes freely regardless of obstacles they face. Like Mr Phodisho Moepadira, a 20 years old paraplegic guy from Dithakwaneng village near Vryburg.
Mr Moepadira came across his disability condition 10 years ago after falling from a tree whilst playing with other kids. Phodisho has not allowed his disability condition to stand in the way of his dreams anyhow, in fact he has been going all out to living a life of his dreams, an aspiring musician in the making.

Patrick Selepe Development Officer of Wheelchair Tennis, Tennis South Africa, re tlile go utlwa gore Covid-19 e baa amile jang.

Many have been taught to perceive and embrace life as a blessing, and as such its ought to be celebrated. All the achievements or accolades one comes across or attains, they ought to be celebrated.
Unfortunately in life we do not always come across accolades worth of being celebrated, at times we come across unfortunate circumstance of events that derail us on our supposed to be happy life’s. Illnesses and accidents do happen now and then leading to unfortunate conditions of either short or long term disabilities may emerge and prove to be somehow some sort of a challenging.
Challenging as this unforeseen life’s challenges may be, we need to keep going with life and celebrate the gift of life itself. Like a little heroine has been doing, 20 years old Miss lerato Moletsane lost her right lower leg due to Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that begins in the cells that form bones.