Case to #EndTheBookFamine to be heard 21 Sept 2021
COURT CASE TO #ENDTHEBOOKFAMINE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO BE HEARD 21 SEPTEMBER 2021 8 September 2021, Johannesburg – BlindSA, represented by SECTION27, is going to…
KZN learner transport policy is a victory for learners with disabilities
Johannesburg: 2 September 2021 SECTION27 welcomes the news that the KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Learner Transport Policy was approved by the KZN cabinet on 9 June 2021 and came into effect…
Submissions on Copyright Amendment Bill – July 2021 Featured
Submission to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on the Copyright Amendment Bill [B13-2017]. 9 July 2021 - Executive Summary SECTION27 welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Copyright…
BlindSA and SECTION27 take govt to court to #EndTheBookFamine for blind people.
BlindSA and SECTION27 are taking govt to court to challenge apartheid copyright law and fight for the human rights of persons who are blind or visually impaired.
SECTION27 concerned that KZN draft learner transport policy is inadequate for learners with disabilities
4 June 2020 While the recently published draft learner transport policy published by the KwaZulu Natal Department of Education now makes provisions for learners with disabilities, it leaves out the…
Learner rape should be a wakeup call for KZN Department of Education
News reports that a twelve year old child who had been raped repeatedly over a period of time by “umalume” who drove her to school in Manzimtoti has given birth…
Blind and partially sighted children across South Africa finally have a chance at accessing braille textbooks.
Following six years of persistent and ongoing engagement between the Minister of Basic Education, SECTION27 and our clients; the South African National Council for the Blind, the National Braille Authority and School Governing Bodies of schools
Too many children left behind: Exclusion in the South African Inclusive Education System
Children with extremely severe intellectual disabilities must be properly accommodated in the education system, they cannot be disregarded as ineducable or too costly to educate. This is according to the…
Educating children with disabilities
SECTION27 legal researcher, Tim Fish Hodgson delivered at presentation at the Disability Conference hosted by the Legal Resource Centre in Kwa-Zulu Natal from 12 - 13 November. Tim outlined some…
Left in the Dark
LEFT IN THE DARK: Education system is NOT effective for visually impaired learners Blind and partially sighted learners are failed by the education system – not accessing the tools they…
SECTION27 presentation to the SANCB
SECTION27 presentation at South African National Council for the Blind Biennial Conference (14-16 October 2015) Silomo Khumalo SLSJ Research Fellow, SECTION27 Introduction Greetings to all present at this prestigious and…
Registration of orientation and mobility practitioners
The term of the Occupational Therapy Board of the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) that was considering an application for registration made by the Orientation and Mobility Association…