media releases - Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed across the globe every year on the 3^rd of December. The motivation is to promote understanding disability-related issues, demystify conceptions about disability, most importantly to remind the nations about the human rights of people with disability.  The observation of this very special day is also to celebrate the benefits of having people with disability integrated in all spheres (aspects) of life. 

UNISA’s Department of Inclusive Education, which is located in the College of Education will commemorate the day by showcasing how Quadriplegic and Paraplegic persons learn.  According to the head of the department Prof Nareadi Phasha “this is our contribution to instil positive conceptions about people with disability” and a platform for people with disability to showcase their talents, and for us as South Africans. She further mentioned that “We can only achieve ‘inclusivity in education and society” if we take into consideration the needs of all people.

 Dr Cival Mills, a motivational speaker and author of the book: ‘This Too will Pass’ and ‘The Truth about Wheels’ will share his expertise on quadriplegics, their technology and how they learn.

All members of the media are invited to attend.

Details of the event are as follows

Date     :           Monday, 3 December 2012
Time     :           09:30-13:30
Venue   :           Unisa Main Campus, Function Hall, 4^th Floor, Kgorong Building   

For enquiries:
Achieve Ubisi
Communication and Marketing Specialist
College of Education, University of South Africa
Tel: +27 12 429 2537/ 076 245 9934