UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Disability Awareness Week 2012

 

The Disability Unit in conjunction with the Disability Awareness Movement, a student society dedicated to disability issues and awareness, will be running a Disability Awareness Week from Monday, 10 September – Friday, 14 September 2012. The Awareness week will comprise of fun activities and games set out to engage the Wits community and educate them about disability. These activities will include: a Blind walking trail; wheel chair races; wheelchair basketball and many more. Additionally there will be an NGO Fair comprising various organizations who work with persons who are differently abled. The Wits Community is invited to participate in the various week-long events and show their support for persons with disabilities.

 

Day

Scheduled Events

 Venue

Time

Monday

10 Sept

Disability Sensitivity Activities & Awareness exhibition 

 Library Lawns

11:00 – 15:00 

 

 

Tuesday

11 Sept

Disability Sensitivity Activities & Awareness exhibition 

 Library Lawns

11:00 – 15:00 

 

Panel Discussion and finger dinner:

“Engaging issues of  Transformation and  Accessibility “

 

  

18:00 – 20:00 

Wednesday

12 Sept

Disability Sensitivity Activities & Awareness exhibition 

 Library Lawns

11:00 – 15:00

 

Thursday

13 Sept
  • School tour: (While exhibition in progress) We will be having students from different special schools come in to get career guidance, tour of Wits, etc 
  

11:00 –14:00 

 

Disability Sensitivity Activities & Awareness exhibition 

 Library Lawns

11:00 – 14:00 

Friday

14 Sept

Disability Sensitivity Activities & Awareness exhibition 

 Library Lawns

11:00 – 14:00 

 

 

Movie Screening and discussion: Exploring silent disabilities

Discussion after the screening.

  

14:30 – 16:30 
10 September 2012
14 September 2012
11:00
Location:

Contact:



Admission:

Library Lawns (unless otherwise specified)

011 717 9157
Andrew Sam
andrew.sam@wits.ac.za

Free