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Celebrating 40 years of the Disability Rights Unit

A chance to reflect on four decades of advocacy, inclusion, and progress. Established in 1986, the DRU has played a significant role in Wits’ journey towards becoming a more accessible and inclusive institution. Over four decades, the Unit has evolved alongside changing understandings of disability, moving from a service model primarily focused on individual support and access to one that increasingly emphasises rights, inclusion, universal accessibility, reasonable accommodation, digital accessibility and institutional transformation.

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Celebrating South African Sign Language

In celebration of South African Sign Language and the Deaf community, the Wits Disability Rights Unit (DRU) proudly shines a spotlight on Simphiwe Mkhize, a Deaf lecturer in the Department of South African Sign Language.

 

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Realising Disability Rights in Southern Africa People with disabilities still experience barriers to the realisation of their rights. Dr Leila Abdool Gafoor, Head of the Disability Rights Unit at Wits says that while the University’s physical environment has created access for people with disabilities, this is not the case in all sectors of society.