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Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Studies in 2023
UCT Disability Studies Division is offering the Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Studies in 2023.
Contact Details
Email: amour.mccarthy@uct.ac.za | Tel: +27 21 650 5350
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Call for Papers: National Disability Awareness Conference
22 – 24 March 2023 in Pretoria, Tshwane
The Oppie Bol Foundation (OBF) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) are excited to announce the inaugural National Disability Awareness Conference from 22 – 24 March 2023 in Pretoria, Tshwane.
This conference will take a holistic approach to examining the barriers facing persons with disabilities presented by an inaccessible infrastructure (inaccessible public services and transport, inaccessible information, and communication, as well as attitudes and assumptions. The sessions will focus not only on best practice in the public and private sectors, but also examining and presenting solutions to existing barriers and exploring ways of incentivising accessibility and universal design.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission of abstracts: 10 February2023
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Notification of applicants: 24 February 2023
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Submission of full papers: 10 March 2023
Proposals should be sent via email to