Save the Date:HEDSA 2023 Biennial Symposium

21-22 September 2023 - Gqeberha

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Registration details for the Symposium will be shared via our webpage and our listserv.

If you would like to be added to the list serve, please make contact with Dr Maria Ramaahlo (HEDSA Publicity and Communication) or Mr Sam Van Musschenbroek (HEDSA Secretariat),  at hedsa001@gmail.com.

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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.

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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.

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Conference Details:

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IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission of abstracts: 10 February2023

• Notification of applicants: 24 February 2023

• Submission of full papers: 10 March 2023

 

Proposals should be sent via email to

• info@oppiebol.org.za

• lluzipho@hsrc.ac.za

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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.

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Programme Details

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Contact Details

Email: amour.mccarthy@uct.ac.za | Tel: +27 21 650 5350

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