Rhulani Baloyi, an award-winning journalist and TV host for the South African Broadcasting Company (SABC), realized that she was partially sighted as a toddler earlier than going fully blind as a young person.
The 2011 Census Information estimates that there are 7.5% of South Africans with disabilities. 11% of the inhabitants admit to having gentle or extreme visible impairment.
As South Africa approaches the tip of Nationwide Incapacity Rights Consciousness Month, Baloyi displays on her incapacity, private achievements, aspirations and challenges with SABC Digital Information producer, Lebo Tshangela on this bi-weekly function, Thrive.
Based on her, the media solely covers incapacity points in November. “In South Africa, we spend loads of time, rightfully so, speaking about gender points, together with all people, concerning the LGBTQI group, conscious of how essential it’s. Nicely, speak about racial points, nicely even generally speak about class points. In case you are like me, you’re a black girl and you’ve got a incapacity, generally you are feeling like nobody cares in your plight.”
Beneath is the complete podcast:
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Related: THRIVE Part 8: Mosala Makhetha shares his experience of being a Deaf person in SA
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 9: Northern Cape woman with Erb-Duchenne Palsy shares her story
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 10: Single amputee, Robert Masambo shares his story
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 11: A bank employee with visual impairment shares his story
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 12: Politician Poppy Mocumi shares her story about disability
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 13: A businessman who is partially sighted shares his story
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 15: Former MP, Andrew Madella shares his story about disability
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