Bianca Van der Schyff 🦒 October 2025 – Week 5 Blog Post Theme: Reflection and Transition – From Awareness to Action Date: 27 October 2025 Quote: “When awareness grows, so does responsibility.” As October comes to a close, we reflect on the journey we have shared under the banner “Disability Rights Are Human Rights.” This month has highlighted the… Continue Reading From awareness to action : using PEPUDA
🦒 October 2025 – United Nations Day Theme: Participation in Society – Global Inclusion and Cooperation Date: 24 October 2025 Quote: “Equality is not a vision for the future. It is the work we do now, together.” Today, on United Nations Day, we pause to recognise the shared vision that connects nations, communities, and individuals… Continue Reading Lets celebrate International UN Day and the rights it brings
🦒 October 2025 – Week 3 Blog Post Theme: Protection from Harm – Legal & Physical Safety Date: 20 October 2025 Quote: “Rights protect us, dignity empowers us, and awareness guides us to safety.” Every person has the right to live free from harm — physically, emotionally, and socially. For DeafBlind South Africans, protection from… Continue Reading Which rights protect us?
🦒 October 2025 – White Cane Awareness Day Theme: Independence, Mobility, and Safety Date: 15 October 2025 Quote: “The white cane is not a sign of limitation. It is a symbol of freedom.” Today, we celebrate White Cane Awareness Day, a day that honours the independence, confidence, and mobility of persons who are blind or… Continue Reading White cane Day : access through our rights
🦒 October 2025 – Week 2 Blog Post Theme: Built & Digital Access – Tech, Transport, Space Date: 13 October 2025 Quote: “Access is not a favour. It is the path to equality.” Accessibility is the foundation of inclusion. Without access — to spaces, transport, and information — rights remain out of reach. For DeafBlind… Continue Reading Road to rights : using the NLTA
🦒 October 2025 – World Mental Health Day Theme: Recognition of Advocacy and Support Date: 10 October 2025 Quote: “Awareness is the bridge between silence and change.” Today, on World Mental Health Day, DeafBlind South Africa joins the national call to recognise the tireless advocacy groups who fight for inclusion, access, and dignity for all… Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness : the hands that hold us up
🦒 October 2025 – Week 1 Blog Post Theme: Mental Health Access – Trauma, Therapy, Healing Date: 6 October 2025 Quote: “Disability is not inability. My body may be different, but my rights are the same.” – Loise Wanjiku Mental health is not a luxury. It is part of every person’s right to health and… Continue Reading Disability rights in Mental Health Awareness Month
As September draws to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the journey we’ve taken this month through the themes of legacy, language, and culture. Together, they have reminded us that our heritage is more than history — it is the living story of who we are, what we value, and how we choose to… Continue Reading From cultural choices to human rights
September has been a month of reflection — on legacy, on the languages that carry our voices, and on the many cultures that shape who we are. These themes remind us that our heritage is not only about history, but also about how we live today and what we pass forward. Sometimes, poverty trauma shows… Continue Reading The power of the heritage we leave
Culture and Heritage Culture is both inheritance and creation. It is the fabric of values, traditions, and shared identity passed from one generation to the next. Yet when scarcity shapes culture, it can carry both deep wounds and deep wisdom. In African history, colonialism fractured cultural systems and replaced them with structures of exclusion. Violence… Continue Reading From survival to heritage : redefining our culture beyond scarcity