Access to education a challenge for disabled

Roads and Public Works MEC Thandiswa Marawu with Rhayabo Seshoka (9 )and grandparent Malehlonono Matiwane, one of the beneficiaries of wheelchairs, crutches and food parcels donated by the MEC. PICTURE SUPPLIED
Roads and Public Works MEC Thandiswa Marawu with Rhayabo Seshoka (9 )and grandparent Malehlonono Matiwane, one of the beneficiaries of wheelchairs, crutches and food parcels donated by the MEC. PICTURE SUPPLIED
Parents of children with disabilities in the Eastern Cape have highlighted access to education as one of the biggest challenges they face.

As a result, some resort to home schooling their children.

Yesterday roads and public works MEC Thandiswa Marawu commemorated Disability Rights Awareness Month by handing out wheelchairs and crutches to 49 people with disabilities in Barkly East.

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