Businesses and individuals can support people with intellectual and physical disabilities by supporting the services and products produced by the workshops to which they belong.  > 

Providing training and practical experience to young people with mild intellectual disabilities., Engaging youth with intellectual disabilities in community service., ...  > 

This publication provides information about employment of people with disabilities to employers and employees.  > 

The theme for the International Day of the Disabled is ...  > 

If you are an adult (18 years or older) who is not able to work because of a mental or physical disability, you can get a monthly payment from the government called a disability grant. You can get a permanent grant if your disability will ...  > 

If you are the parent, guardian, foster parent or custodian of any child between the ages of 1 and 18 who needs full-time care because of mental or physical disability, you can get a monthly payment from the government called a Care Dependency Grant. The ...  > 

If you are already receiving an old age, disability or war veteran's grant and you are unable to care for yourself, such that you need full-time care from someone else, then you may in addition get a monthly payment from the ...  > 

Physically and/or mentally disabled adults and children can be helped to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric and social functional levels.  > 

The whole of the Western Cape is served by a single Orthotic and Prosthetic Centre in Pinelands, Cape Town.  > 

People who are disabled or health-stricken are entitled to a full housing subsidy (Individual, Project-Linked or Relocation Assistance) without having to pay a contribution, even if their household budget is more than R1 500 but less than R3 500. In other words, they get a dispensation to ...  > 

Dial-a-Ride is a transport service for people for whom other forms of public transport are not suitable as a result of their special needs.  > 

There are a number of homes for disabled people in the Western Cape for which the provincial Department of Social Development may provide a subsidy for board and lodging fees.  > 

If you have a disability, you can apply for a disabled parking disc from the municipality. This disc allows you to park in allocated disability parking bays and exempts you from parking provisions in certain circumstances.  > 

The Association for the Physically Disabled Western Cape (APD-WC) and its 20 registered branches, as private registered welfare organisations, render a variety of services to persons with disabilities in the Western Cape Province. This document describes the work of APD-WC, particularly its Independent Living Centre.  > 

The Department provides several services to the disabled sport sector:hosting annual workshops (held in August 2003 and March 2004) to build capacity, facilitating programmes or events to encourage integration of able and disabled federations, formalising Disabled Sport South Africa - Western Cape.  > 

The WCED's Directorate: Specialised Support Services offers a range of services for learners experiencing barriers to learning. These services include:prevention of learning difficulties, early identification of learning difficulties and early intervention, specialised support services including psychological, therapeutic, health and social services, education programmes for learners ...  > 

These guidelines on disability terminology and definitions are taken from "A Pocket Guide On Disability Equity" prepared by Disabled People South Africa (DPSA).  >