She says she was prompted to return to class at her age because she would “love to speak English” adding that “people who can read and write are highly-respected in the community”
From learning to swim in a dam to competing nationally to losing both legs and becoming a wheelchair tennis champion, the inspirational stories behind three Eastern Cape special needs pupils who donned their SA blazers on Friday could be overshadowed only by their impending success.
be in the right place at the right time, delivering care to patients. colin has enough fuel for today but not tomorrow. it is uncharted territory, we have already been through the covid pandemic and how that impacts on staff. and that is still happening. people having to self isolate. but this is another roadblock to be able to deliver care to patients. if i do not have fuel i cannot take special needs pupils to school. it is the same for steve. every fuel station i go past- is either closed because they have no fuel or they have massive queues. it is vitally important with autistic- children that they are kept - in a routine, they expect the same thing to happen every day. in fact they expect to sit in the same seat on i the bus every day, if they do not, they get upset, it is vitally- important i get to their homes at the right time.