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The Mountain University, Student Antics, ‘Lifts’

Posted on Aug 14, 2017Aug 19, 2017 by Aidan

So, as my UCT readers will know, the Semester started today. Yay… for now. It’s day one but in the… Read more The Mountain University, Student Antics, ‘Lifts’

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Single-Legged Tables in Cafés: A Wheelchair’s New Nemesis.

Posted on Aug 9, 2017Aug 16, 2017 by Aidan

Undoubtedly other wheelchair users can identify with this: tables in restaurants and cafés increasingly becoming inaccessible. I don’t know how… Read more Single-Legged Tables in Cafés: A Wheelchair’s New Nemesis.

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Just How Much Does the Wheelchair Affect My Daily Living?

Posted on Aug 7, 2017Aug 12, 2017 by Aidan

As I’ve said in a few other posts on this blog, I was born with a physical disability and have… Read more Just How Much Does the Wheelchair Affect My Daily Living?

High School to University: My Experience

Posted on Aug 5, 2017Aug 9, 2017 by Aidan

The transition from high school to Varsity.

University of Cape Town Upper Campus Largely Inaccessible for Disabled Students

Posted on May 16, 2017Aug 9, 2017 by Aidan

I posted this rant on my Facebook Page but think it should also go here. — What’s up University of Cape… Read more University of Cape Town Upper Campus Largely Inaccessible for Disabled Students

Disability Discrimination at UCT

Posted on Aug 25, 2016Aug 8, 2017 by Aidan

So… Let’s hope I can make this a little less ranty than I have with my last few posts. I’m… Read more Disability Discrimination at UCT

Accessibility Alert: UCT Lifts

Posted on Aug 23, 2016Aug 9, 2017 by Aidan

How can we learn if we can’t get to class It’s been an astronomically short period of time since my… Read more Accessibility Alert: UCT Lifts

The Weaponised Pooch

Posted on Aug 23, 2016Aug 9, 2017 by Aidan

So recently (August 10) I was told by a University of Cape Town (UCT) Campus Protection Services (CPS) officer that… Read more The Weaponised Pooch

Ableism Alert: Sterkinekor Cinemas, South Africa

Posted on Aug 20, 2016Aug 9, 2017 by Aidan

Dear Readers, I was recently made aware by a deaf friend of mine that Sterkinekor Cinemas in South Africa do… Read more Ableism Alert: Sterkinekor Cinemas, South Africa

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