DISABILITY AND EQUALITY

RESEARCH BRIEF ON DISABILITY AND EQUALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

"Globally, people with disabilities are marginalised and excluded from full participation in society. In South Africa, people with disabilities face multiple forms

of discrimination in various social spheres, including in respect of access to health care services, employment and education.

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RESEARCH BRIEF ON DISABILITY AND EQUALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA 2013 - 2017

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1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................6 2. Mandate of the SAHRC....................................................................................................................7 3. Applicable legal frameworks.............................................................................................................7

3.1. South African legal and policy framework..................................................................................7 3.2. International and regional legal framework................................................................................8 4. Conceptualising equality...................................................................................................................8 5. Current trends.................................................................................................................................10 6. Life Esidimeni................................................................................................................................. 11 7. Unequal employment opportunities................................................................................................13 7.1. The right to work......................................................................................................................13 7.2. Reasonable accommodation in the workplace........................................................................14 7.3. Employment of persons with disabilities..................................................................................15 8. Inequality in education...................................................................................................................16 9. The Commission's work on disability..............................................................................................18 9.1. SAHRC complaints..................................................................................................................18

9.1.1 Leeudoringstad School for the Deaf ..............................................................................18 9.1.2 Ndebele Nkosi and BMW South Africa ..........................................................................19 9.2. Hearings, conferences and resource development.................................................................19 9.2.1 The National Investigative Hearing on Unfair Discrimination in the Workplace .............19 9.2.2 National Conference on the Rights of Children with Disabilities ....................................19 9.2.3 Disability Toolkit..............................................................................................................20 10. Conclusion......................................................................................................................................20

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BBBEEA CCMA CEE CRPD DOL DPSA DPW EEA LRA NGO PEPUDA SAHRC UN WPRPD

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 53 of 2003 Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Commission for Employment Equity Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Department of Labour Department of Public Service and Administration Department of Public Works Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998 Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 Non-Governmental Organisation Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 4 of 2000 South African Human Rights Commission United Nations White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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