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Staptog vir vroeggebore babas Verskeie mense het Saterdag tydens die Walk for Preemies by die Tygerberg-hospitaal aan ’n staptog deelgeneem om die aandag op vroeggebore baba’s te vestig. Lees berig op bladsy 10.
DIAL-A-RIDE: SERVICE FAILURE?
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cores of disabled people have been left stranded, with some unable to get transport to classes set to develop their full potential. Multiple people have told TygerBurger they feel let down by the City’s Dial-a-Ride (DAR) facility. Disabled people across the metropole who are unable to use mainstream public trans-
port can use DAR to get around. This serves as a lifeline to many who are wheelchairbound and struggle to fit into regular cars. A local organisation, The Ulwazi Project, is feeling the strain more than many. The project caters mainly to people who have cerebral palsy. It hosts arts and crafts classes three times a week at Bellville Library. Around 15 people are subscribed to the project, with carers and volunteers helping them. Those involved all come from different parts of the city.
“Because of the severity of their disability, everyone needs assistance in feeding, going to the bathroom and doing their daily tasks,” explains Evelyn Koopman, who helped start the project in 1997. Evelyn’s daughter, Loreen, had cerebral palsy. Ulwazi saw the light because of a lack of facilities for grown-up people with cerebral palsy. Evelyn says their aim is “to develop the fullest potential of severely disabled persons”.
They sell the arts and crafts created by the clients and use it to pay for carers and materials. Yet, for the past three months, there has been little to no transport for their clients to and from Ulwazi. This has had a severe effect on many clients. Lydia Beets is the mother of Joseph Beets, who also has cerebral palsy. “(Coming to Ulwazi) is like their job,” she says. “They feel they have no purpose without it.” V To page 2.
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