Rustim was born with a disability. At birth, he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy ad uses a wheelchair, as an assistive device. Rustim is an entrepreneur and has a achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Disability Studies at UCT.His primary focus is the...

The Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Manpower is deeply saddened by news that Mr Riad Masoet, a former Board Member, died in the past few days. He was a valued member of the organisation and champion of Disability Rights. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his...

Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Manpower take giant strides into identifying gaps in the employment market for people living with disabilities The Chairperson of the Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Manpower (IPDM) takes this opportunity of...

The first Capacity Building Meeting (CBM) for the year under the theme Theories of Change was hosted at the offices of Edit Microsystems in Sea Point On 17 March 2016 the first Capacity Building Meeting (CBM) for the year under the theme Theories of Change...

In 2012, Epilepsy South Africa received a funding allocation for a learnership for 250 people with disabilities from the National Skills Fund. This allocation was divided into 2 phases (Phase 1 and phase 2). During Phase 1 a total of 250 people with...

I had been conducting my articles of clerkship when I had incurred a drastic motor vehicle accident. My name is Miss Ramani Moodley. I am 27 years old and I am an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. During June 2011, I had been conducting my...

‘Innovation’, ‘Diversity’, ‘Return on Investment’, ‘Social Responsibility’, ‘Increased Market Share’. What does all this jargon have in common? The obvious answer: they’re all topical elements of success in today’s business environment. Obviously, everyone...

On the 14th February 2014 a Disability Employment Summit took place and was facilitated by the Department of Economic Development & Tourism and the Disability sector. As an outcome of the summit, the members of IPDM as well as other interested parties...

The Western Cape Department of Health had embarked on the journey of an affirmative action programme using skills development intervention in the year 2009 with a measurable result of sustainable employment. This programme brought about a business case...