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www.autismassociation.org
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The
Association for Autism advocates
for services to persons with autism and their families, as well
as to professional persons that provide services to individuals
diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
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www.aurorasa.co.za
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Aurora Centre for the handicapped cares for,
stimulates, guides and offers help towards improving the quality
of life for children with severe mental and/or profound physical
disabilities. With
dedicated and trained staff, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and
many specialised aids and programmes, these children and adults are treated with
much love, concern and caring. They are continually evaluated
and we search for ways and means that will improve their lifestyles.
Every one of our children and adults is different, every one
has a very special need and they are all unique, unrepeatable
miracles of God all deserving their place in the sun. |
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www.autismwesterncape.org.za
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Autism Western Cape provides
education to children with Autism and Residential Care/workshops
for adults.
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www.camphill-hermanus.org.za/farm.php
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Founded in 1978, Camphill Farm Community is part of the International Camphill Movement, consisting of more than one hundred like-minded communities all over the world. At Camphill Farm, every person – however complex their individual needs may be – is valued as a unique being, is responsible for his or her own life, is striving towards being acknowledged as an individual and is able to govern the happiness of his or her everyday life. |
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www.camphill-hermanus.org.za/school.php
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Camphill School Hermanus is a therapeutic community in a rural environment setting for children and young adults with special needs. We use a Curative Educational approach in home, school and therapies. We aim to uphold the dignity of the human being by addressing the spiritual uniqueness in everyone, creating opportunities for healing and developing individual potential. |
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www.chaelicampaign.co.za
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The Chaeli Campaign. We mobilise
the minds and bodies of children with disabilities by providing
aids and therapies where required as well as parent and family
support. |
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www.cheshirehomes.org.za
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Cheshire Homes is affiliated
to Cheshire Homes UK and cares for the Disabled. We care for
them medically, holisticaly and develop skills with them, enabing
them to get employment or open their own business. |
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www.cheshirehomesec.org
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Cheshire Homes Eastern
Province Branch Our Mission is to provide support services
in partnership with persons with disabilities, which empower
service users and enhance their quality of life. |
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www.childrensdisabilitycentre.co.za
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The Children's Disability
Centre provides schooling
for learners with Autism from the JHB community |
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The Friends of Valkenberg Trust works in conjunction with hospital staff to improve the quality of life of patients by providing various services and activities for the patients, thereby supporting the process of recovery. |
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GADRA Advice provides specializes programmes for the blind and partially sighted with the aim of increasing their changes of furthering their education or securing employment while enhancing their indpendence. Our programme includes Braille and computer training, food gardens for the blind, bee-keeping, marimba drumming, lifeskills and fiancial skills training. Accommodation is available for those from out of town.
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At GlenBridge Special School,
children with special needs
(eg. Down Syndrome, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, and other conditions
of mental handicap) enjoy various academic, music and sporting programs,
as well as occupational therapy on a limited scale. Many of our children are compromised to the extent
of requiring medication, whether it be for seizures or other
neurodevelopmental complications. There are some children with
hearing difficulty and various other physical disabilities.
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The Hanre Trust. Hanre was born deaf! He was
a candidate to receive a cochlear implant! This soon we found
out costs alot of money. We managed to raise the funds for
his operation but decided to carry on with the Trust to help
other children with the same needs. |
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HI HOPES is an early intervention programme that partners with families who have deaf and hard of hearing children (0-3 years).
We provide support and education through weekly home-visits to the family (where visits are conducted in the home language). Our aim is to empower parents to make choices that are appropriate for them and their infant and to support them every step of the way. HI HOPES' services are offered at no cost to the family. |
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www.kanguru-home.com
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Kanguru brings relief to families
with disabled children. We support schools and homes for disabled
children via funding and training through Germany. We are currently
raising funds to build a home for 50 severely disabled children
in Kliprivier. |
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www.mentalhealth.org.za
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Kingdom Ministries Mental Health and Psychiatry
(KMMH), a division of Kingdom Ministries Trust manages
various Mental Health related homes for individuals with a psychiatric
diagnosis. Our focus is mainly based on Psychosocial Rehabilitation
(PSR) principals and models. Our Services currently include housing
facilities for more than 300 clients and daily support services
to many. More than 80 employees assist with the day to day running
of the facilities. |
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Working in partnership with Blind and Deaf persons, and adopting a human rights and development approach instead of a purely welfarist model, the KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society is committed to creating opportunities for Blind and Deaf persons to: design programmes that facilitate and promote their full and equal participation in the community; take decisions that impact on their individual and collective performance; and ultimately, steer and manage the functioning of the Society. |
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KZN Cerebral Palsy Association
www.kzncerebralpalsy.co.za
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The KZN Cerebral Palsy Association
strives to enhance the welfare and functional independence of the Cerebral Palsied. Established in 1969, we are extremely fortunate and proud that our Association has, during its 43 years of existence, managed to remain unsubsidised by the Government and is self-reliant, mainly due to generous donations from the public as well as our own fundraising endeavors. |
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Established in 1919, the KZN Society for
the Blind has evolved into a dynamic organization
which empowers visually impaired children and adults through
education, skills development and independence training |
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www.lakefarm.org.za
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Lake Farm Centre is a residential home to 90 intellectually disabled adults ranging in age from 21 to 75, who live and work on the farm or in workshops, contributing to the maintenance and upkeep of the centre. Every resident is a valued member of the group, enriching our community with their capacity for tolerance, support and love. Some have families who are able to contribute financially to their support, a growing number are orphaned and entirely dependent on the Centre and Government subsidies.
Our immediate needs range from a vehicle for transporting our residents, to mattresses, bedding, curtains, toiletries, clothing and birthday gifts for the orphans – as well as ongoing maintenance to our 50 year old buildings. |
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www.littleeden.org.za
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Little Eden Society for the Care of
Persons with Mental Handicap cares for 300 children
and adults with profound intellectual disabilities, ranging
from the ages of 4-58 years. We aim to develop persons with
intellectual disabilities to their full potential and to
encourage the community to recognise that each such person
is a whole and complete person created by God with a mind,
a body, a spirit and a soul ... however disabled.
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www.thelivinglink.co.za
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At The Living Link, we promise to continuously develop and enhance the potential of intellectually impaired adults. Our aim is to allow them the opportunity for full integration and equal participation in the mainstream of our society so as to improve the quality of their lives. We strive to facilitate growth and change by empowering our members, their support network and the community, by creating an environment of understanding, acceptance and possibility. |
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The National Institute for the Deaf in
South Africa is the only organization poviding the full spectrum
of services to the Deaf and people with hearing loss, ranging
from Baby Care, a pre-School and School, Occupational College
for the Deaf, Care for Multiple Disabled Deaf Adults, Elderly
Deaf Care, Ministry Training, Spiritual Care and a Centre of
Knowledge about deafness and people with hearing loss, serving
the Deaf in South Africa and Africa.
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What needs to be learned is offered at Paarl
School for neurally Handicapped Children and the road
of learning, which previously was filled with difficulties,
you will now be able to walk with more ease. So much more than
just "learning" takes place here. |
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www.pathwaysroodepoort.org.za
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Pathways Roodepoort Stimulation
Centre for Children with Severe Mental and Physical Disabilities.
Vision: To be a world class facility offering quality and effective
stimulation enabling learners with severe impairments to reach
their highest potential. Mission: To engage children with severe
mental and physical disabilities in carefully designed programs
specifically geared to raising their level of functionality and
enjoyment in life. |
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P E Deaf Association
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P E Deaf Association offers a
service to the hearing population by teaching them more about
the Deaf culture &communicate to the Deaf by use of South
african sign language. |
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The QuadPara Association is committed
to developing and improving the lives of quadriplegics & paraplegics |
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http://www.safmh.org.za
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The South African Federation for Mental
Health. Our mission is: "To work with the community
to achieve the highest possible level of mental health by:
1.1. Enabling people to participate in the identification of
individual and community mental health needs and by responding
appropriately. 1.2. Developing effective but affordable services
to meet the needs of people having difficulty coping with everyday
situations or who are affected by mental illness. 1.3. Creating
a public awareness of mental health issues. 1.4. Striving for
the recognition and protection of rights of persons with mental
disability. |
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The South African Guide-Dogs Association aims
to enhance the mobility, independence and dignity of blind and
partially sighted people through a guide dog and to advocate
the recognition and protection of the rights of all persons with
disabilities. |
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The South African National Council for
the Blind is a network of organisations who collaborate
towards the prevention of blindness and securing the full participation
and inclusion of blind and partially sighted people in all
aspects of a diverse South African society. |
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SA Riding for the Disabled Association offers
free horse riding therapy for disabled people
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Situated in the heart of the Boland, Sunfield Wellington is a sheltered workplace and aftercare centre for intellectually disabled adults. Since we're a 'home for life', it's important that our residents maintain a balanced lifestyle. This means providing employment in sheltered circumstances, i.e. much guidance, ongoing training, sustained supervision, among equals, without emphasis on competition or production. We are particularly proud of the quality of our work. We also provide full-care and therapy such as sport, self-help, worship and occupation of free-time. Through these activities an environment is created in which the intellectually disabled person can feel happy, safe and secure. |
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Free State Residential Care for
persons with mental disabilities creates a safe environment where
the disabled can be cared for and trained to the best of their
abilities to make a meaningful contribution to society.
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Wenakker provides comprehensive and continuous residential and health care to intellectually disabled adults from the province of Mpumalanga, who cannot function in the community. We enhance and protect the rights and dignity of the intellectually disabled to conform to the constitution of the RSA.
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Wiggles and Squiggles recognises and nurtures those children with unique/special needs; accepting and building on each child's individual strengths and abilities. Our school promotes a safe, nurturing, orderly and supportive environment for children with a variety of special needs between 2 and 13 years of age. It is our mission to offer all children, regardless of their impairments, a challenging, engaging and responsive atmosphere where they are free to interact and communicate in their own unique ways. |
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