Author Archives: Xander Lubbe

Check out S1 Ep6 of Activated titled “Health professionals with disabilities as agents of change”, where our Director Dr. Jacques Lloyd is a guest on the show! Persons with disabilities are often viewed as the recipient of medical care but not as providers of such care. This week we meet people working in the healthContinue reading “Our Director Dr. Jacques Lloyd is a guest on Ep6 of Activated on SABC 2”

Time to celebrate! Our peer facilitator in the Western Cape, Susanna Spires, recently unveiled Real Life Commit, her organisation for persons with disabilities. Our director Dr. Jacques Lloyd attended and spoke at the grand opening. We wish Susanna and Real Life Commit the best of luck and cannot wait to see what a great impactContinue reading “Grand Opening of Real Life Commit”

We would like to congratulate our provincial coordinator, Susanna Botha, for participating in the Knowledge Hub Medical Webinar titled: “Covid-19 Vaccination: What Do Healthcare Workers Need to Know?”.

TB HIV Care (THC), has approached ARRC to assist in recruiting suitably qualified persons with disability for the following positions: JOB TITLE REGION Asset Officer eThekwini (Durban) Enrolled Nurse Assistant (x 3 positions) eThekwini (Durban) NIMDR Nurse eThekwini (Durban) Hast Counsellor uMgungundlovu (Pietermaritzburg) Data Monitor eThekwini (Durban) Graphic Designer Cape Town Learning Technologist Cape Town Internal Review Officer Cape TownContinue reading “VACANCIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY”

Please see the attached Advert and Application Form. For more information visit: http://www.labour.gov.za/DocumentCenter/Pages/Compensation-Fund-Bursary-programme-2021.aspx

Living with post-polio syndrome, Isaac had extensive experience in training people with physical disabilities in Southern and Eastern Africa as a Peer Supporter. He was an invaluable member of ARRC and helped the lives of so many. All members of ARRC send their condolences and wish his family and friends peace, he will forever beContinue reading “We regret to announce the passing of our Director Isaac Nyathi.”

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dan Kekane, who has succumbed to Covid-19. Mr. Kekane was a provincial coordinator for ARRC and a Disability Rights Activist who ensured that the youth with disabilities all over South Africa were playing active roles in all parts of society. All members of ARRCContinue reading “We regret to announce the passing of our Provincial Coordinator Dan Kekane.”

On 22 April 2021 our provincial facilitator, Paseka Ntabeni, attended the ‘Proposed World TB Day 2021 Programme’ carried out by the Office of the Premier Free State Province, The Department of Health Free State Province, and the Free State Council on AIDS. 

ACTIVATED! A new SABC2 Disability Actuality series that we have been a part of! Saturdays 13h00 – 13h30 on @SABC2. Tune in on Saturday 24 April 2021 for the first of 26 episodes! Dr. Jacques Lloyd alongside colleagues and other team players had been working for 6 months on this project. Here are some wordsContinue reading “What our directors have been up to…”

Congratulations to our Facilitator, Paseka Ntabeni, for his participation and completion in the following workshops and trainings: Certificate of participation in the Knowledge Co-Creation programme ‘Capacity Development of Leaders with Disabilities for UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Implementation(A) (Online Program)’ organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency under theContinue reading “Staff Achievements”