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Making houses accessible for people with visual impairments

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When we hear the word ‘accessibility’, we often think about wheelchairs, level surfaces, wide doors, or ramps. We are mostly aware of the access needs of people with physical disabilities, especially wheelchair users. However, there are other forms of impairment, and they also have access needs. Thus, the issue of accessibility extends beyond wheelchairs, level …

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How Inaccessible Housing Affects People with Disabilities

By Nyasha N’onzwe and Edmore Masendeke, Endless Possibilities The adoption and subsequent implementation of United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has increased the recognition of disability as a human rights and developmental issue.  It has also resulted in a paradigm shift in respect to our understanding of disability. In this …

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