By Alicia Mmashakana
The Western Cape and Disabled People of South Africa (DPSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to construct accessible infrastructure, including housing.
The MOU is designed as a framework to enhance collaboration in the infrastructure sector to strengthen efforts to deliver housing that is accessible to persons living with disabilities.
The follows the DPSA identifying several challenges, including the backlog in housing affecting persons living with disabilities, the prioritisation of persons with disabilities as a vulnerable group, and the lack of clarity on criteria for those who qualifying for housing opportunities.
“This collaborative agreement seeks to address housing needs, employment opportunities and the many inequalities faced by persons with disabilities. It is symbolic that, as the country was celebrating Reconciliation Day… we are here today to do justice to the forgotten and most marginalised group,” DPSA provincial chairperson Bongani Yamba said on Tuesday.
The Western Cape government
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