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  2. Wheelchair ramp - Wikipedia

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    In South Africa 1:12 is the maximum slope unless the difference in level is less than 400 mm, in which case it is 1:10. [SANS 10400-S SS2(a)]. In Australia, the National Construction Code requires a wheelchair ramp to have a maximum incline of 1 in 8. This means that for every 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) travelled horizontally, the ramp rises 1 metre ...

  3. Social welfare programmes in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, an estimated 18 million people received some form of social grant provided by the government. [2] Social welfare programmes have a long history in South Africa. [3] The earliest form of social welfare programme in South Africa is the poor relief distributed by the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in 1657. [4]

  4. Disability in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    According to a 2014 report by Statistics South Africa, based on the 2011 census, 7.5% of the country's population is regarded as having a disability. [1] [note 1] The highest proportion of people living with disabilities, by province, was found to be in the Free State, with 11,1% of its population having a disability, followed by the Northern Cape, with 11%, the North West, with 10%, the ...

  5. List of physically disabled politicians - Wikipedia

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    Gregor McGregor, senator for South Australia (deteriorating eyesight, eventually went blind) Alby Schultz, member of the House of Representatives (blind in one eye after an accident with hydrochloric acid) Jordon Steele-John, senator for Western Australia (cerebral palsy, wheelchair user) State

  6. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]

  7. List of social movements in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of high-profile independent social movements in South Africa.The majority have a particular focus on the housing crisis in the urban areas but others range from focusing on HIV/AIDS, working conditions, unemployment, access to service delivery and issues of democracy, transparency and accountability, corruption, poverty, crime, xenophobia, economy, drought, racism, sexism ...

  8. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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    A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, or Hoyer lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

  9. Jack (baboon) - Wikipedia

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    Jack was the pet and assistant of double leg amputee signalman James Wide, who worked for the Cape Town–Port Elizabeth Railway service. James "Jumper" Wide had been known for jumping between railcars until an accident where he fell and lost both of his legs below the knee. [2]

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