Disability 2007 (incorporating Nedbank Disability SA Expo 2007 and the ACSA Disability Conference)

Disability 2007 (incorporating Nedbank Disability SA Expo 2007 and the ACSA Disability Conference) will be held at Gallagher Estate from the 1st to the 3rd November. It is the only event in the country where people with disabilities, their family members, their caregivers and service providers can go to access information on what resources are available for people with disabilities (PWDs).

A two-day Conference will run alongside the event. "An Inclusive Society and Human Rights" is the theme and speakers will address challenges in mainstreaming disability, such as transport, communication, buildings and the environment, health and empowerment.

This year's exhibition will include over 100 displays including entertainment and lifestyle choices: adapted vehicles; ADLS (assisted daily living equipment and service); communication aids; computers; easy reaches; emergency medical supplies; hand cycles; hearing aids; hospital furniture; mobility aids; occupational products; patient handling devices; physio equipment; products and aids for the deaf and blind; prosthetic artificial limbs; showering devices / building products; sports equipment; training institutions; walking sticks; wheelchairs; wheelchair clothing and, much more!

This year's event includes an exciting array of activities, including:

- Wheelchair basketball tournament, which includes the Discovery Eagles Team and the Pumas. This two teams will be battling it out against each other on 1 November at 18h00 and Saturday 3 November at 12h00
- Wheelchair tennis
- Wheelchair dancing
- Motivational talks by Oscar Pistorius, our double amputee athlete who won two Paralympic medals in Athens
- Dieter Marzinger, an artist from Pretoria who will be painting at the expo.

For more information on the event, contact the event organisers. Overall management of the expo and conference: Bette McNaughton of Fair Consultants SA. Tel: (021) 713 3360. Fax: (021) 713 3366. E-mail:
Website: www.fairconsultants.com

Expo Information: Kim Krynauw. Cell: 084-710-6496, E-mail:
Website: www.disabilityexpo.co.za

Media and Publicity: Catherine Larkin. Tel: 011 789-7327. Cell: 083 300 0331. E-mail:


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