Voices of girls with disabilities
Friday, October 18, 2024 | 310 Views |
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Sabata Mokalee is a student at Molefi Secondary School and is visually impaired. Just like any other young person, Mokalee, has dreams and would like to be a neurologist someday.
Speaking recently at the International Day of the Girl Child organised by UNICEF at the Ramotswa Centre for Deaf Education, she pointed out that living with disabilities is not easy. Mokalee said, for instance, her privacy is compromised because when consulting a medical health practitioner, her medical card and medicines are not written in braille.
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