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Issue Contents - 2004 May/Jun
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Articles
Firearms control?
As court cases drag on over liability in two separate shooting incidents, the new Firearms Control Act may go some way towards ...
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Power chairs Win!
Boys (and girls) with their toys sometimes play on racetracks
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Embracing life's changes
Life is full of changes. And a disability through a crime "accident" is one of the biggest changes any person can experience in ...
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Following the lighthouse
Now an incomplete C5/6 quad, the gunshots had severed Barbara's spine and she was to remain in ICU for six weeks. Both children ...
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Viva Amakrokokroko Athens 2004!
The Paralympic team for Athens 2004 was announced during a dinner function in Bryanston, Johannesburg in May.
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Great expectations
The Athens 2004 paralympic team has the potential to surpass the 13 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 13 bronze medals brought home ...
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The High Road to Athens
Alison Burchell, Manager of the High Performance Programme of Disability Sport South Africa (DISSA) has been appointed Chef de ...
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Here's our swimming squad!
Tadhg Slattery set a new world 50m breaststroke record of 42,21 seconds at the recent Telkom SA Aquatics Championships in Durban
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To be the best
Accomplished swimmer Scott Field will be competing in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle, as well as the 100m butterfly events at ...
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Roving Reporter - Shangri La Business ...
On Friday 21 May QASA opened its first Business and Networking Centre for persons with disabilities in Vanderbijlpark.
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Roving Reporter - Casting, tying, flying!
Some blustery gusts of wind failed to dampen the enthusiasm of around 70 enthusiastic fly fishermen (and women!) who took part in ...
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Qasa News - Amasondo Update
Amasondo Esibindi New Venture Creation learnership was launched in Cape Town on 3rd May 2004 and 54 learners are now studying at ...
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Qasa News - QASA art to go on show
The annual Art Exhibition hosted by QASA will be held in Johannesburg from 17 September this year.
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Qasa News - Helpful hints in Bags of Hope
Bags of Hope, an initiative in partnership with Coloplast started in August 2003, supplies newly spinal cord injured with ...
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Columnists
Knock, knock...
If you can't get in, what's the point of it all?
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Of mice and men....
As cute as the mouse is, it may not be the best solution for all
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Know the warning signs
This month I saw two patients who had a rare complication of spinal cord injury - and in both of them the problem had initially ...
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Choose with care
A bad choice of lawyer will almost certainly doom your case with results that are likely to be financially and emotionally devastating
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Your To Do List
I have since childhood wanted to fly in a fighter jet, chances were slim that I could conjure this one up! Now where is that to do ...
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Now we're really rolling!
Until recently there was a very small choice of power wheelchairs on the South African market. When Caroline Rule of Rolling ...
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Getting the facts
To help you understand your own sexuality and needs there are numerous publications and articles available. These include books, ...
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SA National Parks: Local is lekker
South African National Parks, as national assets, should be accessible destinations to everyone regardless of their mental, sensory ...
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More vigour!
We're still rolling forward with vigour - and greatly enjoying the ride!
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