QASA

13/03/2026

🛠️🏡 Accessibility Starts at Home!

Did you know that as a QASA Member, you can apply for support through our Accessible Homes Project?

QASA provides funding for ramps, pathways, and minor home modifications to help improve your safety, mobility, and freedom of movement at home. These small changes can make a BIG difference in your daily independence!

If you’d like to apply or need more information, reach out to us at projects@qasa.co.za or info@qasa.co.za. Not a member yet? Register FREE and unlock access to our projects and services: https://buff.ly/xNc6S4W

12/03/2026

📢 Adaptive Surfing therapy clinic in Jeffery’s Bay this April! 🏄‍♂️

QASA members in and around the Jeffery’s Bay area are invited to join Extreme Abilities and Die Weskus Krewe at an adaptive surfing therapy clinic on 23 April.

More information will be shared closer to the event, but members are encouraged to connect with Extreme Abilities for more updates.

Members in Durban can watch Die Weskus Krewe perform at the 2026 South African Parasurfing Championships on April 18 and 19.

11/03/2026

🌟 QASA Webinar Announcement 🌟

Work is a Human Right: Advancing Employment for Persons with Disabilities

QASA is excited to invite you to an empowering webinar focused on strengthening your path to employment. Join us as three QASA experts unpack practical and insightful topics designed specifically for persons QASA members who are job seekers.

What you’ll learn:
🔹 Understanding your rights under the Employment Equity Act
🔹 Recognising the value you bring to employers as a person with a disability
🔹 Practical tips for CV writing and interview skills

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain tools, knowledge, and confidence to move forward in your employment journey.

Register here:
https://buff.ly/uLatSJn

10/03/2026

✨️ QASA sponsors spare parts for better independence 🧑‍🦼

Vernon van Niekerk was able to repair his wheelchair thanks to the QASA Assistive Devices Fund, which secured the necessary parts.

He shares: “Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity of independence again. Thanks, from the bottom of my heart for providing the spare parts that were needed to repair my electric wheelchair. I really do appreciate what you have done for me.”

If you are a QASA member in need of a repairs or a new wheelchair, reach out to us at info@qasa.co.za.

If you would like to become a QASA member, complete our membership form here: https://buff.ly/kvqFPkU

09/03/2026

Read our latest issue of Rolling Inspiration out now!

Find it here: https://www.rollinginspiration.co.za/digital-magazine/

Lifta South Africa is proud to be the official sponsor of Rolling Inspiration magazine.

We are dedicated to accessibility in the home by providing elegant and safe home lifts that support freedom independence and confident living.

Read the latest issue of Rolling Inspiration to learn more about accessible lifestyles and how Lifta South Africa is helping people move freely in their own homes: https://buff.ly/YJUB5XH

Book your free home assessment today and take the next step towards a more accessible future.
🌐 www.lifta.co.za
📧 info@lifta.co.za
📞 080 73 73 73 7

09/03/2026

🌟 QASA Reaches Bethlehem: Visit to Dihlabeng Hospital 🌟

As QASA continued its outreach across the Free State, our team visited the therapy team at Dihlabeng Hospital in Bethlehem on the morning of 26 February 2026. The meeting was highly informative and well received, with therapists showing strong interest in understanding the full range of QASA services and projects available to quadriplegic and paraplegic patients.

The team expressed enthusiasm about referring their patients for QASA membership, ensuring they can access essential support through QASA's range of projects and services.

Thank you to the Dihlabeng therapy team for your commitment to supporting persons with spinal cord injuries.

06/03/2026

🌟 QASA Visits Botshabelo District Hospital 🌟

In the late afternoon of the 25th of February 2026, QASA visited Botshabelo District Hospital, situated in a remote community in the Free State where many quadriplegic and paraplegic persons receive very limited ongoing support. Our meeting with the dedicated therapy team was a strong success, highlighting the real need for improved support for quadriplegics and paraplegics in the area.

The therapists welcomed QASA’s involvement and expressed enthusiasm about connecting their patients to QASA for members giving them access to apply for our Assistive Devices, Accessible Homes Project , and other services that can significantly improve mobility, independence, and quality of life.

We are grateful to the Botshabelo therapy team for partnering with QASA and being a link for QASA membership.

05/03/2026

👍️ We’d love to hear from you!

Let us know what programmes you enjoy, where we can improve, and what new projects you’d like to see from us.

Complete our membership survey here:
https://buff.ly/u1Zch6g

04/03/2026

🫂 QASA Outreach – Universitas Hospital Visit 🏨

Later on 25 February 2026, QASA had the opportunity to meet with the Physiotherapy Department at Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein. The session began with the QASA Project Coordinator presenting QASA’s full range of services and projects, which the Physiotherapy team committed to share with their colleagues in the Occupational Therapy Department, who were unable to attend due to other clinical commitments.

The Universitas team expressed strong interest in collaborating with QASA, particularly in referring their spinal cord injury patients to join QASA as members. This referral pathway will ensure that patients gain access to QASA’s essential projects and services, further strengthening continuity of support for individuals with spinal cord injuries in Bloemfontein.

03/03/2026

🤝 QASA Outreach – Pelonomi Hospital Visit 🏨

On 25 February, QASA visited Pelonomi Hospital for a productive and inspiring meeting with their therapy team and two orthopaedic surgeons. The engagement was a resounding success, with the Pelonomi team committing to serve as an official referral link for their spinal cord injury patients. This means more patients will now be guided to join QASA, giving them access to our vital projects, services and support.

A special highlight of the visit was the identification of two new potential Community Partners in the area—local champions who will help strengthen QASA’s presence and support network in Bloemfontein and surrounds.

We look forward to building this partnership and ensuring more individuals with spinal cord injuries receive the support, information, and opportunities they deserve.

Together, we roll forward.

27/02/2026

🌟 QASA Free State Outreach — Nurture Hillandale Visit! 🌟

QASA spent a productive day with the multidisciplinary team at Nurture Hillandale Rehabilitation, where our Project Coordinator presented QASA’s full range of services and encouraged both the team and their spinal cord injury patients to subscribe to Rolling Inspiration and sign up for QASA membership to access our services and programmes.

The session closed on a high note with the identification of a potential community partner who will help strengthen support for patients through follow‑up visits and community-based engagement. This collaboration between QASA & Nurture Hillandale ensures that patients with spinal cord injuries have the necessary support provided by QASA to live their lives to their full potential.

💙 Another meaningful step in building strong partnerships and expanding QASA’s impact across the Free State.

27/02/2026

📣 Mobility Aids available – Free

We have some walkers and crutches available at our head offices in Durban.

It can be collected from our office or couriered at your own cost.

For more information or to make arrangements, contact us at info@qasa.co.za.