Stellenbosch University Disability Unit-Eenheid vir Gestremdhede

Stellenbosch University Disability Unit-Eenheid vir Gestremdhede The Unit​ offers various services to students with disabilities or special learning needs.

These services could include making texts accessible, processing of test- and exam concessions, as well as advice on innovative academic support.

Human Rights DayToday is more than a reminder—it’s a call to action.Because the fight for equality, dignity, and justice...
21/03/2026

Human Rights Day

Today is more than a reminder—it’s a call to action.

Because the fight for equality, dignity, and justice is not in the past… it’s happening right now.

For many, especially persons with disabilities, human rights are still not fully realised. Barriers—both visible and invisible—continue to exclude, silence, and disadvantage.

But here’s the truth:
✨ Disability rights are human rights
✨ Inclusion is not optional—it’s essential
✨ Accessibility is a right, not a privilege

Let’s move beyond awareness.
Let’s challenge systems, shift mindsets, and build spaces where everyone belongs.

🤝 Stand with us. Speak up. Do better.

💙💛 World Down Syndrome Day | 21 MarchToday we celebrate the lives, voices, and contributions of people with Down syndrom...
21/03/2026

💙💛 World Down Syndrome Day | 21 March

Today we celebrate the lives, voices, and contributions of people with Down syndrome across the world.

World Down Syndrome Day is about more than awareness — it’s about inclusion, respect, and belonging. It’s a reminder that every person has unique strengths, talents, and goals that deserve to be recognised and supported.

The date 21/3 symbolises the triplication of the 21st chromosome — a natural genetic variation that is part of human diversity.

✨ Let’s move beyond awareness:
• Create inclusive spaces
• Challenge stereotypes
• Listen to lived experiences
• Advocate for equal opportunities

Because inclusion is not optional — it’s essential.

Deadline Extended to 17 March 2026Register for Lead with Disability today 🎉Creating inclusive environments starts with u...
16/03/2026

Deadline Extended to 17 March 2026

Register for Lead with Disability today 🎉

Creating inclusive environments starts with understanding disability, accessibility, and universal design.

The Lead with Disability online series is designed to equip participants with practical knowledge and tools to support inclusion in learning, workplaces, and communities.

Over six interactive sessions, we will explore topics such as:
• Introduction to Disability
• Understanding Disability
• Engaging with Disability
• Universal Design and Universal Access
• UDL,Accessible marketing, events, and Assistive Technology
• Assistance Dogs and Accessibility

📅 18 March – 29 April 2026
🕐 13:10 – 14:00
💻 Online via MS Teams

📌 Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/aw9CpGGX4a

⏳ Registrations close: 15 March 2026

For more information, contact luigian@sun.ac.za

Lead with Disability – Register NowCreating inclusive environments starts with understanding disability, accessibility, ...
13/03/2026

Lead with Disability – Register Now

Creating inclusive environments starts with understanding disability, accessibility, and universal design.

The Lead with Disability online series is designed to equip participants with practical knowledge and tools to support inclusion in learning, workplaces, and communities.

Over six interactive sessions, we will explore topics such as:
• Introduction to Disability
• Understanding Disability
• Engaging with Disability
• Universal Design and Universal Access
• UDL,Accessible marketing, events, and Assistive Technology
• Assistance Dogs and Accessibility

📅 18 March – 29 April 2026
🕐 13:10 – 14:00
💻 Online via MS Teams

📌 Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/aw9CpGGX4a

⏳ Registrations close: 15 March 2026

For more information, contact luigian@sun.ac.za

Lead with Disability – Register NowCreating inclusive environments starts with understanding disability, accessibility, ...
09/03/2026

Lead with Disability – Register Now

Creating inclusive environments starts with understanding disability, accessibility, and universal design.

The Lead with Disability online series is designed to equip participants with practical knowledge and tools to support inclusion in learning, workplaces, and communities.

Over six interactive sessions, we will explore topics such as:
• Introduction to Disability
• Understanding Disability
• Engaging with Disability
• Universal Design and Universal Access
• Accessible marketing, events, and Assistive Technology
• Assistance Dogs and Accessibility

📅 18 March – 29 April 2026
🕐 13:10 – 14:00
💻 Online via MS Teams

📌 Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/aw9CpGGX4a

⏳ Registrations close: 15 March 2026

For more information, contact luigian@sun.ac.za

🎓 Introducing The Student Survival Series!Looking to build practical life skills to help you thrive during your studies?...
04/03/2026

🎓 Introducing The Student Survival Series!

Looking to build practical life skills to help you thrive during your studies? Join our Student Survival Series workshops, facilitated by 4th-year Occupational Therapy students working at the CSCD.

These interactive sessions will cover essential topics to support your well-being, academic success, and everyday student life.

📅 Workshop Topics Include:
* Building Healthy & Balanced Routines – 12 February 2026
* Time Management – 19 February 2026
* Communication & Navigating Social Relationships – 26 February 2026
* Conflict Resolution – 5 March 2026
* Budgeting – 11 March 2026

📍 Venue: 37 Victoria Street
⏰ Time: Every Thursday, 13:10 – 13:55

✨ Gain practical tools, connect with fellow students, and build skills to help you succeed both academically and personally.

📲 Sign up by scanning the QR code on the poster or on the link https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Azv6pjwKWEKEM6Eg3_zTSKooUyId_IVDtPjEEFh-tyVUMUJRMFVUM1JPVDlSQzUzMEQ3UFo0WEsyTC4u&origin=QRCode!

📢 Assessment Concessions are Open!Students who require assessment concessions can now apply during the following periods...
17/02/2026

📢 Assessment Concessions are Open!

Students who require assessment concessions can now apply during the following periods:

🗓 First Opportunity:
12 January 2026 – 23 February 2026

🗓 Second Opportunity:
20 July 2026 – 3 August 2026

🔎 How to Apply
Visit the Disability Unit – Assessment Concessions page:
https://www.sun.ac.za/en/students/support/disability/assessment-concessions

📝 Exam Timetable
Find your assessment schedule here:
https://www.sun.ac.za/en/students/academics/assessments

📩 Need Assistance?
Email: concessions@sun.ac.za
Stellenbosch Campus: 021 808 9111
Tygerberg Campus: 021 938 9309 (Ms Pumeza Soga)

Apply on time to ensure your support arrangements are in place.

WelcomingGet to know the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University! 🌟Join us for our Orientation Session on 28 January ...
28/01/2026

Welcoming

Get to know the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University! 🌟

Join us for our Orientation Session on 28 January 2026 — a walk-in session designed to support students with disabilities through information, assistive technology guidance, and general queries.
We look forward to meeting you and walking alongside you on your SU journey
Date and time: 28 January 2026, 10:00–15:00
(walk-in session; join at any time)

Venue for students with visual and learning impairments who need alternative text formats and/or have questions about assistive technology:
Room 357 (3rd floor), Arts and Social Sciences building, cnr Merriman Avenue and Ryneveld Street

OR

Venue for students with disabilities who have general disability-related enquiries:
Den Bosch, Simon Nkoli House 39 Victoria Street

OR

Venue for Tygerberg Students (08:00 – 10:00):
Stall outside the Tygerberg Student Centre

WelcomingGet to know the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University! 🌟Join us for our Orientation Session on 28 January ...
27/01/2026

Welcoming

Get to know the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University! 🌟

Join us for our Orientation Session on 28 January 2026 — a walk-in session designed to support students with disabilities through information, assistive technology guidance, and general queries.

We look forward to meeting you and walking alongside you on your SU journey

Date and time: 28 January 2026, 10:00–15:00
(walk-in session; join at any time)

Venue for students with visual and learning impairments who need alternative text formats and/or have questions about assistive technology:
Room 357 (3rd floor), Arts and Social Sciences building, cnr Merriman Avenue and Ryneveld Street

OR

Venue for students with disabilities who have general disability-related enquiries:
Den Bosch, Simon Nkoli House 39 Victoria Street

OR

Venue for Tygerberg Students (08:00 – 11:00):
Stall outside the Tygerberg Student Centre

08/12/2025

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Stellenbosch University PhD candidate, Michelle Nell, draws on her lived experiences with blindness and chronic illness, alongside disability studies research, to highlight voices of marginalized groups in the Global South. Using an autoethnographic lens, she explores identity, higher education, and inclusion, emphasizing agency, challenging normative assumptions, and fostering community.

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲:
What is “normal” anyway? My lived experience with blindness, chronic illness, and the value of community in broader society.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 13:00 – 14:30 (GMT+2)
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Online (Microsoft Teams)
𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: Free
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿: Ms Michelle Nell (PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University)

Register by 9 December 2025

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞: 9e38f494-0f23-464c-839e-47059452f93c@a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9e38f494-0f23-464c-839e-47059452f93c@a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348

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Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+27218084707

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