President to address summit on Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities

President Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 08 December 2022, deliver the keynote address on Day 2 of the Summit on Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Bredell, Kempton Park, Johannesburg.

The two-day summit, on 7 and 8 December, forms part of the Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) which runs from 3 November to 3 December each year, coordinated by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. The department is located within the Presidency.

The theme for this year’s focus month is “Empowering persons with disabilities through resourceful, sustainable and safe environments”.

The summit is one of several government interventions to improve the economic status of persons with disabilities, especially in the area of economic rights.

More than 50 organisations and interest groups will participate in the summit which will showcase entrepreneurship and capacity building opportunities.

Discussions will focus on barriers in the economic landscape inhibiting market access for persons with disabilities and access to funding, but will also celebrate the impact and role of persons with disabilities in business.

Media are invited by the Department of Women and Persons with Disabilities to cover the summit.

Source: Government of South Africa