Whether it’s the farmworker in Robertson who needed a wheelchair to allow him the freedom to go beyond his home, clients in Beaufort West who received bottled water during the recent drought, the parents in Hermanus who have started a support group as a beacon of hope to others who have children with disabilities, or the standing frame for the little 3 year old girl with quadriplegia in the rural area around Plettenberg Bay who wanted to look out of her window and experience the world, many people have benefitted from the services provided by the committed group of people who make up the Western Cape APD.

The incidence of disability has increased to approximately 15% of the population, according to the World Report on Disability released in 2011. In South Africa the highest cause of disability is lifestyle diseases (hypertension and diabetes), while the Western Cape shows alarming statistics for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, particularly in wine-growing areas, and spinal cord injury. Join us now and help us to make a difference in many more lives!