Is South Africa Accessible for People with Handicaps?
According to Mrs. Hartley, the principal of Open Air, South Africa is not very accessible to the physically challenged. There are not very many ramps for wheelchairs, and public transportation is for the most part inaccessible. This makes the Open Air School very important for those who are fortunate enough to attend it, while the funding cuts which have grown steadily for the past few years threaten to make education nearly impossible for them.) Since the government has cut funding so dramatically, the school has to look for donations from private sources in order for their programs to continue. Principal Hartley is confident that they will make it. “What we do here is important enough that people will make the necessary contributions to keep us running into the next century,” she said. No Longer Separate, Still Unequal Although the era of Apartheid is over in South Africa, the problems of racial division and poverty still exist. Abeja and I stayed for three days with a wealthy family
