{"id":6585,"date":"2022-10-04T15:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityconnect.co.za\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2022-10-04T15:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:52:28","slug":"ceos-and-business-leaders-spend-one-workday-in-a-wheelchair-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/04\/ceos-and-business-leaders-spend-one-workday-in-a-wheelchair-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"CEOs and business leaders: spend one workday in a wheelchair in 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little Eden Society challenges corporate South Africa to take part in their Wheelchair Campaign\u00ae 2023 \u2013 to raise awareness around the challenges experienced by those who rely on a wheelchair for mobility on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little Eden Society has been providing 24-hour care to children and adults with profound intellectual disability for the past 55 years! For the 6<sup>th<\/sup> year running, CEOs and business leaders are being challenged to sign up for the <em>Annual Little Eden Society CEO Wheelchair Campaign\u00ae<\/em> and&nbsp; spend one workday in a wheelchair in March 2023 \u2013 Intellectual Disability Awareness Month, to highlight challenges experienced by people who rely on a wheelchair for mobility on a daily basis due to physical disability and to help raise R1.5-million towards the care of 300 children and adults with profound intellectual disability at Little Eden Society \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littleeden.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.littleeden.org.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021-03-11-WheelChair-Day-094636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021-03-11-WheelChair-Day-094636.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021-03-11-WheelChair-Day-094636-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2021-03-11-WheelChair-Day-094636-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, it costs R13&nbsp;460 per month to care for one resident at the Home. 68% of Little Eden residents have been abandoned or come from an underprivileged background and are being completely financially being taken care of by Little Eden Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spending one workday in a wheelchair will give you a glimpse of the daily challenges that people who rely on wheelchairs for mobility face daily, and even more so, the 71% of Little Eden residents who use wheelchairs. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact us now and join other business leaders in making a mark!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SA-Paralympic-rower-Sandra-Khumalo-with-LITTLE-EDEN-resident-Bright.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SA-Paralympic-rower-Sandra-Khumalo-with-LITTLE-EDEN-resident-Bright.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SA-Paralympic-rower-Sandra-Khumalo-with-LITTLE-EDEN-resident-Bright-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SA-Paralympic-rower-Sandra-Khumalo-with-LITTLE-EDEN-resident-Bright-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>SA Paralympic rower, Sandra Khumalo, with LITTLE EDEN resident, Bright<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HOW TO PARTICIPATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Contact Nadine Mason \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:info@littleeden.org.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@littleeden.org.za<\/a>.<\/li><li>Challenge another CEO or business leader to participate.<\/li><li>Share a write-up about your day in the wheelchair with pictures or videos to be published on Little Eden Society\u2019s social media pages and website.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participating companies will gain valuable tax and B-BBEE benefits and additionally will make a lasting contribution to improving the lives of one of the most vulnerable members of society \u2013 children and adults with profound intellectual disability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little Eden Society challenges corporate South Africa to take part in their Wheelchair Campaign\u00ae 2023 \u2013 to raise awareness around the challenges experienced by those who rely on a wheelchair for mobility on a daily basis. 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