Driving Ambitions
A centre of excellence, providing driver training and assessment, for people with disabilities who want to achieve their driving licence. | To provide as many people as possible, with the opportunity to get their driving licence, which will in turn provide employment opportunities. |
National Access Authority (NAA)
NAA provides a policing and advisory service for access issues and deals with access complaints and transgressions of the National Building Regulations. | Promoting an accessible environment and taking to task, abuse of human rights. The project has ensured more accessible environments and promoted the concept of Universal design. |
Rolling Positive
Funded by the Global Fund, this project will train peer educators to create awareness of HIV & AIDS in the disability community. | To have completed training of educators and directly influence 20000 people with disabilities in their behaviour and knowledge. |
GreenAble
A used ink cartridge collection programme in partnership with GreenOffice. | Quadriplegics and paraplegics are employed through this project and QASA enjoys a revenue stream. |
Workshops: Capacity Building
QASA delivers regular capacity building workshops to members in provinces on Leadership, Strategic Plan, Sustainability, Legislation and Governance. | Provide a platform to develop new leaders and the capacity of our members. |
Training: Care Attendant Training
We run regular training sessions for Care Attendants on basic care of people with SCI and prevention of health risks. | To empower and develop the knowledge of care attendants and also provide an element of self worth. |
Training: Airport Handling Staff
Training is given regularly to the service providers to airlines on the safe and appropriate handling of assisted passengers. | To develop better service for assisted passengers who travel. This project also has a revenue stream for QASA. |
Training: Sensitization
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Mind sets changes and opportunities for people with disabilities to integrate. This project also generates revenue for QASA. |
Employment
An employment project updates CV’s of members and provides a database of job seeker to HR companies and corporate to promote the skills of members. | To promote the mainstream and decent employment for members. Relationships with Employment Agencies provide a revenue stream from placements. |
Entrepreneurial Development
Entrepreneurs are developed through learnership and training programmes and QASA assists in developing businesses for members. | To provide self employment for members. |
Self Help Centre Development
QASA assists in the development of new self-help centres, providing independent living in a communal environment. | To provide quadriplegics and paraplegics with independent living opportunities. |
Digital Village: Pretoria
Computer training and job interview experience courses are run on a weekly basis at our computer centre in Pretoria. Empowering people will disabilities with e-mail and a CV. | To develop the computer skills of people with disabilities and allow them an opportunity to understand the job interview process. |
Database
QASA develops the database of members, through a number of projects, to ensure that you understand our constituency. | To develop membership within the organisation. |
Prevention:- Road Safety: BUCKLE UP
Providing an awareness campaign during the holiday periods, and promoting the QASA road safety slogan “BUCKLE-UP – WE DONT WANT NEW MEMBERS”, by encouraging road users to use their seatbelts. | Employment opportunities for our members, good partnership with the Department of Transport and brand awareness for QASA. |
Prevention:-Road Safety: Distracted Driving
Delivering a high profile awareness campaign on the consequences of distracted driving, especially the use of a mobile in a vehicle. | To reduce the number of accidents, as a result of distractions which will reduce the number of spinal cord injuries. |
Prevention:- Diving Awareness
To create awareness about the risk of diving into water without checking the depth. Awareness media and signage is promoted by QASA. | To reduce the number of spinal cord injuries from diving accidents. |
Wheelchair Project
Providing wheelchairs, for people who need specialised seating and wheelchair requirements. Members apply, and are assessed and are awarded wheelchairs to suit their mobility need. | Providing seating and mobility solutions for members to ensure that they are as mobile and functional as possible. |
Research
QASA undertakes some research and supports the research needs of other individuals and organisations. | To provide evidence and information to support the needs of members. |
Art Exhibition
QASA encourages quadriplegics and paraplegics to participate in art and culture activities. We host an annual art exhibition. | To encourage members to enjoy art and culture. |