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Transformative equality: Court accommodations for South African citizens with severe communication disabilities.

Robyn M WhiteJuan BornmanEnsa JohnsonKaren TewsonJoan van Niekerk
Published in: African journal of disability (2020)
Foreign and national law clearly prohibits discrimination against persons with communication disabilities because of their disability and state that they should be given fair and equal access to the court system. For transformative equality to be achieved, certain rules and laws need to be changed to include specific accommodations for persons with communication disabilities so that they may be enabled to participate effectively in court in the criminal justice system.
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