Advocacy
We champion the rights and dignity of people with intellectual disability by influencing policy, raising awareness, collaborating with the intellectual disability community, and running programmes that promote self-determination.
Submissions to Parliament
National Parliamentary Committees have an oversight function over government departments, such as the Department of Basic Education (DBE). The WCFID participates in parliament by attending parliamentary meetings and making written and/or oral submissions.
Select Committee on Appropriation
Submission on the Children’s Amendment Bill (B18-2020)
Letter to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education
National Treasury
Unanswered questions
Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill
Annual performance plan & budget vote
Proposed amendments to the admissions policy for public schools
DBE annual report 2018/2019
Public hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill (B18-2020)
Flawed implementation of the conditional grant (grant)
South African Law Reform Commission
Questions & Answers
Members of Parliament hold the Minister and the Department of Basic Education accountable by submitting written questions regarding the education of learners with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability (SPID) at special care centres and schools. These questions often reflect concerns raised in submissions by the Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability (WCFID). Below are some of the questions posed and the Minister’s responses.
How will the conditional grant for learners with SPID be spent?
Class assistants and support for learners with SPID in schools
Schools and waiting lists for learners with SPID?
DBE Audit of special care centres (SCCs)
