Izinja zibukele umdlalo weqonga
I-Artscape Theatre, kutsha nje, ibifunqule umdlalo weqonga obu bukelwe liqela elahlukileyo labantu abaphila nokhubazeko oluthi lubathintele ngenxa yeemeko yezoqoqosho nezentlalo.
Eli phulo lenkampani exhobisa ngesi-Afrikaans, Die Stigting vir Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans, SBA, ( i-Foundation for Empowerment through Afrikaans) lalenziwe ngo-2019 kodwa kwacaca ukuba malibonane nelanga kulo nyaka ngenxa yemithetho yekhovidi-19. Phaya kwi-Bishop Lavis Rehabilitation Centre kuphume abantu abali-15 abahamba ngezitulo kwakunye nabancedisi babo, kwaye nabanye abantu abangama-22 abatyhaphazekileyo nababehamba nezinja ezibakhokelayo kwakunye namaqabane abo, babukela lo mdlalo uthi, Spertyd. U-Sandra Prinsloo, oyinkothovu yomdlali, nguye odlale lo mdlalo, yaye ukwangusihlalo we-SBA.
Abo babehamba ngezitulo kwakunye nezinja zabo balinda ngomonde kwi-Chandelier Foyer ne-Theatre Foyer Well. Kwakukho uvuyo emoyeni.
Ezinye iindwendwe zazingenawo nofifi oluncinci ngamava omzi wemidlalo yeqonga. Uninzi lweendwendwe ezakhe zayibona imidlalo e-Artscape zaqaphela ukuba “ubunewunewu bemizi yemidlalo yeqonga” asiyonto ifane ifumaneke lula.
UGqr. Marlene le Roux, umlawuli wase-Artscape Theatre, kwakunye noGqr. Niel le Roux, usomaqhuzu we-SBA, bamnkela iindwendwe. “Sinelunda nge-SBA eyenze kwenzeka ukuba nibelapha namhlanje,” utshilo u-Marlene phambi kokuba kuqale umdlalo.
U-Peter Rooy (62) wase-Bishop Lavis uyawuthanda umzi wemidlalo yeqonga. Ungomnye wezigulana zase-Bishop Lavis Rehabilitation Centre. Ngo-2013, waba nesifo se-stroke kwaye kwanyanzeleka ukusukela ngoko ahambe ngesitulo, okanye i-4×4, njengoko esiteketisa njalo. “Ndiyayibulela i-SBA ngeli thuba ukuze sikwazi ukuza kwakhona kumzi wemidlalo yeqonga.”
Emva komdlalo, bonke ababukeli babonakala bechatshazelwe libali eli nangendlela entle u-Prinsloo adlale ngayo. “Intle into! Bendiqala ukuba kumzi wemidlalo yeqonga, kwaye ndilonwabele kakhulu ibali,” utshilo u-Jody Africa wase-Bishop Lavis.
U-Maatje Kloppers, oyi-occupational therapist nomphathi wase-Bishop Lavis Rehabilitation Centre, uthe ubumhle kakhulu lo mdlalo. “Ibilithuba elihle eli kwizigulana zethu ukuze ziphume kwaye zibone le nkcubeko.” U-Elna Durr, Rinette von Mollendorf, David Jacobs no-Wentzell Barnard bawubukela lo mdlalo. U-Von Mollendorf unenja engu-Lexis. U-Jacobs ebekhaphe u-Durr (okhubazekileyo) no-Von Mollendorf ukuzobukela umdlalo. “Ngamava angakholelekiyo la. Ibali belihambisana nca neendwendwe zethu namhlanje.”
U-Johan Pretorius, umphathi wephondo kwi-DeafBlind SA, uyincomile i-SBA emva komdlalo. “Ndiqhwaba izandla ndibulela le mimangaliso ye-SBA nokwenziwe ngu-Sandra e-Artscape! Wonke ubani ulonwabele oluhambo nalamava omzi wemidlalo yeqonga, ngakumbi nezinja ngokwazo!”
U-Stephen Botha we-Innovation for the Blind uthe akanawo amazwi amaninzi ombulelo. “Intsebenziswano ne-SBA indishiya ndimangalisekile. Akukho ndlela yokuba singalinikezela eli thuba sele likhona elenzelwe abantu abangakwaziyo ukubona nokuva, kwaye oku kuyancomeka.”
U-Nuhraan Davids we-South African Guide Dogs Association for the blind naye ubulele kwi-SBA. “Enkosi ngokumemela abanini bezinja ezikhokelayo kulo mdlalo. Sifumene ingxelo entle kakhulu. Abasebenzi bethu ababezile kulo mdlalo bonwaba kakhulu.” Nezinja ezazihleli kwizitulo ezingaphambili zaziphatha kakuhle kulo lonke ixesha lomdlalo.