Total Population
Population with a disability
according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimateRatified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Section 56, subsection 1 states:
A voter who is unable to read or who is unable to vote due to blindness or other physical infirmity, may request a presiding officer to help that voter in voting or to allow a person accompanying that voter to assist the voter in voting.
Section 14, subsection 1 states:
The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Chapter are hereby declared and guaranteed, namely:…
Section 14, subsection 3 states:
A person of whatever…disability shall be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual contained in this Chapter but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest.
Section 20, subsection 2 states:
For the avoidance of any doubt, a person shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of…disability.
Section 30, subsection 1 states:
Persons with disabilities have a right to respect and human dignity and the Government and society shall take appropriate measures to ensure that those persons realize their full mental and physical potential.
Section 30, subsection 2 states:
Parliament shall enact laws for the protection of persons with disabilities so as to enable those persons to enjoy productive and fulfilling lives.
Section 85, subsection 2 states:
A person is not entitled to vote in terms of subsection (1) if that person is for any reason unable to attend in person at the place and time prescribed for polling except as it may otherwise be prescribed.
Section 87, subsection 3 states:
Notwithstanding the principle of secrecy, a voter who is handicapped may be assisted in casting the vote.