Julia Chaskalson

"If the #LeaveOurKidsalone anti-CSE lobby gets its way and sexuality education is removed from the school curriculum, they’re right — kids will be left alone, and in the dark, about their sexual & reproductive health & rights. They deserve better." dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-1…

@NakedEyeZA I put to you, annexure A, a screenshot of my twitter bio, dated sept 2016:

@chaskaldaughter this fake account was created today

lemme tell you, I can confirm 🥹😂

@cindylees1 @somadoda_n At school it was my nickname - same for him too 😅

@chaskaldaughter @somadoda_n Hope he likes his nickname Chakalaka 🔥🔥🔥

@SifisoMdladla I never knew him that way - he was just a grandpa at home :)

@chaskaldaughter Was your legendary grand father ,as tough?

@KamaBaliwe @ThembaKaula Deep respect for the legal profession, but I’m a teacher at a government high school :)

@chaskaldaughter @ThembaKaula Are you practicing law? Because by the look of things every SA generation is going to need your services.

@somadoda_n Bro 🙈 cross examination was perfected at home

@chaskaldaughter You have seen many a Madlanga commission in your life 😅

my 9yo sister was asked by her teacher to draw a famous person as a vegetable so she did Trump as a broccoli and I couldn't be prouder? she hates broccoli

@CyrilRamaphosa Sign the Copyright Bill, Mr President -

@DawieScholtz VD32841312, 500+ voters, 12.18pm

4/ For fun and to help me out, when you go vote on election day, please tweet me your VD number, your time of voting and how many have voted at your VD by the time you vote. (ask the IEC or party agents at your station)

1/ For the election nerds: Happy to announce that I'll be working with @News24 again to do election projections for all 9 provinces, the national and regional ballot. It's going to be deliciously complex! Tune in from around 11 PM on election night.

@FlySafair SCRATCH THAT - @FlySafair have not refunded my mom yet and no one from the airline has apologised to her, or explained why this ableist policy exists. Be better to disabled passengers, Fly Safair!

@FlySafair @FlySafair have now given my mom a cash refund, but their policy MAKES NO SENSE. The experience has been othering & upsetting, and has also led to additional costs for my mom who had to try find another flight at late notice.

My mother, who is disabled, is being prevented from flying with her motorised wheelchair on @FlySafair, even though she has flown domestically with the wheelchair many times before on other airlines. She has no mobility without it. Be better to disabled passengers, FlySafair!

@FlySafair @chaskaldaughter The email received when asked if there is anyway to take the mobility aid. "I have escalated the query to a supervisor, and unfortunately, the feedback is still the same that the aid is denied. "As such, a refund will be granted. Cash refunds take 7 to 21 working days.

@FlySafair have now given my mom a cash refund, but this policy MAKES NO SENSE. The experience has been othering and upsetting, and has also led to additional costs for my mom who had to try find another flight at late notice. luckily @LiftAirlineSA was less ablist.

I'm not flying with @FlySafair again until this policy is changed. It degrades people with disabilities and is unrealistic to the specific needs that persons with disabilities may have.

@FlySafair needs to change its policy on mobility aids for passengers with disabilities. They have a 32kg limit for motorised wheelchairs, but regular passengers can pay for 40kg of regular baggage. A dude with a surfboard can travel but my mom in a wheelchair can't. [THREAD]

My mom has flown on other domestic airlines with her same scooter w/o any issues. It folds up & the battery can be removed. When the battery is removed, it is possible for 1 able bodied person to lift it. I doubt this is about it being too heavy for baggage handlers @FlySafair

Mobility aids like motorised wheelchairs/scooters are made to be light/portable while also ensuring that the disabled person is safe. They have to be heavy enough to accommodate the weight of the person & ensure they are stable enough so they do not fall over. Most weigh +-40kg.

@TreasuryRSA's 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement continues the trend of cutting funding for socio-economic rights like basic education and healthcare, sidelining people who rely on these public services. #MTBPS2022 @EUinSA section27.org.za/2022/10/mtbps2…