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The story of assistance dogs

By PASHA ALDEN Helen Keller said: “One never knows what miracles may be wrought.” This is surely true when sharing life with these incredibly kind and taciturn friends, without whom many people with disabilities would not achieve…

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Phumeza Booi Welisa runs the Hlumelo Educare Centre out of her home in New Crossroads to mostly assist children with autism.Image: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp
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A Cape Town mom couldn’t find a school for her autistic son. So she started one

When Phumeza Booi Welisa from New Crossroads in Cape Town could not find a school suitable for her son with autism, she had no choice but to start her own. Welisa said that when her son, Hlumelo, was born on April 18 2009 everything…

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