Coega launches driver training programme for people with disabilities

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

In a first for the Eastern Cape, the Coega Development Corporation has broadened its driver training programme to include customised training - and driver simulators - for people with disabilities.

The programme was launched at Coega on Thursday, but has been in a pilot phase for a number of months.

The Association for People with Disabilities welcomed the programme's advance as indicative of the organisation's commitment to non-discriminatory development.

The Coega Development Corporation's Zuko Mapoma says the benefits of having a drivers' licence are immense.

"The thinking is to enhance the level of independence on the part of the disabled people by enabling them to be able to drive on their own and move themselves from point A to point B," he said.