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Association for the Physically Disabled
Association for the Physically Disabled
  • Removing barriers. 
    ​Expanding access. 
    ​Strengthening independence.

    For decades, APD Greater Johannesburg has worked alongside people with physical disabilities and their families through practical services, advocacy, and inclusive opportunities rooted in community experience.
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How the Association for the Physically Disabled Helps

Social Work

Guidance, counselling, and practical support for individuals and families navigating disability-related challenges.

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Home-Based Care

Care and assistance that helps people live with greater dignity, comfort, and support in their own homes.

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Wheelchair Rental

Access to mobility equipment that helps people move more freely and manage day-to-day life with greater independence.

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Recruitment

Support for more inclusive employment by connecting people with disabilities to barrier-free workplaces.

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Our Goal

We are totally committed to working in partnership with people who have physical disabilities, their families and the community as a whole, in order to promote their integration into society, and to enable them to achieve their full potential.

Start your journey with APD

Whether you need support, want to learn more, or are looking for ways to get involved, APD can help you find the right next step.

Get Support

If you or someone you care for needs practical support, APD offers services, guidance, and referrals that can help you navigate the next step with more confidence.

Explore Resources

Learn more about APD’s services, community work, stories, and practical information for people with physical disabilities, families, partners, and supporters.

Take Action

Support APD’s work by donating, partnering, sharing opportunities, or finding other ways to help create a more inclusive and accessible community.

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Level 1 B-BBEE

Empowering Supplier

NPO

NPO number: 000-865 NPO

PBO

PBO number: 930006515

784 direct beneficiaries reached through Social Work Services in 2025

347 beneficiaries assisted through Home-Based Care in 2025

24 education and awareness sessions conducted, reaching 3,429 people

120 family members trained to support relatives with disabilities when caregivers are not on duty.  

Make practical support go further

When you back APD, you help keep real support within reach, from social work and home-based care to wheelchair rental, recruitment, and barrier-breaking work in the wider community. 


Support can come in different forms, money, partnerships, sponsorships, training, visibility, and time. What matters is helping remove barriers and widen access where it counts. APD has been doing this work since 1934.

Our Partners

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Support can include corporate social investment, volunteer involvement, sponsorships, training support, and awareness partnerships.