UNSTOPPABLE

She’s in a wheelchair and can’t use her hands – but Katlego won’t let her disability limit her in any way

- DOREEN MOKGOLO

WHEN she told her family she wanted to learn how to use a computer, they didn’t bat an eyelid – even though she can’t use her hands.

Despite being born with spastic cerebral palsy, Katlego Mkhonza’s family didn’t treat her any differently from her siblings, so they honoured her request.

“My family respected my dreams and pushed me to excel even when they knew it would be difficult. They motivated me and started researching ways I would be able to achieve this without the use of my hands,” Katlego tells us.

With the help of a dentist, they were able to design a denture fitted with a stick that would allow Katlego, then 11, to type on a computer. “I soon taught myself how to type on a touchscreen cellphone using my lips,” she says proudly.

“Today I’m able to type documents on my computer without any help from my family.”