User:Diane Collins Bell

Diane (nee Collins) Bell (born 25 May 1966), mother to Jody Lee Bell, her daughter born with a profound hearing impairment in 1993, is a South African disability and human rights activist, with a specific focus on persons with a hearing impairment. She is a member of the Presidential Working Group on Disability, serves as Chair of the Carel du Toit Trust Board and lives Cape Town.

Biography[ edit]
Diane Bell was born in Cape Town, 25 May 1966. She suffered with bronchiectasis on her left lung which was surgically treated at 5 years of age. She matriculated from Muizenberg High School in 1986 and went on to studying to be a high school teacher. She earned her HDE Commerce (1989) in Accounting and Economics from the University of Cape Town, went on to do a Further Education Diploma in Computer Studies, a Master's Degree in Business Administration (2005) and finally a PhD in Education (Curriculum Studies) (2013) from the University of Stellenbosch.

Bell serves as an elected member of the Presidential Working Group on Disability and is Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Carel du Toit Trust, an NPO that works to enable all deaf children to learn to listen and speak, using hearing technology such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. She was a co-founder of Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association, as well as the Association for Hearing Loss Accessibility and Development.

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Awards and honours[ edit]

 * CEO Magazine Awards. SA’s most Influential Women in Business and Government. Recognition of achievement in the Arts & Culture Sector, 2010
 * CEO Magazine Awards. SA’s most Influential Women in Business and Government. Recognition of achievement in the Arts & Culture Sector, 2010

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