{
  "id": 19135995,
  "title": "Social Development calls for stronger partnerships to improve care and support for children with disabilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/social-development-calls-for-stronger-partnerships-to-improve-care",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T10:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-09-social-development-calls-for-stronger-partnerships-to-improve-care-and-support-for-children-with-disabilities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Social Development has called for urgent action to close gaps in support for children with disabilities, as only 8,641 children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities received care at special centres in 2022, while thousands of families continue to face barriers to specialised services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}