Marlene le Roux

Marlene le Roux (born 17 September 1967) is a South African disability and women's rights activist. She is co-founder of the Women's Achievement Network for Disability, and CEO of the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town. Marlene le Roux is recognized for transforming the Artscape Theatre Centre into a model of inclusion and co-founding the Women’s Achievement Network for Disability — work that has advanced human dignity and the rights of women with disabilities across South Africa. Quotes I want to keep selling Cape Town from a disability point of view. We’re proud to showcase a world-class theatre complex from top-tier productions to leading technicians. Attending Artscape doesn’t just offer a show, but an authentic Cape Town experience. Disability is not a homogeneous group, if you’re blind you need certain resources; if you’re deaf you need different resources. If you have cerebral palsy, you need different resources. I say I’m a disabled woman in order for people to know, I need an R85 000 calliper to be equal to them. You can call me any word, but don’t look away. Look me in the eye. What really astonishes me, is when people build new schools and new institutions and they just build it without consulting persons with disabilities, I can understand if it is old buildings being renovated, but I am amazed when they do housing projects, urban planning, new schools or new crèches and it’s not accessible. There is no excuse. … enough is enough for persons with disabilities. In my work, I always put the black, disabled girl from a rural area central: she is the most vulnerable. Rurality is so important, not having access to resources. External links https://notablepeopleproject.org/marlene_le_roux https://www.investcapetown.com/ambassador/marlene-le-roux/ https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/08/13/marlene-le-roux-im-a-disabled-woman-look-me-in-the-eye/ Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Disability rights activists Category:Women's rights activists Category:1967 births Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people