Volleyball changed Stellenbosch University PhD graduate’s trajectory [SOUND]

# Stellenbosch University lecturer, Jerome Fredericks, who recently graduated with a PhD in occupational therapy, has exceeded expectations. For his doctoral thesis, the Paarl resident developed strategies to enhance the accessibility of minibus taxi services for wheelchair users in his hometown. Fredericks’ academic path had a precarious start when his mother, hoping to protect him from disappointment, told him to lower his expectations for his life. He says playing volleyball as a young kid changed his life’s trajectory: