UN Committee States 2.7 Million People with Disabilities at Risk in Ukraine
The continued military attacks against Ukraine are putting the lives of an estimated 2.7 million people with disabilities at risk. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today deplored the…
Access no areas: the day wheelchair activists stopped the traffic | Letters
Prof Gerry Leavey remembers a 1990s protest in London’s Oxford Street – which ended up as a courtroom farce Your feature on the BBC TV drama Then Barbara Met Alan…
Ukraine’s Paralympians Compete in Beijing With Heavy Hearts
Olympics|Ukraine’s Paralympians Are ‘All Thinking of Home’ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/sports/olympics/ukraine-paralympics-invasion.html #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Ukraine’s Paralympians Are…
Hybrid Assistive Limb technology gives hope to spinal injury patients to move again – ABC News
News Ticker Flood warning For the latest weather warnings in Queensland and NSW, search on ABC Emergency Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app Hybrid Assistive Limb technology…
As Millions Flee, Disabled Ukrainians Forced to Fend for Themselves
The war came quickly to Uliana Pcholkina’s doorstep. She and her husband, Vitalii, are manual wheelchair users who live in Bucha, a city just to the northwest of Kyiv, the
Life, Love, Death & Disability in Russia
What life is like as a wheelchair user in Russia.
Untrained blind student lands starring role in Netflix second world war epic
Disability rights groups applaud casting of Aria Mia Loberti in All the Light We Cannot See Thousands of hopefuls auditioned for the lead role of a blind character in an…
City’s focus on clearing streets over sidewalks frustrating for Winnipeggers with mobility issues – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Weather City’s focus on clearing streets over sidewalks frustrating for Winnipeggers with mobility issues By Sam Thompson Global News Posted November 15, 2021 12:15 pm Updated November 15, 2021 8:04…
Judge issues protest warning as Paralympian jailed for plane stunt
Disruptive protesters will face serious consequences, says judge in sentencing Extinction Rebellion activist A British Paralympic gold medallist has been jailed for a year for glueing himself to the roof…
Disabled Afghans in special jeopardy, warns exiled campaigner
World leaders must act to protect disabled Afghans who are in immediate danger under Taliban rule, a prominent blind human rights activist has urged after being evacuated to the UK.…