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COVID 19 brought in new rehabilitation needs for persons with disabilities. For many, this has meant an increased demand for rehabilitation worldwide. We found that many required (I) Special Rehabilitation services to meet needs of lungs affected by the virus, back...
China's ongoing national Paralympic games highlights the country's recent improvements in accessibility and accommodation for disabled people, according to Majed Rashed, President of the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC). "A national Paralympic games is not just about...
Zhou Jiajia (pseudonym), a girl born with cerebral palsy who can hardly walk on her own, will start a new semester without worrying about her "big issue": going to the bathroom. The 14-year-old suffered a lot from her disease when she was in primary school. She had to...
World leaders attending the ongoing General Debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) on Thursday underlined quality education and poverty eradication. "Ensuring access to quality education means less child labor, less exploitation,...
As Rwanda joins the rest of the world to mark the International Day of Sign Languages, that the process to produce a new national sign language dictionary has reached the final stages, with an estimated 80 per cent of the work done, an official has said. The...
National vocational skill competition for disabled people set for October The sixth China national vocational skill competition for persons with disabilities will be held in late October in Jiaxing, eastern China's Zhejiang Province, according to the China Disabled...
The organizers of next year's Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday revealed a detailed schedule for the Games on Tuesday, with the goal of "full stadiums" for every event. According to the organizers, the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the new national stadium...
Organizers of next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics checked on Sunday the barrier-free conditions for people with disabilities during a test competition, as part of preparations for the Games. During a sailing test competition held in the Tokyo waterfront area,...
A first-ever private eatery run by staff with hearing impairment was opened in Myanmar's Yangon earlier this month, creating a deaf-friendly environment. "The Able," a sign language book cafe, is entirely staffed by six hearing-impaired persons from service staff to...
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