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Background South Africa is currently under a National State of Disaster since the beginning of the first lock down of March 2019, currently on adjusted alert level 1, and dealing with the Omicron variant like other countries. Along with the exceptionally cold winters...
Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said on Tuesday that more attention should be paid to protecting the rights of the country's disabled people. Khurelsukh made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the fourth Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive...
Employment for people with certified disabilities reached 9.48 million in China in 2018, according to a white paper released Thursday. In the past decade, China's disabled workforce has increased by around 300,000 a year, said the white paper on China's protection of...
Social security for people with disabilities has improved steadily in China, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Thursday. The white paper on China's protection of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities over...
China released a white paper on the country's progress in protecting people with disabilities on Thursday, amid heated discussions following the death of a paraplegic patient due to the illegal occupation of a barrier-free path. According to the white paper released...
Since an accident took away his eyesight at 9, Cai Lei had been told by everyone around him that he could only become a blind masseur when he grew up. But that was not something that appealed to Cai. "Being trapped inside a massage parlor isn't the life I wanted. The...
Alongside China and Egypt, Iran rules the Paralympic powerlifting world. The country has an impressive three world records in the men’s field, with Roohollah Rostami dominating the up to 72kg, and Majid Farzin setting the standard for the up to 80kg. But the most...
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has formally changed its name to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee – a change celebrating the athletes of Team USA and the Paralympic Movement in the United States. The USOPC board of directors unanimously...
Belarus’ latest Para swimming star Aliaksei Talai was only 16 years old when his life changed forever. Walking in the forest near his home one day, he accidentally stepped on an unexploded World War II bomb. It detonated underneath him, taking both of his legs, his...
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