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Portuguese public and private companies of medium and large size are obliged to hire between 1 percent and 2 percent of the disabled people respectively, according to legislation published Thursday. According to the new law, which establishes the system of employment...

Scientists from Washington State University (WSU) on the U.S. western coast are using a robot system to help elderly people suffering from dementia or other impairments complete most-needed tasks in their daily life. The WSU scientists invented the Robot Activity...

by Keren Setton Yossi, who is blind and deaf, works at Israel's main toll road installing sensors on cars. Sapir, 17 years old, who has a rare disease that makes her age faster, can make perfect traditional Jewish Sabbath bread, Challah. Their lives have been changed,...

Mongolian children with disabilities will be able to enjoy comprehensive health services from the China-aided development center for disabled children in Ulan Bator, Mongolian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Sodnom Chinzorig said Thursday. "Today, we all...

The New Zealand government on Monday released a guide on designing accessible public buildings in order to achieve full accessibility for disabled people. "Access to public buildings is a basic human right and New Zealand building legislation supports this," Minister...

Companies who do not employ persons with disabilities are missing out. This is the clear message of the third “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” film, a joint campaign between the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and United Nations Human Right...

Millions across the world celebrated the triumphs and accomplishments of people with disabilities on Monday. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities has been a special day in China since it was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1992. This year the day was...

A school on the outskirts of Bandung, West Java is doing its part to create awareness for disabled children and provide a safe space for them to learn. Tatang was only seven years old when a surgery to improve his vision went wrong, leaving him permanently blind. It...