Disabled

By BY JOCELYN WIENER | CalMatters Eight years, 9 months, 24 days. That’s how long Lorenzo Mays waited inside a cell in the Sacramento County jail, struggling to understand the court system well enough to stand trial for a 2010 murder he…

A disabled five-year-old girl with Strep A symptoms was left without antibiotics for 24 hours because pharmacies were 'out of stock', her mother claims.Betsy Curtis, who has Down's syndrome, was prescribed the drugs last Wednesday after…

By John Alechenu, Abuja The Atiku-Okowa presidential campaign has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party, candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has better plans for People Living With Disabilities, PLWDs,than any other candidate in…

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a convenient covering to protect against the rain or sun when riding a bike or using a wheelchair," said an inventor, from Naples, Fla., "so I invented the RAIN OR SHINE…

HEFEI, China, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, iFLYTEK is proud to reaffirm its commitment to designing technology that eliminates barriers and empowers independence for all…

The WHO describes disability as a term that refers to a huge spectrum of impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. We all are aware of the challenges disabled people face in everyday life be it physically,…

An Edmonton couple has created a modelling agency that exclusively represents disabled and visibly different talent. Katie MacMillan and Austin Allanach were inspired to create Kello Inclusive after their daughter Kelty’s…

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) – Issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireEAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Job numbers rose again for people with disabilities, in…

In the mornings, Rosa Andresen showers hurriedly before her daughter wakes up, worried the 24-year-old might suffer a seizure or tumble out of the bed while she is still shampooing her hair.Her daughter Amanda Andresen, who does not…

Stores’ self-checkout machines can annoy shoppers with error messages about unexpected items in the bagging area and other hiccups. But for some disabled people, they are often unusable. Blind people can have trouble navigating the…