To be able to play and enjoy laughter and team activities with the safety and health requirements duly met are the rights of every child. However, children with mental health and physical health challenges such as Cerebral Palsy often find their rights and needs ignored though the basic food and shelter may well be taken …
From braille signages to tactile floor indicators, here’s how Singapore worked toward inclusivity and enabled diversely-abled people to offer their diverse life experiences. India is a country that has always been welcoming to localise ideas and schemes implemented in foreign countries. One of the greatest proof of this remains our very constitution which has been …
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A 7-year-old Livingston resident diagnosed with Mowat-Wilson syndrome—a rare condition that presents delayed development and the potential for medical challenges—recently proved that she will not let these challenges define her when she modeled for Runway of Dreams (ROD), a local nonprofit that aims to empower people with disabilities through fashion. Rebekah Skolnick’s modeling …
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In 2012, the car accident left her paralyzed but didn’t shatter her dreams. She is Avani Lekhara, a para shooter who made India proud by clinching the first gold in the Paralympics. In 2021, she won the Khel Ratna award, the highest award in sports and conferred with India’s 4th highest civilian award Padma Shri. …
Meet Avani Lekhara, First Indian Woman Clinches Gold In Paralympics Read More »
The unemployment rate of Americans with developmental disabilities hovers at around 80%, but The Hive, a new café in Willard, Mo., is doing its part to change that. Half of the staff members at The Hive have disabilities, and management isn’t just giving them jobs, but the tools they need to work elsewhere. “We want …
Differently abled people learn job skills at The Hive, a café in Willard, Mo. Read More »
