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A law reform group is calling for the setting up of a national commission to champion the rights of disabled persons.
October 13, 2020
Blake, who has a genetic bone and muscle disorder and stands a little under 4ft (1.2m) tall, couldn’t find jeans or dresses in her size. Paging through Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines, she didn’t see a single person who looked like her.
This guide has 100+ jobs for people with disabilities. And guess what? Most of them are jobs people without disabilities only dream about.
A group of physically challenged entrepreneurs who make furniture to eke out a living are resolved to overcome even greater odds with floods twice destroying their factory.
October 9, 2020
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) requires one to adjust and adapt to a new way of living. One that comes with little to no mobility. It will be difficult and challenging at first, but with a supportive environment, it will only be a matter of time before you adapt well to it. What...
September 28, 2020
What does it mean to be deaf (or Deaf)? In general, people associate the word ‘deaf’ with hearing loss or hearing disability. But there are also people who identify as Deaf, with a capital D, as a cultural identity and not just a medical one. Deaf people come from a common culture and usually share...
September 22, 2020
Music is said to be a universal language. But for Chase Burton, a deaf filmmaker from Texas, music has always been a profoundly different experience.
September 8, 2020
Over the years, actress Marilee Talkington, who is legally blind, has repeatedly auditioned for television shows featuring a character who is also blind. Several times, however, the same thing happened: The part went to an actress who was not blind.
September 6, 2020
We’ve all heard stories of entrepreneurs overcoming the odds to be successful. But funds and status may not be the only obstacles in their way. Meet these local handicapped entrepreneurs who didn’t allow their disabilities to stop them from achieving success. Lee Thiam Wah, founder of the 99 Speedmart chain You’ve probably visited a 99...
August 30, 2020
From afar, Rollen Marakim and Asri Arshad look like two ordinary footballers having a kickabout on the field. Get closer, however, and you’ll find out that they are hardly ordinary, but rather, quite extraordinary.
August 20, 2020
