Just days after facing allegations of allowing advertisers to discriminate against people with disabilities and other groups, Facebook says it is taking steps to prevent such activity.

Jess Searle has a type of cerebral palsy that means she has always struggled with handheld devices or game consoles. With his sister in mind, Billy Searle, in his final year of Loughborough Design School, created a controller, shaped like an orb, to help people with disabilities improve their dexterity.

Being disabled is no hindrance for Farah Nadhirah Kordy to travel solo, reported Harian Metro. Farah, who is mute and deaf, has visited more than 10 countries and funded her trips as a fashion designer in Kuala Lumpur.

Lieutenant-Colonel (Rtd) Muhamad Izam Omar could never forget the day when he went on his last patrol, 36 years ago. On that fateful day in 1982, he stepped on a booby trap set by communist guerillas, leaving his right leg permanently disabled.

Some 200 children with dyslexia enjoyed their day out at a sports day organised by the Malaysian Dyslexia Association (PDM).

The children, aged five years and above, included former and current students of PDM who took part in various telematch games featuring learning elements as well as track events ranging from a 50m dash to 4x100m relays.

The first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain has died at the age of 46. Hilary Lister, who was paralysed from the neck down, became famous after she used the “sip-and-puff” system for steering and controlling a yacht’s sails by blowing and sucking through plastic straws.

Elderly and disabled pilgrims here in the Holy Land get one-on-one attention and assistance during the crucial Masyair phase of the haj through Tabung Haji’s (TH) Elderly Pilgrims Programme. Tabung Haji (TH) counselling manager Rashidah Ahmad said 50 pilgrims have been selected for the programme, which is in its 14th year.

Disability is not a barrier. Ask Nor Zaidah Ab Rahman and Fakri Raimi Razak, two Malaysians who have become successful entrepreneurs. They became financially-independent, thanks to guidance under Maybank Foundation’s Reach Independence and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (R.I.S.E) programme.

Nine years after a terrifying scuba accident crushed his spine, a paraplegic scuba diver is back in the water helping disabled divers.

A lawsuit is seeking to force American airlines to make big changes in order to better accommodate travelers with disabilities.

The suit filed this month against the U.S. Department of Transportation accuses the agency of unlawfully delaying rules aimed at adding accessible restrooms to single-aisle airliners.