Scuba diving can be an exotic and enriching activity, but for many, it can also be a therapeutic one. The weightlessness of a water environment allows individuals with a range of injuries or disabilities to exercise, relax, have fun, and gain confidence.

It is not only 61-year-old retiree Mr Harold Tan who struggles when he has to take his intellectually disabled daughter Dawn to the polyclinic. Doctors are also ill-equipped to communicate with the 22-year-old and can find it difficult to understand what is causing her discomfort. Because people with intellectual disabilities are less able to articulate themselves, their health problems can end up being treated poorly or even go undiagnosed.

It is a hip-looking cafe like any other in central Paris, thronged with lunchtime dinners. Except that Joyeux has a little something extra — many of its cooks and waiters have one more chromosome. The coffee shop is the latest in a chain of lunch joints springing up across France staffed by people with Down syndrome, autism and other cognitive disabilities.

While the snow can be a burden for anyone, it causes unique problems for people with disabilities who use wheelchairs. But a team at Virginia Tech believes they’ve solved one big problem after working with a disabled veteran.

The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Malaysia (SMAM) organised its first educational visit to Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur. A group of 28 people, consisting of SMAM members, their families and volunteers from Perdana University, spent the day exploring marine life at the oceanarium.

A tennis coach has expressed disappointment with sports authorities after facing much difficulty in getting sponsorship for his disabled players to compete at a recent tournament abroad.

Melihat kepada potensi golongan OKU dalam sukan catur, jurulatih pasukan catur kebangsaan untuk Sukan Para ASEAN, Prof. Madya Dr. Nasrul Humaimi Mahmood menganjurkan Pertandingan Catur Antarabangsa OKU Zon Selatan buat kali pertama dengan kerjasama Lions Clubs International dan Persatuan Catur OKU Malaysia di Muar, Johor baru-baru ini.

I used to ask myself if a severely disabled person like me can work in an office environment. Can I manage and survive outside the comfort and safety of my house without a fulltime assistant? So many things can happen, some expected, many unanticipated.

Some 200 disabled participants spent almost the entire day yesterday having fun at the National Paintball Competition, which is part of Jelajah OKU Sentral at Regency Tanjung Tuan Beach Resort in Port Dickson.

Big cities like London usually aren’t known for being easily accessible to people using wheelchairs, but a new feature from Google Maps is a step toward making it easier.