Living With Disability

THE Seberang Prai Municipal Counsil (MPSP) will release a guidebook on universal design to create an urban environment that caters to everyone’s need, including the disabled community.

Every day, Canadians with disabilities face unique challenges when performing various activities, such as using public transportation, navigating communication technologies, seeking employment and doing daily tasks at work. This year, the federal government is scheduled to bring into effect its long-anticipated legislation to address these challenges and advance accessibility standards for people with disabilities across the country.

It was 1988 when Betsey Farber found herself hacking through a dried-up nest of wild thyme in the backyard of a rental home in Provence. The scene was aromatic and picturesque, except for the pair of children’s scissors she’d stuffed her grown-up knuckles through. She couldn’t find anything better for the job.

IN the Unesco 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development unveiled in 2015, it was specifically emphasised that no one is “to be left behind” in the effort to achieve development for all. Included in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a focus on guaranteeing equal and accessible education to persons with disabilities by building learning environments and providing assistance.

Rosemary Ciotti, MSN, RN, NP, knows firsthand what it’s like to live with a disability. She was diagnosed with an undefined autoimmune disease that caused her to lose the use of her right leg and lose strength in her right arm and fingers. But then she discovered Diveheart and her life changed again.

Having a healthy sexual appetite and a physical disability aren’t mutually exclusive. Far too many people assume that all people with disabilities don’t have the same desire for pleasure or the physical capability to engage in sex. Below, disability advocates share some of the worst misconceptions they’ve encountered about their love lives.

If you suffer from a mental illness like depression, does it it mean you have a disability? Surprisingly, the answer is yes – but it also depends.

Tom Shakespeare was part of a group organizing a campaign to raise awareness about the need for better access for students with disabilities. And he wanted Stephen Hawking in on it.

Kerajaan negeri Terengganu dengan kerjasama Persatuan Orang-orang Cacat Penglihatan Islam Malaysia Wilayah Terengganu (Pertis) merancang menubuhkan Pusat Pengajian al-Quran Braille di setiap daerah.

A group championing rights for the disabled is calling for the review of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 and other relevant laws. The group, Harapan OKU, also called for the establishment of a “Commission for Disability Inclusion”, which has enforcement powers, as well as the enactment of a “Disability Discrimination Act”.