If you design technology with disabled people in mind, you design technology better for everyone. This was the sentiment from Google as it opened its first UK research and development centre dedicated to making tech to help people with disabilities. The Royal National Institute of Blind People, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People andContinue reading “Google opens its first UK centre making tech for disabled people”
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Lego: Disabled Sussex girl says new toys are amazing
A disabled girl who wrote to Lego asking for better representation in their toys said a new figure with a limb difference was “amazing”. Eight-year-old Sofia from Sussex was born without a left hand, and said she felt unrepresented by the toys. The firm is releasing a new range of toys featuring diverse characters, andContinue reading “Lego: Disabled Sussex girl says new toys are amazing”
‘Inclusive Barbies a major step in my life’
James Stewart is among those celebrating new Barbie dolls that are being released today. Mattel, the company that makes them, has released a range of more diverse dolls. For the first time, Barbie is seen with a hearing aid, a prosthetic limb and a wheelchair, while a Ken doll has vitiligo. James, who has theContinue reading “‘Inclusive Barbies a major step in my life’”
Everest: Jamie McAnsh climbs to base camp on crutches
A man on crutches has reached Everest base camp – eight years after waking up paralysed. Jamie McAnsh, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, has complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) which causes persistent severe and debilitating pain. But after an 11-day trek, Jamie has realised his childhood dream and reached base camp at 5,364m (17,600ft). “There were timesContinue reading “Everest: Jamie McAnsh climbs to base camp on crutches”
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan’s Paralympians arrival sends out ‘message of hope’
The safe arrival of Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out “a very strong message of hope”, says International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence.Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli made it to Japan after leaving Kabul in a “major global operation”. They were welcomed to the athletes’ village by a party including IPC president Andrew Parsons.“AsContinue reading “Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan’s Paralympians arrival sends out ‘message of hope’”
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan Paralympians evacuated from country
Afghanistan’s two Paralympic athletes have been safely evacuated from the country, the International Paralympic Committee has confirmed. Para-taekwondo athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had been set to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics, which started on Wednesday. But the pair were among thousands of people unable to leave the country after the Taliban seized power.Continue reading “Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan Paralympians evacuated from country”
Covid: Deaf woman wins claim over lack of sign language at briefings
A deaf woman has won a claim against the government after a judge found a lack of sign language at two Covid briefings “served to disempower, to frustrate and to marginalise”.Katie Rowley, 36, from Leeds, started court action after the sessions went ahead without interpreters on screen. The government denied breaching its legal obligation toContinue reading “Covid: Deaf woman wins claim over lack of sign language at briefings”
Back to school with a little bear and his hearing aids
Award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus found out he was deaf when he was six, while illustrator Polly Dunbar’s hearing started to go in her twenties.Can Bear Ski? is their first picture book for children and follows a little bear as he discovers he is deaf.Raymond decided to write the story after being a poet in residenceContinue reading “Back to school with a little bear and his hearing aids”
Priyanka Dewan: The roller-skating star who beat disability
Priyanka Dewan was just eight years old when she picked up a pair of roller skates at her mother’s suggestion. What started out as a hobby soon turned into a passion and the 20-year-old is now an international roller-skating champion. In 2019, she won three medals – a gold, silver and bronze – at theContinue reading “Priyanka Dewan: The roller-skating star who beat disability”
Disability and dating: ‘I didn’t know what bisexual was’
LGBT people with learning disabilities have often faced barriers when it comes to their identity – but some are now using their negative experiences to bring about change. “I thought I was going mad, I thought there was something wrong with me.” That’s how Shaun Webster felt when he first realised he was attracted toContinue reading “Disability and dating: ‘I didn’t know what bisexual was’”
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