The Morning News 29th September 2016 A new book, The Blind Photographer: 150 Extraordinary Photographs from Around the World, makes the case that blindness is not a hindrance to photography. In fact, it can be an asset. As the blind photographer Evgen Bavcar writes, “Photography must belong to the blind, who in their daily existence have learned to beecome… Continue Reading The Blind Photographers
Women of China English Monthly September 2016 Versatile Woman Lives Colourful Life Despite Disability Zhang Chaofan, 24, a native of Changchun, was born without a left hand and forearm. Her father named her Chaofan, which means extraordinary, as he hoped she would live a wonderful life despite her disability. Zhang said as a child, especially… Continue Reading Versatile Woman Lives Colourful Life Despite Disability
Tribune India People with vision disabilities made aware of accessible reading, writing solutions in India The National Association for the Blind (NAB) conducted a seminar on accessible reading and writing solutions in association with the Saksham Foundation at Aasha Kiran, a vocational training centre for persons with disabilities, in Sector 46-D today. Dipendra Manocha, chairman… Continue Reading People with vision disabilities made aware of accessible reading, writing solutions in India
Global Accessibility News 23rd September 2016 Accessible Tourism, theme of World Tourism Day 2016 Tourism for all: people with disabilities, senior citizens and families travelling with small children, and sooner or later all citizens will appreciate the advantages of universal accessibility. This is why United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has chosen to celebrate World… Continue Reading Accessible Tourism, theme of World Tourism Day 2016
Caixin Online 23rd September 2016 Study Finds Disabled Students Unwelcome in Mainstream Chinese Schools 2 of 3 parents surveyed by NGO say they would be worried if their children were studying alongside special-needs peers By Sheng Menglu and Li Rongde Two-thirds of parents in China said they would be concerned if mainstream schools allowed disabled… Continue Reading Study Finds Disabled Students Unwelcome in Mainstream Chinese Schools
Women of China 23rd September 2016 New Charity Project Calls for Equal Education for Children with Disabilities A nonprofit educational project called Inclusive Education, which aims to create a more comprehensive and beneficial study environment for children with disabilities in the next two years, has been officially launched by Save the Children, along with UNESCO… Continue Reading New Charity Project Calls for Equal Education for Children with Disabilities
National Public Radio 19th September 2016 When Blind People Do Algebra, The Brain’s Visual Areas Light Up People born without sight appear to solve math problems using visual areas of the brain. A functional MRI study of 17 people blind since birth found that areas of visual cortex became active when the participants were asked… Continue Reading When Blind People Do Algebra, The Brain’s Visual Areas Light Up
Talang July 1st 2016 – Issue 213 Table of Content News Clips It’s a Brand New Day at Hadley: The Hadley School for the Blind Announces Name Change http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2016/02/17/it’s-brand-new-day-hadley-hadley-school-blind-announces-name-change%23axzz40z9i58OH Smartphones, YouTube can help people with intellectual disability http://www.siasat.com/news/smartphones-youtube-can-help-people-intellectual-disability-922330/ Scientists identify a memory suppressor that may play a role in autism http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2016/02/13/scientists-identify-a-memory-suppressor-that-may-play-a-role-in-autism/ Rights Advocacy… Continue Reading Talang July 1st 2016 – Issue 213
BBC News 18th September 2016 Rio 2016: The people who fix broken legs at the Paralympics By Kathleen Hawkins From the section Disability Inside the athletes’ village at the Paralympics is a centre that works around the clock to ensure medals can be won – but not a single athlete or coach works there. It’s… Continue Reading Rio 2016: The people who fix broken legs at the Paralympics
The Washington Post 18th September 2016 Outside Rio’s Paralympics, Brazil’s disabled battle to be seen By Dom Phillips Just a few hundred yards from Rio’s official Olympic and Paralympic megastore on Copacabana Beach, José Silva spins his wheelchair in and out of traffic with the speed and grace of a para-athlete. In the wake of… Continue Reading Outside Rio’s Paralympics, Brazil’s disabled battle to be seen
