Talang October 2nd 2017 – Issue 244

Posted on 30th April 201830th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

Talang October 2nd 2017 – Issue 244 Table of Content News Clips Meet suggests Right to Education provisions for kids with disabilities http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/meet-suggests-rte-provisions-for-kids-with-disabilities/articleshow/57622094.cms MovieReading app brings cinema experience to the blind http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/personal-technology/moviereading-app-brings-cinema-experience-to-the-blind/news-story/94f8f298f992f3f211655211007307d3 Horseback Riding Helps People with Movement Disabilities, Review of 16 Studies Concludes https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/2017/03/07/review-of-16-studies-says-horseback-riding-helps-those-with-multiple-sclerosis/ Rights Advocacy Putting yourself in the shoes of older vulnerable… Continue Reading Talang October 2nd 2017 – Issue 244

Hong Kong’s public hospitals to offer non-invasive Down’s syndrome test for free to women with high-risk pregnancies

Posted on 30th April 201830th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

South China Morning Post 28th April 2018 Hong Kong’s public hospitals to offer non-invasive Down’s syndrome test for free to women with high-risk pregnancies From next year, women with high-risk pregnancies will be able to take a free non-invasive test for Down’s syndrome at Hong Kong’s public hospitals, instead of having to pay HK$5,000 for… Continue Reading Hong Kong’s public hospitals to offer non-invasive Down’s syndrome test for free to women with high-risk pregnancies

Talang October 1st 2017 – Issue 243

Posted on 29th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

Talang October 1st 2017 – Issue 243 Table of Content News Clips New feature introduced to help bank customers with hearing disabilities in Dubai http://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/general/new-feature-to-help-hearing-impaired-bankers-in-dubai Catalonia in Venice – Antoni Abad- La Venezia che non si vede _ Unveiling the unseen http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/104031/antoni-abadla-venezia-che-non-si-vede-unveiling-the-unseen/ Microsoft Using Machine Learning To Detect Blindness https://www.yahoo.com/tech/microsoft-using-machine-learning-detect-184245993.html Rights Advocacy Disabled people are… Continue Reading Talang October 1st 2017 – Issue 243

Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy Higher in Lower-Income, Rural Areas, Taiwan Study Finds

Posted on 27th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

Cerebral Palsy Today 20th April 2018 Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy Higher in Lower-Income, Rural Areas, Taiwan Study Finds Low family income and living in rural areas are associated with higher prevalence of cerebral palsy, a study from Taiwan shows. The research, “Association between socioeconomic status and cerebral palsy,” was published in the journal PLOS One.… Continue Reading Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy Higher in Lower-Income, Rural Areas, Taiwan Study Finds

43,000 needy and elderly in Hong Kong first to get cash handouts

Posted on 27th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

South China Morning Post 7th April 2018 43,000 needy and elderly in Hong Kong first to get cash handouts The handouts were announced in an amendment to the budget last month to give up to HK$4,000 each to 2.8 million city residents Cash handout scheme will cost HK$330 million to administer About 43,000 needy and… Continue Reading 43,000 needy and elderly in Hong Kong first to get cash handouts

Parents Help Children with Autism Live Independently

Posted on 25th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

China Daily 25th April 2018 Parents Help Children with Autism Live Independently Editor: Wushanshan Parents of people with autism are working with NGOs and the government to enable their children to adapt to life without guardians in China. Xing Wen reports. The drums pounded steadily as the curtain lifted on a variety show staged by… Continue Reading Parents Help Children with Autism Live Independently

Schools ‘waiting too long to identify special needs pupils’

Posted on 25th April 2018 by Christine McMillan

South China Morning Post 25th April 2018 Schools ‘waiting too long to identify special needs pupils’ One in three Hong Kong pupils identified to have learning difficulties for the first time last school year were around the age of eight or older, the government watchdog’s latest report found, raising concerns that they might have missed… Continue Reading Schools ‘waiting too long to identify special needs pupils’

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

Posted on 22nd April 201822nd April 2018 by Christine McMillan

Popular Science 18th April 2018 This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font Meet ELIA, a new tactile reading system. Learning to read and write was a challenge for Louis Braille. While many kids struggle to read, Braille was blinded at the age of three by an infection following an accident in… Continue Reading This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

Visually-impaired children on reading training in Siping, NE China

Posted on 22nd April 2018 by Christine McMillan

Xinhua Visually-impaired children on reading training in Siping, NE China Jin Wenying, a student of a blind children’s school, is on listening training in Siping, northeast China’s Jilin Province, April 20, 2018. The school for blind children in Siping, founded in 1983, endeavoured to help blind children to overcome the information barriers. An article in… Continue Reading Visually-impaired children on reading training in Siping, NE China

‘Guide dogs welcome’ in 80 Hong Kong taxis, operator announces