In an effort to pressure the Bolivian government to expand government disability services, a caravan of about 50 people with disabilities traveled more than 1,000 miles over 100 days, ending Thursday in the nation’s capital, La Paz.
They were met by about 1,100 people …
Polling stations will be accessible to people who are blind in the January 30 election in the Indian state of Punjab.
For the first time, the ballot papers will be offered in Braille.
“The ballot paper for blind people has …
President Barack Obama released a presidential proclamation December 2 for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, calling on improved efforts to press forward with ending discrimination and removing barriers for all people across the globe.
“We know from the historic …
A United Nations committee passed a resolution November 10 to designate March 21 as World Down Syndrome Day.
For people with Down Syndrome, the date, 3-21, holds special significance because Down Syndrome is created when people have 3 copies of …
The House of Representatives of the world’s fourth-most populated country ratified the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday.
When the treaty was formed in 2006, Indonesia was the ninth out of 83 countries to sign …
United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Méndez called for sharp new limits on the use of solitary confinement in prisons worldwide, including an absolute ban for juveniles and people with mental disabilities.
“Segregation, isolation, separation, cellular lockdown, Supermax, the …
More than 5,000 people protested in 14 different cities across the United Kingdom on Saturday, in response to the government’s upcoming overhaul of the country’s services for people with disabilities.
The protests were organized by more than 50 disability advocacy …
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“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor of the French fashion magazine Elle. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a memoir of Bauby’s experience after he experienced a sudden and severe stroke and awoke weeks later only to find himself in …