3+ hour ago  (506+ words) Having saved the Cherrydale Library from closing, advocates now want the county government to address the building's accessibility issues. Making upgrades to reach Americans with Disabilities Act standards "will allow the library to better serve the neighborhood and the county,…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (657+ words) Children from across the Liverpool City Region joined forces this week to share their ideas for healthier, safer and greener journeys with Mayor Steve Rotheram at the region's first Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Celebration. Held at Volair Huyton, the event…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (765+ words) You are here: Patadi Hodalo, an itinerant teacher at Kozah Centre state primary school in Togo. | " Orivas Prod / HI Patadi Hodalo supports deaf children, who are often excluded from the school system, to learn and make progress. In Togo, HI…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (864+ words) As a swimmer, Horizon West 9-year-old Roy Zheng found himself having a hard time hearing his instructor's commands underwater." Zheng depends on his cochlear implant to hear, but the sounds are muffled underwater." It inspired an idea." What if there…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (231+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: It's been said that you measure the degree of civilization of a society by how it treats its most vulnerable members Using this standard, how will America be judged? President Trump recently moved the…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1071+ words) Changemakers is a column that highlights the work of local nonprofit organizations serving Athens County." Chloe Wright is going into sixth grade at Alexander Elementary School in Albany. Wright has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair or a walker to…...

20+ hour ago  (366+ words) Greater Kashmir Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS), Srinagar, in collaboration with En Able India Tuesday launched a two-days Career Awareness Workshop for Persons with Visual Impairment, under the "See A Million Campaign" at the VMS Auditorium. The workshop has brought together…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (659+ words) A generous gift from Robbie Werth '74, MBA "81 increases operational capacity at the Werth Testing Center. Since 2019, the Werth Testing Center has increased academic access at Virginia Tech, thanks to a generous alumnus donation. That generosity has expanded access yet again....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1442+ words) For decades, being born with visual impairment " or losing one's sight later in life " often meant a future defined by exclusion. Many people with visual disabilities were hidden by their families, denied education, and regarded as dependents rather than individuals…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (65+ words) YOU ARE AT: Home " Technology for the Specially-abled: Breaking Barriers, Building Independence Article by M S Charan If you want to read about technologies for the specially-abled, then please visit these web pages: Tech for Differently Abled: How Innovation Empowers…...