Artist who posed for Marc Quinn’s Trafalgar Square statue talks of son’s depression
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A ten-year-old prodigy in Tamil Nadu – who teaches yoga to the visually-impaired in the Tirunelveli district – has won many hearts with her sheer…
Charity warns services for older and sick people in some areas will collapse without more funds
August 30, 2019 Budding designers showcased their latest designs at the ‘Ad-Dress Now’ event in Pune. Held by Ekansh Trust, organisers hope that this event…
Intellectually disabled man held in solitary confinement for six years in ‘outrageous’ case
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Adrian was held in seclusion 99% of the time between 24 September 2012 and 18 June 2018
#TechThursdays – Prosthetic limbs from plastic water bottles offer low-cost options for amputees
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August 29, 2019 Dr K Kandan, an engineer from De Montfort University at Leicester University, has created prosthetic limbs from plastic water bottles, an innovation…
Matthew Johnston overcame precedent to serve as foreman and hopes others will follow him
August 28, 2019 People using wheelchairs or mobility related challenges are not encouraged to explore their culinary skills by family members as they tend to…
Bombay High Court gaze on accessibility shortfalls puts civic authorities in a spot
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August 28, 2019 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is taking a close hard look at Mumbai’s accessibility shortcomings after the Bombay High Court ordered civic authorities…
Mon 26 Aug 2019 15.30 BST Last modified on Mon 26 Aug 2019 19.05 BST The word autism means a lot of different things to different people.…