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Young disabled woman sitting with arms in the air in wheelchair at beach
Maria Eugenia Farrugia
By Maria Eugenia Farrugia January 10, 2020

Maru’s Dream

Maru, apart from longing to become a mother, had a dream. She used to say frequently: “Mom, I want there to be a law, which protects the rights of people...

blind woman using smartphones with adapted technology
Aqeel Qureshi
By Aqeel Qureshi January 07, 2020

Accessible ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction

Disasters whether from natural or human influences have a huge impact on infrastructure and livelihoods. Natural disasters cannot be prevented but it’s impacts on...

Accessible Luxembourg Tram
Vassil Velev
By Vassil Velev January 04, 2020

Luxembourg is a model city for accessibility and inclusion

Luxembourg came top for accessible travel out of 38 of Europe's capital cities, according to a recent research. Chisineu in Moldova is bottom of the ranking ...

A volunteers help disabled man with his wheelchair walk through flood
Aqeel Qureshi
By Aqeel Qureshi December 20, 2019

Let’s Include Everyone in Early Warning Systems

Persons with disabilities have sadly not been recipients of traditional early warnings of disasters across the Asia Pacific region. This is one reason why the...

Covering an event with a video camera
Aqeel Qureshi
By Aqeel Qureshi December 15, 2019

Representation, portrayal and accessibility of people with disabilities in the media

Media is an important part of all our daily lives. It is one of the mediums that sub consciously leaves a huge impression on our decisions, choices and even...

Ramp at Taj Mahal
Aqeel Qureshi
By Aqeel Qureshi September 28, 2019

Things you need to know before visiting the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is one of the most sought tourist attractions in India. As a wheelchair user, it was good to see that the Taj Mahal had ramps throughout. Taj Mahal...


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