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Positive supports make huge difference for disabled children
Raising children is a tough job. Raising children with disabilities is even more challenging. Raising disabled children is extremely difficult in India...
Disability Wedding Planning Book the First of Its Kind
Everyone deserves the joy of a wedding– but disabled couples have long been denied respect. Wedding Planning for Spoonies seeks to change that. Disabled...
Scripor Alphabet, a self-orientation map using the tactile alphabet of colors in Romania
Romania launched the Scripor Alphabet, a self-orientation map using the tactile alphabet of colors for people who are blind or low vision, an alphabet named after...
8 Food safety tips when traveling abroad
Nausea, vomiting, fever, stomach pain, loose stools – these are the worst things you can experience when traveling abroad. After all, who would want to spend their...
Marriage equality is still not a reality for disabled people in India
Marriage of Disabled Man or Woman is a most challenging topic, probably more challenging their own physical challenges. Their physical challenges demand assistance in...
How can Virtual Reality technology help persons with disabilities?
"Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths." This is the opening line of the book "The less travelled road" from Scott Peck. When I first...
My experience navigating through the mental health hospital system
I clearly remember my very first psychiatric hospital admission. I was put on ITO (Involuntary Treatment Order) at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. I...
What has my mental illness taught me about life?
Not all medications that are trialled will work the very first time of trying. There are many trials and errors. The right combination of medications will come with...
Innovation in Braille self-learning could empower blind people in India
India’s Braille literacy rates are at an abysmal low of less than one percent. The shortage of trained educators is one of the greatest impediments in the spread...
