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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 where disabilities are considered taboo. Western countries have more acceptante for people with disabilities, offering services and supports like inclusive education,...
Stop therapy baby doll shaming
My name is Thecla. I am a survivor of childhood abuse and bullying all through school. I was bounced around from...
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...
8 Food safety tips when traveling abroad
Nausea, vomiting, fever, stomach pain, loose stools – these are the worst things you can experience when...
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...
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...
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....
Innovation in Braille self-learning could empower blind people
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 and adaption of Braille as the script typically needs close engagement with the learner. The fewer the teachers, the harder it is for a visually impaired child to get...
Protect interests of disabled people in ‘hiring’ from NHS wheelchair services
How a faulty battery and thirteen-month long legal battle highlighted the need for protecting the interests of people with disabilities while hiring wheelchairs or other assistive devices provided National Health Service (NHS), writes Caroline Bathurst. I receive my electric wheelchair from my local NHS wheelchair service....