Tag: Disability

Spoons can be savoured and coffee cups crunched. Now, a woman with Down’s Syndrome and her startup are making life for Americans and Canadians that much sweeter. After struggling to find a job, the 33-year-old decided to go freelance, developing a unique cinnamon-chocolate-chip cookie and making the national news in the process. To date, she has sold more than...

It’s inspiring to see how people with disabilities are getting the chance to display their talents on stage or present their art to a wider audience. Now, an economic collective in London has set itself the goal of addressing the inequalities in the business world that affect the 1.3 billion people globally who live with disabilities. Together with 500...

A computer game is raising childrens’ awareness of diabetes. Now, using smartphones, a research team from Washington University has developed a low-cost hearing screening system especially suitable for infants. Microphone probes are connected to standard earphones and coupled with an app. Two different tones are sent into the ear at the same time. All being well, a third tone...

People with Down’s Syndrome can play golf and older women can work as models. Just as a double amputee ex-paralympian can shine on Broadway. The female athlete in question is currently realising her dream on the stage in New York by starring in the play “Cost of Living.” Her role? A woman who is confined to a wheelchair following...

A young man became a major UK TV channel’s first presenter with Down’s Syndrome, while diverse authors can improve their income with games. Now, an organisation from the US has chosen to focus on supporting artists with disabilities, helping them, among other things, to market their work. The programme offers participants the chance to develop their practice under the...

Our brains are lazy, and some people learn quicker than others. An app helps children with dyslexia. Perceiving new situations often poses challenges for people within the autism spectrum. Now, following a 30-person study, a research team in Tel Aviv has evaluated a new method of learning. On the first day, participants were asked to study a visual task...

Chronic wounds can be healed without pain thanks to new plasters. Now a research team from Imperial College, London, has discovered that nerve damage could be repaired through intermittent fasting rather than surgical procedures. The team’s research showed that fasting led to the gut bacteria producing more of a certain metabolite, which helped the ends of nerve cells to...

Video games programmed by women or based on stories written by diverse creatives make our world more colourful. Now an organisation is campaigning to allow people with disabilities the chance to forge a Hollywood career. Disabled screenwriters with initial experience can apply for a grant to cover living costs and become part of a spiritually akin writing community. Included...