Tag: Disability

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...

A new website promises support for people with limited mobility when travelling. Independent travel means freedom. Thanks to a German company, this could now become a sustainable reality for people with disabilities. Using a startup’s electric vehicle, the company converts and adapts it in 20 different ways. Revolving and suspended seats make it easy to get inside. When alighting,...

At birthday parties it’s candles, at Christmas time it’s lights. This December, the city of Madrid is giving people with visual and intellectual disabilities the chance to enjoy the magic of Christmas. A research team from Carlos University has developed an app which stores 31 yuletide visiting points. Once the tracking system is activated, users can choose one of...

For a beach holiday we search for a hotel overlooking the sea. People with limited mobility, however, don’t always know what awaits them on site. Now a startup from Italy is aiming to change that with its tailored search engine. So far, users can carry out an Italy-wide search for accommodation, offices or cuisine that meet specific requirements regarding...

Sometimes all you need is the right support. In the field of eSports, for example. Now, a startup from Missouri has developed a keyboard which gives children with intellectual or physical disabilities the means to operate a computer. The board has 11 keys, which, when used in combination, can create letters, or be used as a mouse. The device...