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The Disabled World Disability News section features a roundup of the latest health, medical, and world disability news focusing on up-to-the-minute breaking news, video, audio and feature stories from around the globe. International news items and articles include updates on disability legislation and coming health and disability events, as well as medical research breakthroughs, and advances in the field of medicine, science, and cures for various disabilities.

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Health and Disability News UK - Health news from Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, and surrounding countries

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Asian Disability News - Our Asian disability section discusses health and disabilities news from the Asia Pacific region.

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Disability News Africa - Current information and news regarding health and disability in Africa.


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News Articles

Pub. DateTopicAuthor
2011-05-12Giving Voice to All Wheelchair Users - United Spinal AssociationUnited Spinal Association
2011-04-13Rick Hansen Man in Motion World Tour - Great Wall of ChinaRick Hansen Foundation
2011-02-23Joseph H. Flom, M&A Pioneer and Philanthropist, Dies at 87Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
2010-12-21St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired Share a Long HistorySt. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired
2010-10-06Orthopedics This Week Announces 2010 Best Spine Technology Award WinnersOrthopedics This Week
2010-10-05Axial Biotech Wins 2010 Best New Spinal Technology AwardAxial Biotech, Inc.
2010-08-26World's Tallest Man Undergoes Gamma Knife SurgeryElekta
2010-08-16Forced Suspension of World Vision Leaves Thousands of Lives in Jeopardy in SomaliaWORLD VISION CANADA
2010-01-25Death of Judi Chamberlin - Pioneer in Social Justice MovementNational Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations
2010-01-15Too much Television Wastes Lives and Causes Premature Deathtrekdesk.com
2009-12-13Modern Drummer Joins Pat Gesualdo for Groundbreaking Disability ColumnModern Drummer
2009-09-08Worldwide Isotope Shortage Poses Health ProblemsSociety of Nuclear Medicine
2009-09-06Strategies for Implementing Disability ConventionUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2009-09-03National Legislative Measures Aimed at Strengthening Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2009-04-01Little People Big World - Dealing with DwarfismAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2009-03-07Disability Pact Provides Road Map to Improve Lives of MillionsU.N.
2009-02-08Lemon Laws for Motor Vehicles and Disability ProductsIsmail Ahmed
2009-01-21Disabled and Vulnerable Groups More Susceptible to Terrorism FearsUniversity of California Los Angeles
2009-01-16Inaugural Ball for Disability CommunityDisability Power and Pride Inaugural Ball
2009-01-13Pain Pump and Local Anesthetic LawsuitsKalur Law
2009-01-11Mustard Gas Studies on U.S. Soldiers Race-BasedUniversity of Alberta

  • CNN Disability News Videos - Covers a variety of breaking news stories and headlines concerning disabilities from the CNN website in video clip format.

  • Disability News - ScienceDaily - World medical and disability news and research on tissue regeneration, increasing mobility, and much more.
  • Australian Disability News - Victorian Department of Human Services and the Department of Planning and Community Development the iTaNGO project working to provide community sector organisations the knowledge and resources to get the most out of their information communication technology (ICT) setup.

    U.K. Disability News - A round-up of links to disability related stories from BBC News and the World Wide Web.

  • News - The communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. Newsworthiness is defined as a subject having sufficient relevance to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage - Wikipedia

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