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Disability News, Information, and Resources

One of the best-known and most popular websites for the disability community, Disabled World covers a wide range of problems and experiences that the 1.3 billion people (or 16%) who live with major disabilities encounter on a global scale. We are an independent publisher that was founded in 2004 with the goal of giving people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and researchers access to trustworthy news, disability data, and helpful information. In addition to releasing our own studies, articles, and polls, we also publish peer-reviewed material that we receive from reputable sources such as educational institutions, governments around the world, and disability organizations.

Disability is a subject you may not think of as something that may happen to you. However, your chances of becoming disabled, or a person with disability are greater than you realize. During our lifetime, almost all of us will have some type of disability. No one is excluded from joining this group including celebrities and world leaders.

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1 - Researchers Develop Planimal Cells: Hybrid Animal Cells Powered by Solar Energy
University of Tokyo researchers combine chloroplasts from algae with hamster cells.

2 - UVA Partners in NIH Study to Identify Failures in Systems for People with Disabilities
UVA researcher partners on NIH study to help the nation discuss, and better address, the concept of structural ableism and where it may result in healthcare disparities.

3 - Catholic Hospitals Face Criticism Over Healthcare Policies
Catholic hospitals face scrutiny over reproductive healthcare restrictions, conflicts with medical standards, limited access to care, transparency issues, and ethical dilemmas for healthcare providers.

4 - California's Lithium-Rich Salton Sea Linked to High Rates of Childhood Respiratory Problems
Study reveals windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep.

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The Genetic Legacy of Fear: How Phobias May Be Inherited Across Generations
Fears a parent may experience can be passed down to their children and results of experiments suggest fallout from traumatic experiences may extend through generations.

Teenage Boys Height to Weight Chart
Average height to weight ratio chart for teenage boys in Metric and Imperial measurements.

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