Disability News: World Coverage of Stories and Events
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-10-11
Author: Disabled World | Contact: Disabled World (Disabled-World.com)
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Synopsis: Coverage, breaking stories, and regularly updated current disability news summaries with a prime focus on essential world issues concerning disabilities and those with disability.
Main Document
Disabled World News features disability items of interest, including community support programs, disability sports news and cultural happenings, along with informative issues of medical concerns, carer fact sheets, and related information. We also provide relevant details concerning new changes to accessibility laws and legislation, disability rights issues, and present some of the latest available clinical trials, medical research, discovery papers, and other publications.
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| Latest Disabled World Disability News, Events and Information | |
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 | UAE Praised for Inclusive Agenda The 5th AccessAbilities Expo in Dubai from 9-11 October will introduce the newest technologies and latest innovations to visitors from the UAE and the wider Middle East region. Category: Middle East and UAE Disability News Publish Date: 2023-05-29 |
 | Revolutionizing Sexual Education: Empowering Women with Disabilities Through Accessible and Inclusive Approaches in Offline and Online Settings This article explores the inherent challenges and notable significance of comprehensive sexual education in empowering women with disabilities. Category: Disability Sexuality Publish Date: 2023-05-29 |
| Barriers to Entry for Disabled Tech Professionals Research into barriers and challenges disabled tech professionals face when obtaining certifications. Category: Disability Employment Publish Date: 2023-05-24 |
| Where Do Our Limbs Come From? By observing mechanisms of embryonic development and comparing anatomy of existing species, researchers can develop theories on how embryonic structures may have evolved or been modified over time. Category: Anthropology and Disabilities Publish Date: 2023-05-24 |
 | Siblings With Autism Share More of Their Fathers Genome Not Their Mothers Research finds that in families that have two or more children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) the siblings shared more of their father's genome. Category: Autism Information Publish Date: 2023-05-22 |
| M-CHAT-R/F Autism Screening Tool Effective But Has Limitations A study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers and others finds an autism screening tool used widely in the U.S. and around the world is effective but has limitations. Category: Autism Information Publish Date: 2023-05-20 - Updated: 2023-05-21 |
| Temperature Feedback Allows Amputees to Feel Warmth in a Missing Hand The added sensation of temperature feedback is another step towards building bionic prosthetics for repairing the human body. Category: Prostheses - Prosthetics Publish Date: 2023-05-18 |
 | The Number of World Farms to Halve by 2100 Consolidation in farming can lead to improved labor productivity and economic growth with a larger workforce in non-farm employment and improved management systems. Category: Food Security Information Publish Date: 2023-05-16 |
| Ethics Framework for Use of Generative AI in Healthcare New paper introduces ethics framework for the responsible use, design, and governance of Generative AI applications in healthcare and medicine. Category: AI and Disabilities Publish Date: 2023-05-16 |
 | mRNA Universal Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial Begins A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine has begun enrolling volunteers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Category: Clinical Trial Research Publish Date: 2023-05-15 |
| Why We Fall For Certain People - The Science of Attraction Study finds people who believe they have a core essence that drives their likes and dislikes were more likely to be drawn to people with similar interests. Category: Disabled Dating Publish Date: 2023-05-14 |
| IPC Decision on Suspension of NPC Russia and Belarus to Go Before IPC General Assembly in September International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decision on suspension of NPC Russia and Belarus to go back before the IPC General Assembly in September. Category: Disability Sports News Publish Date: 2023-05-12 |
| Empowering Autonomy: Challenging Disability Stigma and Supporting Independent Living The discourse surrounding disability and its effects on personal growth and autonomy deserve more focused attention and nuanced contemplation. Category: Blogs - Writings - Stories Publish Date: 2023-05-12 - Updated: 2023-05-29 |
| Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2024 Could Be 3.1% Declining rate of inflation points to a significantly lower COLA for next year, after the 8.7% COLA in 2023 the highest in 40 years. Category: U.S. Social Security Publish Date: 2023-05-10 - Updated: 2023-05-11 |
| Why Buses Cannot Get Wheelchair Users to Most City Areas Study finds the key obstacle is with sidewalks and other infrastructure that wheelchair users need to get from home to bus stops and from bus stops to their destination. Category: Public Disability Transport Publish Date: 2023-05-10 |
| Deaf to Deaf Weight Loss Program Deaf Weight Wise in partnership with the local Deaf community adapted an existing evidence-based weight loss program for use with Deaf sign language users. Category: Dieting and Diet Plans Publish Date: 2023-05-08 |
| AI Predicts Pancreatic Cancer Up to Three Years Before Diagnosis An artificial intelligence tool has identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis using the patients medical records. Category: AI and Disabilities Publish Date: 2023-05-08 |
| Disability Inclusive Local Governance: Practices and Challenges in Nepal Nir Shrestha writes on the topic of Disability Inclusive Local Governance: Practices and Challenges in Nepal. Category: Blogs - Writings - Stories Publish Date: 2023-05-06 |
    | Limitless Champions: Fantasy 3D Miniatures with Disabilities Wyrmworks Publishing announces Limitless Champions, the largest, most diverse line of disabled fantasy miniatures ever made. Category: Accessible Games and Gaming Publish Date: 2023-05-05 - Updated: 2023-05-06 |
 | Using Organoids to Studying Fetal Intestine Development Findings suggest that transplanted human intestinal organoids (tHIOs) are a proxy for studying the development of the human fetal intestine. Category: Organoids Publish Date: 2023-05-04 - Updated: 2023-05-18 |
  | FSHD1 Rare Neuromuscular Disorder Diagnosis Brings Answers for Teen A rare neuromuscular disorder diagnosis of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) brings long awaited answers for teenager. Category: Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Publish Date: 2023-05-01 |
  | Noninvasive Brain Decoder Can Transcribe Stories in the Mind New artificial intelligence (AI) system can translate brain activity while listening to a story, or silently imagining telling a story, into text. Category: The Human Brain Publish Date: 2023-05-01 |
| Recognizing Children with Multiple Disabilities As a sister, mother and teacher I have witnessed the evolution of special education from institutional placements to inclusive settings. Category: Blogs - Writings - Stories Publish Date: 2023-05-01 |
  | BIAAE ABLE Assembly for Students, Artists and Educators Past Event Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education (BIAAE) hosted ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone Conference and events April 21-23, 2023. Category: Disability Events - Public Notices Publish Date: 2023-04-29 |
 | Research by Texas A&M Redefines Mammalian Tree of Life New research uses the genomes of 241 species and can be used to support both animal and human health outcomes. Category: Anthropology and Disabilities Publish Date: 2023-04-29 |
Editorials and Opinions
- Disabled World Editorials - Editorial views on assorted articles and current affairs news stories relating to disability and health.
- Disability Political Editorials - World political editorial views on current affairs related to disability and health worldwide.
- Disability Technology Editorials - Editorial views on news related to health and disability technology topics in the news.
- Older News Articles - List of articles, fact sheets, and documents from the Disabled World Disability News category.
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