Japanese society once kept people with physical disabilities out of sight, but no more. Its becoming more common now to see people in wheelchairs taking trains or otherwise going about their business in Japans increasingly barrier-free cities. In 37 Seconds, the first feature by singled-named director Hikari (formerly Mitsuyo Miyazaki), the protagonist with a physical disability may have more autonomy than she would have had a generation ago, but still faces formidable challenges in her quest for independence, adulthood and answers about her past Continue reading →

Harry Weller, 16, took on a six-mile walk for Harbour Cancer Support Centre in Gosport and raised more than 1,000 for the charity Harry Weller, 16, completed a six-mile walk from Fareham College, where he is a student, to Harbour Cancer Support Centre in Stoke Road, Gosport. Harry, an ex-student of Portchester Community School, said: I walked with my dad Keith and found the walk fun and I enjoyed it, especially the cup of tea from the team at Harbour Cancer Support. Harry Weller, 16, took on a six-mile walk for Harbour Cancer Support Centre in Gosport and raised more than 1,000 for the charity. Continue reading →

What comes to mind when you think of the word disability? Maybe you think of a person in a wheelchair, or perhaps a blind person with a seeing-eye dog. Maybe you think of a cousin with autism, a neighbor with cerebral palsy, or a friend with dyslexia Continue reading →

When Kaylee Pellack was a cheerleader, her sister wanted to participate in cheer, too. Except that Ashlee East, now 32, had cerebral palsy and teams for students with disabilities didnt widely exist. Continue reading →

A fresh market research study titled Global Cerebral Palsy Treatment Market explores several significant facets related to Cerebral Palsy Treatment Market covering industry environment, segmentation analysis, and competitive landscape. Realistic concepts of the market are mentioned in a simple and plain manner in this report. Continue reading →

Shutterstock SALT LAKE CITY A Salt Lake woman faces criminal charges accusing her of allowing her special needs husband and daughter to live in deplorable conditions. Linda Diana Heagren, 63, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with two counts of aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult, a second-degree felony. Continue reading →

Riverside High School again welcomed students from throughout Northeast Ohio to a special Valentines Day Dance. The Feb Continue reading →

Respect comes from work undertaken fifteen years ago when based on a research idea it developed a new technique of cooling premature babies In its chosen fields of perinatal and neonatal care, PLC (LON;IHC)punches on a par with companies substantially large includinggiant medical equipment manufacturers such as Philips and Siemens. That's pretty impressive given it only turned over 15mln to January 2019, but chief executive Neil Campbell says the company is widely recognised as a pioneer in the neonatal intensive sector Continue reading →

Chandigarh, February 14 The 52nd national convention of the annual body of speech and hearing professionals organised by the Department of Otolaryngology, PGIMER, and the Chandigarh branch of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association (CISHA) started here today. Continue reading →