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SINGAPORE, March 24: The elderly and disabled people should have as little problem getting around new buildings as possible.
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March 23: LookTel is accessibility software for Windows Mobile which makes the task of identifying objects in the real world for sight-impaired users much easier.
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REDMOND, Wash. March 23: MSNBC.com has launched Haiti's Amputees: Building A Life Worth Living (http://haitiamputees.msnbc.com/) , a multimedia report following one prosthetic team's efforts to help amputees in Haiti rebuild their bodies and their lives.
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March 23: DUBLINER EMMA McAuley became the first person in the Republic to use a specially trained hearing dog to act as her ears when Chester came into her life last year.
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Yenagoa, March 22: Bayelsa State government has assured of its readiness to empower people with disabilities through training programmes and award of micro-credit loans to ensure self-reliance.
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Sochi - Russia, March 22: The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee held a seminar on creating a barrier-free environment at the 2014 Games for people with disabilities.
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March 22: Moscow and London officials have organized a multimedia teleconference to draw public attention to the problems of children with Down syndrome and to discuss possible ways to help them integrate into society.
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KARACHI, 20: A 16-man disabled Pakistani cricket team left on Friday for matches in Malaysia and Singapore, becoming the country’s first physically disabled cricketers to embark on a foreign tour.
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March 22: J&R has come up with an interesting new product section in an area that we think is very overlooked in the tech community. Even though geeks and tech enthusiasts, etc… may love their gadgets, there is a whole other community that desires them ...
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 19: Despite the public's general perception against those with Down Syndrome, many with this genetic disability have proven that they too can have a career apart from being independent.
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DUBAI, Saudi Arabia, March 20: "We need to change steel and asphalt buildings to human structures," said a leading Arab architect while explaining the necessity to design structures as per the needs of people with disabilities.
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March 22: A daylong Disabled Peoples’ National Congregation , 2010 is going to be held on Monday 29th March 2010 from 9:00 am to 5:00pm with the initiative of National Alliance of Disabled People’s Organizations (NADPO) in Bangladesh
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HCM CITY, March 18: Discrimination, low awareness, lack of facilities and a shortage of funds are among major problems facing efforts to provide a good education to people with disabilities in HCM City, a review meeting heard yesterday.
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March 18: Lawmakers yesterday questioned Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) Minister Jennifer Wang over a report showing that many leading companies have failed to meet the legal quota on hiring physically or mentally disabled workers.
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March 18: In what was an impressive show of unity and activism, a large number of disabled persons from all across the country gathered at Parade Lane, chanted slogans and staged a sit-in to demand their representation in the National Assembly, Senate and...
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VANCOUVER — Civic leaders hope the 2010 Paralympics will make Vancouver a world leader in disabled accessibility, but experts are divided on whether the games help regular disabled people.
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March 16: A British soldier blinded in a grenade attack has become the first person to try out a new pair of glasses that allow him to 'see' again - through his tongue.
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March 15: RUSSIA notched up eight medals on day two of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games as they reached the podium in all of the six biathlon events where medals were handed out.
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March 16: SEVERAL wheelchair users were left disappointed and upset after a trip to a premier tourist spot in Kuala Lumpur revealed some accessibility issues for disabled people.
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SEATTLE, March 15: For those with a disability, a little help can go a long way. They have a new source of help at their fingertips, thanks to University of Washington computer and engineering students.
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