December 16, 2020

getty The field of disability services and advocacy is changing. One of the most significant shifts over the last few decades has been the rising prominence of actual disabled people within the disability field. While this is a…

Author: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (i): Contact: paralympic.orgPublished: 2020-12-16Table of contents and important points:Facts and information about the sports program The Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games, an…

OTTAWA - Nicole Gladu has no time to argue that she is a vulnerable person who needs protection from being forced to seek a medically assisted death. The 75-year-old Quebecer uses a wheelchair because of post-polio…

Author: International Paralympic Committee (IPC)(i) : Contact: www.paralympic.orgPublished: 2020-09-04Synopsis and Key Points:An open letter to interested stakeholders regarding the IWBF's non-compliance with the 2015 IPC Athlete…

Employers should set clear, consistent guidelines for the coronavirus and carefully consider placement.The novel coronavirus has brought about changes in medical testing in the workplace. As policy makers work on plans to distribute…

The latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia. ACOSS The federal government's recent cut to the coronavirus supplement, passed by parliament last week,…

Author: Disabled World: Contact: Disabled World (www.disabled-world.com)Published: 2020-09-12Table of contents and important points:Biography of Vichay Phommachan, a 35-year-old Deaf artist, actor, model, and dancer who was born in Thailand…

The Javed Abidi Foundation has announced the launch of CHANGE, a project that will identify seven different issues for general disability. This includes working with organizations that have expertise in the various topics identified in…

Lawyers urge Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino to take immediate action to reduce patient populations and improve safety protocols while 110 patients have been infected with a coronavirus outbreak in the past 10 days. In an urgency…