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Haptic-feedback Clothing Designed to Guide the Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
by Best Brothers Group on June 20, 2019 at 4:22 pm News, June 20 2019 The UN Security Council approved Thursday its first resolution calling for protection of disabled people during armed conflicts. Nujeen Mustafa, a 20...
UN Security Council Calls for Protection of Persons with Disabilities in War Zones | Best Brothers Group of Companies
News, June 20 2019 The UN Security Council approved Thursday its first resolution calling for protection of disabled people during armed conflicts. Nujeen Mustafa, a 20 year old Syrian with cerebral palsy, seen in 2016 in Frankfurt,...
India: Nippon Launches New Program Focused on Employment for Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, June 20 2019 Keeping in line with its tradition of transforming the lives of underprivileged and special-needs children, Nippon Paint has launched SAHYOG -a program that aims at creating employment opportunities for people with special needs. Students with Autism...
Car Tech Helping Persons with Disabilities in South Africa with Enhanced Mobility | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Africa, Transportation, June 17 2019 Independence within the disabled community is becoming far more of an important focus and as such the use of one’s own vehicle without assistance is an integral part of that, says Dominic...
Swedish Furniture Manufacturer Joins with Physiotherapists to Launch New Range for Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Assistive Technology, Europe, June 12 2019 IKEA has announced the launch of new products to its OMTÄNKSAM range, aiming to give people with disabilities greater independence through comfort, function and safety at home. OMTÄNKSAM means “thoughtful” in...
Turkey’s First Mayor with Disability Aims to Improve Lives of Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Middle East, News, May 22 2019 In 2005, the ruling Justice and Development Party adopted Turkey’s first Disability Law as a part of its European Union accession process. In 2007, Turkey signed the United Nations Convention on...
Stakeholders Find Weaknesses in ICT Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Asia-Pacific, ICT, May 21 2019 PAKISTAN: Stakeholders have identified weaknesses in the ICT Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill before a parliamentary committee on human rights considers it next week, and have urged the committee to seek insight...
Jean Vanier, Canadian Champion for Persons with disabilities Passes Away | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, News, May 8 2019 Jean Vanier, a Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half-century, has died at 90. A charity he founded, L’Arche, said...
Tactile Model Makes a Stadium Accessible to Persons with Visual Impairment | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, April 19 2019 The Tower and the 1976 Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, a symbol of the city of Montreal in Québec, Canada, can now be explored with the fingertips. They have been reproduced as a tactile...
Researchers Developing Wheelchair-accessible Maps for Persons with Disabilities | Best Brothers Group of Companies
INDIA – Researchers with the Global Disability Innovation Hub, co-led by UCL (University College London) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi), are developing wheelchair-accessible maps of Delhi, India. “Infrastructure in India can often...
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