In 2012, the car accident left her paralyzed but didn’t shatter her dreams. She is Avani Lekhara, a para shooter who made India proud by clinching the first gold in the Paralympics. In 2021, she won the Khel Ratna award, the highest award in sports and conferred with India’s 4th highest civilian award Padma Shri. …
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The unemployment rate of Americans with developmental disabilities hovers at around 80%, but The Hive, a new café in Willard, Mo., is doing its part to change that. Half of the staff members at The Hive have disabilities, and management isn’t just giving them jobs, but the tools they need to work elsewhere. “We want …
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The people selling their wares have been given vocational training in the particular skill by the respective NGOs, adds Mangala. CHENNAI: With a view to empowering the differently-abled by mainstreaming their innate skills as a means to earn a livelihood, Vidya Sagar, a Chennai-based NGO devoted to the uplift and empowerment of the disabled community, will …
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Sade Walker is a staunch advocate for the differently-abled. As someone who identifies as ‘hard of hearing,’ she knows first-hand just how cruel society can be to people deemed different. Having experienced bullying in her formative years, she dreamed of one day creating a platform to help others navigate life after this “painful and traumatic …
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8-year-old Mitchell Robert wasn’t supposed to walk. The love of his parents, support of a community and the existence of robotic legs all came together to ensure he would. And walk he did – hitting one million steps so far! TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When the Milton-area Robert family raised funds for …
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