As the trackside announcer at Kozhikode’s CH Muhammad Koya Stadium listed out competitors and their achievements ahead of the men’s high jump competition at the Federation Cup on Monday, Paralympics medal winner Praveen Kumar admitted feeling like a bit of an imposter. “They were going through all the names. And there were athletes with a …
The potential of children with Autism Disorder Spectrum can be tapped meaningfully but not just in a standard, one-size-fits-all manner. Here are four women who are going the extra mile to suit the needs of autistic children. Anyone who has parented and cared for children with special needs will know the challenges associated with raising …
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Zoe Kothari, an 18-year-old, 12th-grade student has come up with a special platform called ZIAI, a resourceful app for the disabled community and for nondisabled individuals looking to be allies. In 2019, Zoe met with a major accident in her school which resulted in 5 broken bones, a punctured lung, and a head injury. She was …
Troy Kotsur is now the first man who is Deaf to win an Academy Award for acting, collecting the trophy for best actor in a supporting role. His CODA costar, Marlee Matlin, was the first Deaf actor to win an Oscar back in 1987, receiving the best actress award for Children of a Lesser God. Minari star Youn Yuh-jung …
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Mastered skiing during rigorous training at HAWS Gulmarg In an unparalleled initiative, six specially-abled youth from Kashmir undertook two weeks of rigorous skiing training at High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg.It was Chinar Corps initiative which aimed at providing first hand exposure to specially-abled youth of Kashmir in skiing, with the hope that many more …
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