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Disability Bill Advocacy by GRF Our constitution has no legal provision that ensure reasonable protection from violence and abuse for persons with disabilities. Show your support.

Consequently, GRF has drafted a Disability Bill - Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2021.

28/10/2025

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27/10/2025

Education

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌLouise Greer, a personal trainer and the countryโ€™s strongest disabled wo...
24/10/2025

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ

Louise Greer, a personal trainer and the countryโ€™s strongest disabled woman, encourages more people with disabilities to lift weights to challenge stigmas. Despite facing discouragement and assumptions when she started, she won Britainโ€™s Strongest Disabled Man & Woman title three years in a row.

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Louise Greer says people told her to "stay away from weights" because of her disability.

๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐“๐• ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งAn interactive pop-up exhibition called ...
24/10/2025

๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐“๐• ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

An interactive pop-up exhibition called Viz-Ability will be held Wednesday at Radford Studio Center in Studio City to celebrate disabled artisans in the entertainment industry. The show highlights the talents of disabled creatives in film, TV, and animation to help them gain more work opportunities.

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An interactive pop-up exhibition in Studio City on Wednesday will celebrate disabled artisans in the entertainment industry. At Radford Studio Center, 4024 Radford Ave., Viz-Ability will highlight โ€ฆ

๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒThe C...
24/10/2025

๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

The Centre has proposed the draft Assistive Technology (Standards and Accessibility) Rules, 2025, which establish a comprehensive framework for certification, procurement, tracking, distribution, affordability, and safety of assistive devices for persons with disabilities.

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The Centre proposes new draft rules for assistive technology. An online portal will manage certification and distribution processes. Devices will meet BIS standards for user safety. Schemes will ensure affordability and timely availability. A national helpline will address complaints. This comprehen...

๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐œ๐ฒBinghamton Universityโ€™s Services for Studen...
24/10/2025

๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐œ๐ฒ

Binghamton Universityโ€™s Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 27, honoring five decades of advocacy, innovation, and support for students with disabilities.

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Binghamton Universityโ€™s Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) marked a milestone on Sept. 27 with a celebration commemorating its 50th anniversary.

๐„-๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐, ๐ฏ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐šThe Gauteng Department of e-Government hosted a roadshow in Ratanda t...
17/10/2025

๐„-๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐, ๐ฏ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐š

The Gauteng Department of e-Government hosted a roadshow in Ratanda to help persons with disabilities and military veterans access digital tools and economic opportunities.

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The Gauteng Department of e-Government brought its provincial empowerment roadshow to Ratanda, helping persons with disabilities and military veterans access digital tools.

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌA disabled woman, Dawn Routledge, says the Ashbourne Reborn projectโ€™s e...
16/10/2025

๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

A disabled woman, Dawn Routledge, says the Ashbourne Reborn projectโ€™s efforts to improve parking and transport in Ashbourne town centre will make it harder for her to access shops. Although the project adds four disabled parking spaces, they are further from shops, reducing accessibility for those with mobility issues.

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Dawn Routledge believes the work will make life harder for people with disabilities.

๐€๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐žA viral video by disabil...
14/10/2025

๐€๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž

A viral video by disability advocate Shane Hryhorec exposed challenges accessing the federal minister for disability Mark Butlerโ€™s office, highlighting broader accessibility issues in public buildings. Hryhorec, a wheelchair user, found the main entrance stair-only and the doorbell for wheelchair access broken, forcing him to use a rear delivery entrance with an inadequate ramp.

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A viral video showing a lack of accessibility into the offices of the federal minister for disability has highlighted broader issues for access into public buildings, an advocate says.

๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐šThe Hea Hoog Foundation in Estonia operates 12 cent...
13/10/2025

๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š

The Hea Hoog Foundation in Estonia operates 12 centers employing nearly 800 disabled residents. These artisans, mostly intellectually disabled, craft various products like cards, pet beds, and ceramics, many from recycled materials.

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At a dozen centers nationwide, nearly 800 disabled Estonian residents work for the Hea Hoog Foundation, crafting everything from cards and baskets to snuffle mats for dogs.

๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐žThe systematic review by Geneviรจve O, Sara D.R.R., and Minerva R.V...
10/10/2025

๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž

The systematic review by Geneviรจve O, Sara D.R.R., and Minerva R.V. highlights critical advancements and persistent gaps in nursing education related to care for persons with disabilities.

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In an era where healthcare is becoming increasingly specialized, the importance of effectively training nursing professionals to cater to the needs of persons with disabilities cannot be overstated. A

๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐คThe City of West Hollywood and Cedars-Sinai ho...
09/10/2025

๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค

The City of West Hollywood and Cedars-Sinai hosted a free Disabilities Health and Wellness Fair at Plummer Park Community Center, offering services like flu vaccines, health screenings, hearing tests, and wellness information.

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The City of West Hollywood, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, hosted a free Disabilities Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday at the Plummer Park.

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