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  • A Visually Impaired Nigerian Is Training Others To Use Gadgets With Ease

    May 12, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kogi State

    In a country where the prevalence of blindness for all ages is 4.2% of the population, Zions Assistive Tech Solutions (ZATS) trains people who are blind on how to effectively use technology like phones and computers.

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  • This Ability in the Kenyan Society

    March 23, 2022 |

    The Elephant |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    This Ability Trust is a nonprofit working to help women and girls with disabilities facing violence. Their Mama Siri program is a toll-free phone service that people with disabilities can call for information and help with things like reporting violence to the police and getting to a safe space.

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  • How football games between persons with albinism and vitiligo are helping fight stigma in Kenya

    March 20, 2022 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Royal Patches and the Black Albinism Football Club both use soccer as a way to create safe and inclusive places for people living with vitiligo and albinism while also educating the public and fostering greater acceptance.

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  • Are community jobs the solution for Missouri's sheltered workshops?

    February 23, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Sedalia, Missouri

    Even as several states banned subminimum wages for disabled workers and adopted versions of the "employment-first" legislation in the country, the Center for Human Services became an anomaly when it closed its sheltered workshop programs in Missouri where they find immense support. In the last five years, the non-profit has focused, instead, on helping adults with disabilities gain employment in traditional jobs in their own communities and earn minimal wages.

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  • Redefining Mobility For Children With Disabilities

    January 11, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Angel Rider Wheelchairs provides free wheelchairs to children across Rwanda. The group constructs and distributes the wheelchairs themselves and coordinates with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities, who provides a list of children nominated to receive one. Access to the wheelchairs have changed the quality of life for many of the children, allowing them to attend school and other social activities for the first time in their lives. The non-profit has donated over 2,000 wheelchairs in the last five years.

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  • Learning when to be hands-off

    September 30, 2021 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder County, Colorado

    Although several Colorado law enforcement agencies have trained officers on how to de-escalate interactions with people in a crisis, including people with disabilities, the state in 2022 will become the latest to mandate such training for all law enforcement officers. The training is backed by a study that suggests it helps police better recognize and understand the reactions that people with disabilities might have under stress in a confrontation with police. Trained officers in Boulder last year successfully ended one potentially violent incident without serious inury.

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  • How Nigerian Sign Language Interpreters Help Children Dispel Fear Of Coronavirus

    September 22, 2021 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A team of sign language interpreters across Nigeria translated into indigenous Nigerian sign language, the internationally acclaimed book “My Hero is You” which helps children, their parents and caregivers understand and answer questions about the coronavirus. With the signing of this book into an indigenous Nigerian sign language, deaf signers can now reach out to their communities. They teach them in the sign language they understand, using local words to explain how the virus came to be and how to prevent its spread and protect their communities.

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  • Turning workers' challenges into workplace assets

    September 02, 2021 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado legislation now bans wages that are even lower than the minimum wage for employees with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). The antiquated law was initially enacted as an incentive for business owners but has been abolished by several states. The new law also provides access to job coaching, which disability advocates are thrilled about.

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  • Giving Voice: Service Transforms Life for Hearing Impaired

    August 17, 2021 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Mongolia, Darkhan, Darkhan-UUL Province

    The Mongolian Association of Sign Language Interpreters launched a free social media service that provides interpreters for people with hearing impairments. Using Facebook Messenger, the service allows clients to use video calls to talk with a sign language interpreter, who then reaches out to an institution or an individual on the client’s behalf. The initiative has six sign language interpreters and has fielded 3,543 calls. Interpreters help people get information and resolve problems, with most clients seeking assistance communicating with medical professionals and government welfare offices.

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  • Fulfilling Your Dreams Despite Disabilities Can Be Easy; This Nonprofit Shows How

    July 06, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Network for Inclusion of People with Special Needs (NIPSN) provides empowerment-based counseling, needs-specific rehabilitation, assistive equipment, and vocational training to people with disabilities. Residents live in a dormitory for up to 18 months while they receive services, including training to use assistive technologies. NIPSN also provides vocational training, like making vases, beads, and soap, which can provide a sustainable livelihood. NIPSN helps children finish school and provides free raw materials, equipment, and a small stipend to help residents start producing goods independently.

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