Eleven dead in fire at French holiday home for disabled
Wintzenheim, France Reuters Eleven people died in a fire that tore through a holiday home for disabled people in eastern France in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. The blaze broke out around 6.30am as the holiday-goers with learning disabilities and their carers were still asleep in the two-storey building in the town of […]
“Not just the ramp”: Worship spaces need more accessibility
HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, reports on how churches and other worship spaces in the US are responding to the needs of the less-abled…
A NIGHT TO SHINE: TIM TEBOW AND THE VATICAN JOIN FORCES TO GIVE DISABLED AN EPIC PROM NIGHT
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Rome where a prom with a difference was held this week…
DISABILITY: OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND – ZIMBABWE LOCKS UP ITS DISABLED
JEFFREY MOYO, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the plight of the disabled in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe…
WOW! HOW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES LIKE DENMARK’S HUSET VENTURE ARE BUILDING MORE INCLUSIVE WORKFORCES
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how social enterprises are employing people with disabilities…
TECHNOLOGY: ACCESS ALL AREAS? USING DATA TO HELP THE DISABLED NAVIGATE CITIES
SOPHIE DAVIES, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how technology is being harnessed to help disabled people access city facilities…
INCLUSION: GLITZ AND A SURPRISE GUEST AT THE PROM FOR THOSE WHO DON’T OFTEN GO
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports from the US on an initiative to reach out to special needs teens and adults…
THE INTERVIEW: JONI EARECKSON TADA ON WHY SHE “SPEAKS UP FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES”
Joni Eareckson Tada is a passionate advocate for the disabled in the US and around the world. DAVID ADAMS asked her via email about what drives that passion, how the church can better advocate for the disabled and her opposition to assisted dying laws in the US…
A PLACE OF HOPE: SOUTH SUDAN’S DISABLED SWAP STIGMA FOR SPORT
STEFANIE GLINSKI, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how sport is providing a “place of belonging” for those with disabilities in South Sudan…
ESSAY: WHY AUSTRALIA NEEDS ITS FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR DISABILITY INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
ERIN RYAN, of CBM Australia, sets out why Australia needs to appoint an Ambassador for Disability-Inclusive Development to help ensure people with disabilities in the developing world don’t remain ‘invisible’ when it comes to our aid and foreign policy…