International Interest Disbility News Archive:

..Some links may have expired - I will try to keep them up to date, but some news sources do not archive their stories for long periods of time..

Superstition "forces the blind to beg"
Times of Oman (INTERNATIONAL) - Dec 7, 2004:
"Blind people are among the poorest of the poor. People die of hunger due to their disability," she said on the sidelines of the WBU general assembly in Cape Town. More than 600 delegates are meeting in Cape Town for the sixth assembly of the WBU, a global organisation that says it speaks on behalf of 180 million blind or partially sighted individuals.

Human Rights for the Disabled
Washington Post (INTERNATIONAL) - Nov 3, 2004:
The United Nations is drafting a convention to provide international guidelines for the rights of more than 600 million people with disabilities. The convention will provide people with disabilities the same compassionate legal protection that women, children, refugees and other vulnerable populations have under international human rights law.

European conference on childhood disability at University of Edinburgh
MedicalNewsToday.com (INTERNATIONAL) - Oct 7, 2004:
Experts will gather in Edinburgh this week to examine research and best practice for children with disability and discuss how best to overcome the barriers they face in areas such as learning and mobility.

Show lights up Paralympics
BBC Sport (INTERNATIONAL) - Sept 17, 2004:
A spectacular opening ceremony for the XII Paralympics took place in front of a sell-out 72,000 crowd at the Athens Olympic Stadium on Friday.

Paralympics: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Rehabilitation International (RI) hosted the International Paralympic Symposium on Disability Rights today
SportsFeatures.com (INTERNATIONAL) - Sept 17, 2004:
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Rehabilitation International (RI) hosted the International Paralympic Symposium on Disability Rights today with the objective of underlining the human rights of persons with a disability and promoting the right to inclusion in society and sport. This initiative complements the work towards a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability.

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Re-launch for www.paralympic.org
International Olympic Committee (INTERNATIONAL) - Sept 3, 2004:
In view of the Paralympic Games which will take place between 17 and 29 September in Athens, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has re-launched its official website www.paralympic.org.

U.S. 2nd in Americas on disability rights list
Associated Press (INTERNATIONAL) - Aug 26, 2004:
Only five of 24 countries in the Americas provide adequate protection and treatment to their disabled citizens, according to a new report by a coalition of disability groups. The United States, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica and Jamaica were ranked as the "most inclusive" countries in dealing with the disabled in the report released Tuesday, while Belize, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Suriname were judged the "least inclusive."

SMS turns a deaf ear to disability
WebIndia (INTERNATIONAL) - Aug 17, 2004:
Australian researchers have revealed that sending a SMS via mobile phones is increasingly helping deaf people interact with the hearing community, thus creating opportunities to form new relationships.

Disability and Poverty: Breaking the Cycle
Worldbank (INTERNATIONAL) - July 26, 2004:
Many people in developing countries are locked in a vicious cycle of poverty and disability, says Daniel Mont, a social protection specialist with the Disability and Development group at the World Bank. Mont and the World Bank's Disability and Protection team are part of an international push to improve the collection of data on disabilities in developing countries. While the "best guess" estimate puts the level of disability at about 10 percent in most developing countries - about 400 million people - the lack of data makes it difficult to measure.

Unleashing Hidden Talents - Inclusive policies toward disabled people can produce big development gains
Worldbank (INTERNATIONAL) - July 26, 2004:
"We aim to help the Bank and governments understand that there are simple, cheap solutions – some of which don’t cost anything. Allowing a child with a physical disability into a classroom, doesn’t cost anything…many physically disabled kids need very little help at all." The disability and development team is also focusing on working in partnership with other international development agencies and disabled people’s organizations to increase their capacity to lobby on behalf of their constituents.

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Medical file - Impact Injuries
The Scotsman (INTERNATIONAL) - May 24, 2004:
EVEN mild head injuries can have a lasting impact on children, new studies have shown.

Commentary - Persons with Disabilities in India: A Special Educator's Personal Perspective
Disability Studies Quarterly (INTERNATIONAL) - Spring 2004 Issue:
In general, people in India show sympathy and compassion to persons with disabilities. But is that enough?

Anemia associated with disability and poorer physical performance
EurekAlert (INTERNATIONAL) - May 1, 2004:
Older adults with anemia have more disabilities and score lower on physical performance and strength tests than those without anemia, report researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues in the current issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Gene may increase autism risk: study
(CBC News (INTERNATIONAL) - April 1, 2004):
Scientists say they've identified two different forms of a gene that may increase the risk of developing autism.

Business Wire (Mar.15/2004):
VSA arts and MetLife Foundation Issue 2004 Call for Entries

GamesBids.com (Jan.20/2004):
International Paralympic Committee Inspects Turin 2006 Paralympic Games

Toronto Star (Jan.17/2004):
International rights project ready for local feedback

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EverestNews.com (Jan.6/2003):
Voltaren Kilimanjaro Challenge 2004: Victory over Disability

BBC (Jan.8/2003):
Scans predict baby stroke damage

CTV (Jan.8/2003):
Disability rate rising because of obesity

BBC (Dec.30/2003):
Europe's disability year in review

UN News Agency (Dec.18/2003):
UN health agency calls for action to prevent millions of unnecessary deaths

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China Daily (Dec.11/2003):
UN Human Right Prize serves as spur for further efforts, says Deng

Ashai.com (Nov.8/2003):
3 nations target one design

4NI (Oct.31/2003):
Pan-disability gymnastics puts sport in international spotlight

The Age (Oct.4/2003):
Birth weight link to cerebral palsy

Israel Insider: (Jul.29/2003):
Real-life Superman, in Israel, urges more research on paralysis

BBC: (Jul.29/2003):
"WHO steps up polio fight"

CNN: (Jul.4/2003):
"The New Eugenics"

RTE Interactive: (Jun.26/2003):
"Study reveals negative attitudes on disability"

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Ability Magazine: (Jun/2003):
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OneWorld.net: (May.30/2003):
"European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and mental disability"

BBC: (May.13/2003):
"WHO adopts new polio strategy"

EUBusiness: (Apr.14/2003):
"More emphasis needed on e-inclusion measures, declare ministers"

IPC: (Apr.14/2003):
"Record Number of Countries to Participate in Athens 2004 Paralympics"

ABC News: (Jan.31/2003):
"Neuroscientists teach old brain cells new tricks"

Europen Space Agency: (Dec.30/2003):
"Space technology to help the blind"

BBC: (Sep/2002):
"'Autism is like living on wrong planet'"

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The Independent: (Jul.31/2002):
"Stem cell discovery raises prospect of treating genetic disorders in the womb"

BBC: (June.28/2002):
"Gene found for mental retardation"

BBC: (May.8/2002):
"Disabled performers link up"