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Bolivian police use tear gas on disabled protesters demanding a rise in state benefits

Disabled Bolivians face riot police using tear gas in La Paz after marching 144 miles (232 km) to demand a rise in state benefits.

28/04/2016

Indonesia

Shackled and abused: the plight of Indonesia's mentally ill

The government is trying to tackle the problem but human rights campaigners say implementation is patchy

21/03/2016

Europe News

Disabled people protest for more rights

Hundreds of people with disabilities have protested outside the EU institutions in Brussels. The protest was organised by the European Network on

30/09/2015

Sport

Austrian pole vaulter Grunberg left paraplegic after training accident

Austria’s leading Pole vaulter Kira Grunberg has been left paraplegic following a training accident. The 21-year-old – who is trained by her father –

31/07/2015

World

Enlightening education: inspiring projects for blind and visually impaired students

Blind and visually-impaired people have long had to overcome challenges in education, as they do in many aspects of life. The World Health

05/06/2015

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Portuguese researchers discover the secret of Mind Control

Mind control is the stuff of pure science fiction, but today reading data from your brain has never been more accurate, and that opens the way to

20/04/2015

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Movement sensor device improves life quality for Parkinson's patients

A small sensor, headphones and a mobile phone – the elements of a prototype kit that is giving hope of relief for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease

16/03/2015

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Do you know: can electronics fight Parkinson's?

16/03/2015

Culture news

Hoy toca el Prado: Please touch the art

Madrid's Museo del Prado has done away with the 'please do not touch' rule in a special new exhibition, focussed specifically on visually impaired visitors.

16/02/2015

World

Breaking the silence for students with hearing difficulties

How can students who are deaf or have hearing issues learn? What inclusive and innovative teaching methods can improve their learning experiences

06/02/2015

Culture news

Viktoria Modesta: the world's first amputee pop star

She’s been dubbed the world's first amputee pop artist: at the age of 20, Viktoria Modesta asked doctors to remove her lower left leg, which had been

14/01/2015

Europe News

Helping those with disabilities to get hired

To mark the UN’s International Day of Disabled Persons, euronews visited one Belgian company that helps people with disabilities find new work. Two

02/12/2014

United Kingdom

Prince Harry launches first Invictus Games for wounded soldiers

11/09/2014

My Europe Series

Disabled and driving in the EU: where can you park?

25/07/2014

Romania

Romania: claims over abuse of mentally ill people puts spotlight on EC's funding millions

17/04/2014

My Europe Series

Access for people with disabilities

21/03/2014

USA

New York cops and firefighters charged in disability fraud

08/01/2014

My Europe Series

Tear down those walls! - accessible tourism for all

25/11/2013

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Exoskeletons on the march

30/09/2013

World

In sickness and in class

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