Warsaw opens the 'Metroteka' - an innovative library housed in a metro station
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Watch: The Turkish paralympic swimmer propelling herself towards the 2024 Games
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Since a young age, Sevilay Öztürk has found solace in swimming. Now 21, Sevilay spares no effort as she strives towards becoming a World Champion.
Summer camp for young people with disabilities returns to Lake Balaton
The camp aims to bring disabled and non-disabled people together to have fun and to show youngsters how hard it can be living in a wheelchair.
This hard-of-hearing K-pop boy band uses AI to help them sing
In a world designed for the hearing, the first hard-of-hearing K-pop boy band’s debut has been made possible thanks to advanced technologies.
Sziget Festival aims to break down disability taboos
A venue at Budapest's Sziget Festival aims to raise awareness of disabilities through various activities that simulate what it's like to live with them.
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Mattel launches its first blind Barbie doll
The doll’s features are both intended to accurately reflect a blind person, as well as be engaging for children who are blind or have low vision.
Watch: The fan-led league with inclusion at its heart
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Meet the inventor of the world's first functional Lego prosthesis
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Like many children, David Aguilar spent his childhood building Lego. While others made model aeroplanes and miniature toy towns out of the stackable plastic bricks, David built functional lifesize prosthetic arms.
Watch: Pro-surfer paves the way for disabled students to catch waves in Argentina
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In a coastal city in Argentina, surf’s up for everyone, able-bodied or otherwise. Lucas Rubiño is a man on a mission, making waves through his special surf school and adapted surfboards.
Watch: The guardian angel providing prosthetic limbs to amputated children in Nigeria
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Crystal Chigbu is transforming the lives of disabled children through her organisation, the Irede Foundation.
Zagreb hosts disability rights festival with films and workshops
The festival focused on solidarity and social inclusion for people with disabilities runs from May 13-15.
How do the EU's new disability cards facilitate cross-border travel?
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In this episode of Real Economy, Euronews reporter Paul Hackett travels to Ljubljana and Brussels to learn how Europe's new disability and parking cards aim to facilitate cross-border travel and enhance accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
Political party websites freezing out voters with disabilities - report
Severe flaws in access to websites and digital channels of the major European political families make it difficult for people with disabilities to cast an informed vote.
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Tebessüm Café social project empowers youths with Down's Syndrome and smashes social stigma
Where is it hardest to live in Europe with a disability?
People with no disability are less likely to be at risk of poverty than those with a disability, according to data from 34 European countries.
First European disability card coming, slowly
Lawmakers struck a deal on an EU-wide standardised disability card which will allow people with disabilities to enjoy the same benefits and facilities in public and private services throughout Europe – but it will not come into effect within three and a half years.
Euroviews. Can the EU AI Act embrace people's needs while redefining algorithms?
The EU's flagship AI legislation doesn’t cover all cases, scenarios, or terminology, but it may complement existing legislation of the member states, including accessibility, equality or social protection laws, Yonah Welker writes.
Meet Matthieu Travers, one of the 11,000 torchbearers for the Olympics
On 26 July 2024, the Olympic flame will arrive on the banks of the River Seine, for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
El Prado Museum pushes for more inclusive and respectful language
One of the world's most renowned art museums is changing the language in the descriptions attached to its paintings in a bid to increase inclusion and promote equality.
Euroviews. Disability rights in Ukraine are a litmus test for democracy
When Ukraine emerges from conflict, the country has the promise to rebuild itself as a model for a free, fair, and inclusive society. Ensuring that the rights of people with disabilities are respected will be a major test of how well it succeeds, Virginia Atkinson and Yuliia Sachuk write.
Spain changes constitution language on disabilities
The Spanish parliament voted to remove the term 'handicapped' and replace it with 'persons with a disability'.