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CANADA NEWS
Residents living with disabilities share accessibility concerns during Sask. Accessibility Challenge | PKBNEWS
Karthik Babumenon was born with diplegic cerebral palsy, a condition that affects muscle control and coordination primarily in the legs.…
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US NEWS
6-year-old who shot teacher ‘disabled’, gun was ‘safe’: family
The parents of the 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot his teacher Abigail Zwerner said on Thursday their son was severely…
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Christine Gauthier tears the Canadian government apart for proposing to euthanize her
She wanted some help – not death. A paraplegic former Canadian serviceman is tearing up his government, which offered to…
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CANADA NEWS
Alberta-developed device helps kids with reduced mobility turn thoughts into action | PKBNEWS
The first time Claire Sonnenberg flipped a switch, using only her thoughts, her face lit up too. “Her smile said…
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US NEWS
Disabled woman crawls out of plane after she was told to pay for a wheelchair
A disabled Australian has said she had the ‘most humiliating experience’ when she was forced off a plane because the…
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CANADA NEWS
Nova Scotia calls for voluntary registry of vulnerable people for emergencies – Halifax | PKBNEWS
Two Nova Scotia disability advocates are calling for a provincial vulnerable persons registry as part of changes to legislation governing…
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CANADA NEWS
New Brunswickers rally for faster disability benefits – New Brunswick | PKBNEWS
Tuesday night marked an important milestone in the fight for more disability benefits in Canada, as second reading of Bill…
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CANADA NEWS
‘Never seen anything like it’: Disabled BC fighter faces off against able-bodied fighters | PKBNEWS
After four bullets went through Leo Sammarelli in 2017 in a targeted shootout and paralyzed him from the waist down,…
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US NEWS
A Russian in a wheelchair called up for combat in Ukraine
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has apparently run out of suitable fighters in his war in Ukraine – a man in…
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US NEWS
Wendy’s lays off longtime employee with Down syndrome
Where is humanity? A longtime Wendy employee with Down syndrome was reportedly fired from his job in North Carolina without…
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