News tagged with disabled people
Past medical testing on humans revealed
(AP) -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, ...
Feb 27, 2011 |
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New wheelchair gets its first real-world test
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.N. Development Programme estimates that less than 1 percent of the need for wheelchairs in developing countries is met by local production, partly because small workshops can’t exploit ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Japan's Panasonic develops robot hair-washer
Japan's Panasonic on Thursday unveiled a robot that can scans a client's head using 3D technology, then shampoos their hair and massages the scalp with its rubbery "fingers".
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Schools still failing to promote positive attitudes towards disabled people
Many primary school teachers admit they 'could do better'. Lack of resources or insufficient training has led to teaching that is often inadequate and lacking in confidence, claim researchers.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Europe to knock down barriers for disabled
The one in six Europeans with a disability should be able to cross EU borders carrying a single card offering bloc-wide entitlements from next year, the European Commission said Monday.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Disabled Spanish athletes reach South Pole: report
Three disabled athletes from Spain have reached the South Pole unassisted by animals or machines, in what a Spanish newspaper said Sunday was a world first.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Breaking down the web barriers bit by bit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers and the internet can enable you to communicate globally and provide access to vast stores of information -- provided you have the ability to access it. A system to remove barriers ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Showbusiness helped plight of Victorian disabled, says novelist
A theatre historian's new novel has shone a light on the way disabled people, forced to make a living as freakshow performers, were treated in the Victorian era.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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