Tag: disability
Detect a stroke with a simple smartphone in seconds. A feat that reduces the risk of disability
News Published on 06/24/2024 at 2:37 p.m. Updated 06/24/2024 at 2:37 p.m. Reading 3 min. Brazilian researchers have developed a facial screening tool for strokes. Available on smartphones, it could…
Abuse in nursing homes and in the disability sector: the government announces “general mobilization”
News Published on 03/26/2024 at 1:45 p.m. Updated 03/26/2024 at 1:45 p.m. Reading 2 min. The government announces the creation of a unit responsible for processing reports of mistreatment of…
Lower sentence for man who filmed sex with a minor due to intellectual disability
The sentence is considerably lower than the demand of the Public Prosecution Service, which demanded community service of 240 hours, a suspended prison sentence of six months and compensation of…
Be careful before skiing! Orthopedic specialist warns: ‘Simple injuries can lead to major disabilities’
26.01.2024 13:55 | Last update: 26.01.2024 13:55 Opr. Dr. Metehan Saraçoğlu made warnings about injuries in the ski season, which starts with the winter season. Opr said that with the…
Kathy Mépuis: “We must transcend disability through art”
Nothing stands in the way of dancing – not even physical or mental disability. Strengthened by this conviction, the French dancer, choreographer and teacher Kathy Mépuis creates The Possible Escape.…
A disability rights activist protects her voice with an iPhone
Apple shared a special content. In the content titled “A disabled rights advocate protects his voice with an iPhone”, the focus is on the voice copying feature on iPhones. point.…
Bram (27) has an intellectual disability and wants to become a volunteer at a polling station: ‘Politics is my thing’
To become a volunteer at a polling station, Bram must take a course. Together with another forty people with an intellectual disability, he has therefore registered with the Prokkel foundation,…
MS: taking treatment early could reduce the risk of disability
News Published on 07/25/2023 at 11:08 a.m. Updated 07/25/2023 at 11:08 a.m. Reading 2 mins. According to the results of a new study, taking treatment quickly after the first signs…
‘Poorly sighted, deaf and dumb man with an intellectual disability financially undressed by scam couple’
According to the OM, the suspects forced him to sleep on the couch in their home. The door was locked so he couldn’t get out. The next morning he was…
These employees with an occupational disability went on strike in Utrecht today: ‘Everyone gets an extra wage, we don’t get anything’
The trade unions FNV and CNV are firmly behind the eight thousand strikers from social work companies. Kitty Jong, vice-chairman of the FNV: “Why do ordinary civil servants and people…