VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGMichael J. Fox on the secret he kept for seven yearsThe Canadian-American actor famous for his roles in Back to the Future, Family Ties and Teen Wolf discusses coming to terms with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.CBC NewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALNew Barbie doll to help children feel better representedThere's a new Barbie hitting shelves to help kids feel better represented. The doll has Down Syndrome, and features a pink necklace and three chevrons - the genetic material making up three copies of the 21st chromosome. The company's ow...Ticker NewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGFamily sees the world before kids go blindThree of the Lemay-Pelletier children, Mia, Colin and Laurent, have a rare genetic condition that causes vision loss over time. So the family set off on a year-long world tour to build visual memories.CBC NewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYING'No legs, no limits': Gurkha amputee eyes EverestGurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar grew up in the shadow of the Himalayas, but only after losing his legs did he resolve to make his childhood dream of scaling Everest a reality. Magar was injured by an improvised explosive device in 2010 w...France 24VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGChatGPT-powered app that helps blind people ‘see’The Be My Eyes app was built to pair visually impaired or blind people with sighted volunteers via video call. But with its new ChatGPT upgrade is a game changer.EuroNewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGExhibit allows the blind to experience world's landmarksAn exhibit of world landmarks has been created especially for people with vision impairments, and it's currently traveling across Bulgaria. The latest stop on this exciting tour is the northeastern city of Shumen, where visitors can expl...EuroNewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGExoskeleton: From a wheelchair, to walking againA company that allows wheelchair users to walk again is stealing the show at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. King Felipe VI of Spain even paid a visit to the stand of a company that makes life changing exoskeletons for disabled u...EuroNewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGThe world's first 'parastronaut'The European Space Agency named John McFall - a British Paralympian - as its first 'parastronaut', a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. He’s a British Paralympic sprinter and doctor w...ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGThe mission to subtitle the worldA British firm has unveiled breakthrough technology for the deaf and hard of hearing, using augmented reality (AR) glasses to turn sound into subtitles and allowing them to 'see' conversations real-time. The first human trials of the pro...EuroNewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGDisabled 'not treated equally' during COVIDActivists in the U.S are warning that Americans with disabilities are facing unique and ongoing challenges during the pandemic. They have not had equal access to services like COVID testing - which falls short of equality laws. Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGMichael J. Fox on the secret he kept for seven yearsThe Canadian-American actor famous for his roles in Back to the Future, Family Ties and Teen Wolf discusses coming to terms with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.CBC News
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALNew Barbie doll to help children feel better representedThere's a new Barbie hitting shelves to help kids feel better represented. The doll has Down Syndrome, and features a pink necklace and three chevrons - the genetic material making up three copies of the 21st chromosome. The company's ow...Ticker News
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGFamily sees the world before kids go blindThree of the Lemay-Pelletier children, Mia, Colin and Laurent, have a rare genetic condition that causes vision loss over time. So the family set off on a year-long world tour to build visual memories.CBC News
VIEWEDNOW PLAYING'No legs, no limits': Gurkha amputee eyes EverestGurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar grew up in the shadow of the Himalayas, but only after losing his legs did he resolve to make his childhood dream of scaling Everest a reality. Magar was injured by an improvised explosive device in 2010 w...France 24
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGChatGPT-powered app that helps blind people ‘see’The Be My Eyes app was built to pair visually impaired or blind people with sighted volunteers via video call. But with its new ChatGPT upgrade is a game changer.EuroNews
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGExhibit allows the blind to experience world's landmarksAn exhibit of world landmarks has been created especially for people with vision impairments, and it's currently traveling across Bulgaria. The latest stop on this exciting tour is the northeastern city of Shumen, where visitors can expl...EuroNews
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGExoskeleton: From a wheelchair, to walking againA company that allows wheelchair users to walk again is stealing the show at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. King Felipe VI of Spain even paid a visit to the stand of a company that makes life changing exoskeletons for disabled u...EuroNews
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGThe world's first 'parastronaut'The European Space Agency named John McFall - a British Paralympian - as its first 'parastronaut', a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. He’s a British Paralympic sprinter and doctor w...Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGThe mission to subtitle the worldA British firm has unveiled breakthrough technology for the deaf and hard of hearing, using augmented reality (AR) glasses to turn sound into subtitles and allowing them to 'see' conversations real-time. The first human trials of the pro...EuroNews
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGDisabled 'not treated equally' during COVIDActivists in the U.S are warning that Americans with disabilities are facing unique and ongoing challenges during the pandemic. They have not had equal access to services like COVID testing - which falls short of equality laws. Al Jazeera
