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Canada's wheelchair curlers became Paralympic champions

Members of Canada's Paralympic curling team tell CBC News about the moment they won gold after beating China with only seconds left in the game.

CBC News

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Lyft settles after blind woman denied rides over service dog

Rideshare company Lyft will ensure the rights of passengers with service animals under a settlement announced this week. This comes after a Minnesota woman who is blind reported that multiple drivers refused to let her service dog in the...

CBS America

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Canadian Natalie Wilkie won a 'full set' of Paralympic medals

Canadian Paralympic skier Natalie Wilkie tells The National about the moment she won gold, silver and bronze medals in Italy.

CBC News

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Paralympics: Jules Segers, Aurélie Richard win medals in alpine skiing

Jules Segers won the bronze medal in the Super-G, while Aurélie Richard took silver. France now has a total of five medals.

France 24

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From cleaning lady to inclusive entrepreneur

A Turkish-born entrepreneur built a company that gives people with disabilities jobs and hope.

DW News

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Canada wins first gold at the Paralympic Games

Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm, B.C., talks about winning gold in the women's standing biathlon — Canada's first gold of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympics.

CBC News

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How advanced prosthetics gave this Paralympic champion his life back

Canadian Paralympian Tyler Turner says he owes his life, and a gold medal, to advanced new sports prosthetics that enable movement deemed impossible just years ago. There's now a growing push to make performance prosthetics cheaper for ...

CBC News

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Paralympian aims to inspire next generation

Team USA's Dani Aravich is competing in two separate events at the Paralympics. Her journey to the Games has inspired her to bring more awareness to the Paralympics and encourage the next generation of athletes.

CBS News

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UK government pledges to overhaul special educational needs system

UK special educational needs system is under severe strain amid rising demand and structural problems. The government has pledged reforms by 2029.

Al Jazeera

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Ukrainian amputee veterans oppose territorial concessions to Russia

Ukrainian amputee veterans oppose territorial concessions to Russia as peace talks loom after four years of war.

Al Jazeera

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School in Kenya transforms learning for students with dyslexia

In the classroom everything is taught step by step with a multitude of props to help youngsters understand, whether the subject involves numbers or letters. Dyslexia affects around 10% of learners and represents a stumbling block to lite...

Africanews

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Heraskevych hits out at IPC over Russia, Belarus Paralympic slots

Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 para athletes at next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 17. The news drew anger from Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Herask...

Reuters

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AI smashes silence: Terp360 bridges human gaps

For nearly a million Kenyans, silence means exclusion. Terp360 flips the script with AI-driven sign language translation; proving innovation can break the deepest human barriers.

DW News

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Women with disabilities face rising sexual abuse in Cameroon

Women living with different types of disabilities are increasingly becoming targets of sexual abuse in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions as the conflict there drags on. Rights advocates are demanding stronger protection measures for survivor...

DW News

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Austria: Making skiing accessible

Skiing with a disability may not be easy, but it's not impossible. A club in the town of Schladming shows us how it’s done.

DW News

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Living with polio: A Pashtun woman's table tennis journey

Diagnosed with polio as a baby and raised in a conservative Pashtun community, Tajmeenah Khan's table tennis career has been marked by overcoming stigma and embracing the support of her family.

DW News

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Alberta-developed tech could help Canadian Paralympic curlers

Engineers at Red Deer Polytechnic in central Alberta have developed a fully immersive virtual reality program that allows athletes to test out the ice and practice their shots, even when they're not at the rink.

CBC News

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AI glasses foster independence for visually-impaired people

Visually-impaired people are finding new independence with AI glasses. "CBS Saturday Morning" meets Emeline Lakrout, an active, visually-impaired New Yorker who has found new ways to use AI glasses to her advantage.

CBS America

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Gaza's amputees left with little treatment amid aid block

An estimated 4,500 amputees in Gaza require prosthetics. It comes as the Red Cross said artificial limbs and other aid are hard to get into the blockaded strip, leaving many amputees with little treatment.

Reuters

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Blind athlete guided by AI technology

A blind athlete in Sweden is pioneering a new technology that allows vision-impaired people to run long distances without physical contact with a companion or guide. It is hoped the system will provide blind people with more freedom in s...

Al Jazeera

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Ukrainians recall hellish preparation ahead of Paralympics

Russia destroyed or damaged around 500 Ukrainian Paralympic sports facilities, forcing Ukrainian athletes to prepare for the Paris games in precarious conditions. Yet the team could end up doing better than in Tokyo 2020.

Euronews

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Ukraine volunteers helping disabled and elderly

In Ukraine, dedicated volunteers help rescue people with limited mobility, such as the elderly or people with disabilities, from shelling. Dmytro and his team have so far managed to evacuate more than 3,000 vulnerable people from highly ...

DW News

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Growing number of wounded veterans with disabilities from Ukraine army

The war in Ukraine has resulted in a growing number of wounded veterans with disabilities, posing long-term challenges for the country.

Al Jazeera

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Disabled Palestinians in Gaza face heightened threat during war

Nowhere in Gaza is safe and everyone living there is bearing the brunt of Israel’s war – from bombs and destruction to the shortage of basic goods. But for Palestinians with disabilities, the dangers and difficulties are even more extrem...

Al Jazeera

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Returning to the frontline after losing a leg

Ukrainians have been resolutely defending their country for more than a year. Some, like Yehor, return to fight even after serious injury. The soldier is at the front after losing part of his leg in the Donbass.

DW News

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Ukraine war: Children with special needs struggling

The war in Ukraine is presenting an additional challenge to some of the most vulnerable groups in society. Support for children with special needs remains scarce. Staff are exhausted but say they will continue to provide care.

Al Jazeera

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Disabled 'not treated equally' during COVID

Activists 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