Turkey: When Dreams Come True…

Dancing, painting or taking pictures – almost everybody has an unfulfilled dream he or she would like to follow. In Turkey indeed, it is often not easy for teenagers with disabilities to fulfill their dreams. The support from the polity is missing. The project Dreams Academy tries with music and art to change something in the heads of the society – and to fulfill some teenagers’ wishes.Turkey: When Dreams Come True… - Read more

African-American Children Tend to Be Diagnosed Later for Autism

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[17/02/2012] A study by a Florida State University researcher has found that African-American children tend to be diagnosed later than white children, which results in a longer and more intensive intervention.African-American Children Tend to Be Diagnosed Later for Autism - Read more

Shopping Mall for Persons with Handicap

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[01/02/2012] Researchers of the University of Montreal construct a first shopping mall specifically adapted to persons with a physical handicap.Shopping Mall for Persons with Handicap - Read more

Household Income Level not Associated with Intellectual Disability

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[28/09/2011] New research shows that the presence or absence of intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) varies with risk factors such as gender, parental age, maternal ethnicity, and maternal level of education. Household Income Level not Associated with Intellectual Disability - Read more

Free Concert for Young People with Autism and their Families

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[17/01/2011] The Help Group and Music for Autism present the first of a series of four autism-friendly interactive concerts designed for young people with autism and their families. Free Concert for Young People with Autism and their Families - Read more

An Integrative Rock Band: „Music as a Key to Worlds That Aren’t So Different At All“

Music connects – young and old, tall and small, disabled or not disabled. How well the latter functions is demonstrated by the integrative rock band “Lampenfieber“ (“Stage-Fright”) from Lüdenscheid. Ralf Franke is a co-founder of the band. REHACARE.de talked to him about his own stage-fright, provocative lyrics and music as a means of integration.An Integrative Rock Band: „Music as a Key to Worlds That Aren’t So Different At All“ - Read more

Signing Success as Camelot Claims a World First

[31/10/2008] The story of the famous jousting tournament at Lancashire's Camelot Theme Park was relayed in British Sign Language for the first time ever.Signing Success as Camelot Claims a World First - Read more

Top Five Disability Films of 2005

[13/01/2006] United Cerebral Palsy, a nation health charity institution, maked a choice and has announced its list of the Top five movies featuring people with disabilities in 2005. Those films have a great potential to initiate a broad public dialogue on disability. Top Five Disability Films of 2005 - Read more

Open Up: New Guidance for Events Organisers

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[06/12/2004] Event organisers wanting to stay on the right side of new disability access laws can receive helpful advice from guidance published by the Disability Rights Commission.Open Up: New Guidance for Events Organisers - Read more