The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has urged North Easter region communities to stop stigmatization of children with disabilities and instead bring them out to hospitals for therapy to improve their health. Speaking during an outreach disability assessment session in Garissa Town, NCPWD’s chairperson Winfred Mbugua said they are working in collaboration with…
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Kenya news Kiambu County Assessment of Persons with Disabilities Begins – Kenya News Agency
The assessment of persons with disabilities in Kiambu County has commenced at Kiambu Town Community Hall and will conclude in the next two weeks. This exercise is being conducted jointly by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities and the Kiambu County Government and aims to register all people living with disabilities in the…
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Kenya news Persons with Disabilities ask for special Public Service Vehicles – Kenya News Agency
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have asked the government to consider providing for them Special Vehicles or design Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) they can comfortably use whenever they want to commute. Speaking during a public Participation forum on the Proposed Persons with Disabilities National Policy 2024, Josphat Musagama, a resident of Vihiga County said most Vehicles…
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Kenya news Woman Rep calls for support for people with disabilities – Kenya News Agency
Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Aburi has urged various stakeholders to support people with disabilities through socio-economic programmes. Speaking at her event dubbed “Donya Charity Mission” at Kerina Special School in Kisii South Sub County, Mrs. Aburi encouraged the parents to register their children with disabilities so that they could benefit from PWD initiatives funded by her…
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News ‘Lacrosse My Heart’: High schoolers band together to make sports accessible for people with disabilities
Long Island high schoolers’ big hearts are helping athletes with disabilities play the sport by taking up funds to support inclusive initiatives. “Lacrosse My Heart,” a nonprofit spearheaded by six student lacrosse players from Roslyn High School in New York, most recently raised enough funds to support a wheelchair lacrosse team, the Long Island Hammerheads….
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News Michigan man accused of stealing money meant for children with disabilities
A repeat offender and parole absconder is back in police custody after he allegedly stole money meant for children with disabilities at a fundraiser in a Michigan community. Police reported that John Allen Rowell, 41, of Flint, allegedly walked in and stole a bag from the registration table on January 6 at a fundraiser being…
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News FAA ‘diversity’ push to hire workers with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities sparks concern, mockery
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News FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities
The Federal Aviation Administration is actively recruiting workers who suffer “severe intellectual” disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’s website. “Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the Federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis in recruitment…
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