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Nine people have died after a fire ripped through a holiday home for people with learning disabilities in France.

Eleven feared dead in fire at holiday home for disabled people in France

58-year-old Shivakumar VH, who lost his right leg to gangrene during the pandemic, was on his way to meet a friend when a woman asked him to drop her to a location, which was near to where he was meeting his friend.

After a mother took her teenage autistic and nonverbal son into the women's restroom at a movie theater, the two were asked to leave by the manager, who then called security and the police to escort them off the property.

PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) yesterday (Aug 4) donated a portion of the proceeds from a recent online auction of ‘lucky’ vehicle licence plates to nine people who have been impa

JEMPOL: Public facilities for the disabled such as wheelchair ramps and walkways will be the focus of Barisan Nasional's Datuk Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir if elected as Jeram Padang assemblyman.

Adam Duncan suffered from Huntington's Disease and died after burning a third of his body.

Life is harsh for everyone in North Korea. But for disabled people, its even worse. People with serious disabilities are almost invisible. Even in Pyongyang, support systems for the disabled are virtually nonexistent. There are no wheelchairs or automatic doors. With few available means of movement, they are usually stuck at home.

New York Times: New regulations seek to create better accessibility on aircraft.

Savvy employers know that some of their best and most productive team members are those with disabilities; highly knowledgeable and skilled, and demonstrate loyalty.