Years ago, when some family and community members learned that young Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame was losing her vision, they lamented, "How will you be anything in the future? Oh my Lord, is this the end ...

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ordered a Welland, Ont., call centre to adopt hiring policies to accommodate candidates who ...

Sighted people tend to fear blindness as much as or more than other disabling impairments (Enoch et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2016). They view blindness as tragic and assume that blind people are ...

Blind singer Lachi uses her colorful "glam cane" to navigate the world, advocate for disability inclusion and show what ...

GILBERT HAS MORE. BRYCE WEILER, BLIND SINCE BIRTH, DID NOT LET THAT GET IN THE WAY OF HIS LOVE FOR SPORTS. A GRADUATE OF WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, HE CO-FOUNDED THE BEAUTIFUL LIVES PROJECT TO HELP ...

South Sudan is not known for its soccer presence. The world’s youngest nation is typically associated with basketball, with several current and former NBA players having roots in the country and the ...

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