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40-person staff is exclusively composed of patients from local psychiatric institutions in Training Cafe in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

• 05 сентября 2016, 16:41

Thousands of people marched through the streets of New York for the city's first Disability Pride Parade Sunday.

• 13 июля 2015, 11:19

Kazakhstan is on its way to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as part of the move to eliminate discrimination against the disabled.

• 20 марта 2015, 15:50

A Japanese designer is challenging accepted ideals of beauty, with an easy-to-wear collection unveiled on the catwalk by models who are disabled.

• 20 марта 2015, 13:12

A hurricane has stopped and turned backwards a waterfall in Great Britain.

• 28 октября 2014, 20:00

A fully handicapped man from Kazakhstan became a successful programmer.

• 04 июля 2014, 10:46

For 10 y.o. Damira Esskendirova a simple surgery instead of brining relief turned into a constant pain and possible permanent disability due to the doctor’s carelessness.

• 31 марта 2014, 15:18

After completing high school, 46-year-old Spaniard Ricardo Velesar struggled to hold down a job as a degenerative eye disease slowly robbed him of his sight.

• 22 января 2014, 10:38

350 public buses are going to be equipped with wheelchair lifts in Astana.

• 28 декабря 2013, 11:12

The abuse of disabled people has emerged as a major problem in Japan with the violence most often inflicted by family members or domestic carers, according to a government survey.

• 12 ноября 2013, 15:50

The resident of Presnovka village Saker Ospanov lost his right hand in a car accident three years ago and received his new hand at the expense of the local budget.

• 06 сентября 2013, 01:43

Firefighters battled wildfires on Friday in Portugal where they have claimed five lives and tamed another major blaze in northern Spain.

• 02 сентября 2013, 10:02

Kazakhstan's smallest woman has set a record and become a master of sports in powerlifting at the National Paralympic Spartakiad.

• 08 августа 2013, 17:22

Talented disabled children will sing at the same stage with the stars during Bayterek Zhuldyzdary Singer's Award in Astana.

• 29 января 2013, 14:25

Kazakhstan's Yevgeny Tetyukhin was ranked 9th among disabled athletes and showed the best result in his age group in Honolulu Marathon.

• 15 января 2013, 11:16

15.5 million tenge ($103 thousand) were raised from sales of tickets to the Capital Day events in Astana, Kazakhstan.

• 14 января 2013, 14:52

Kazakhstan authorities worked out a 2012-2018 national program to uphold the rights and improve the living standards of disabled people.

• 17 октября 2012, 11:39

Seven disabled Kazakhstan athletes have qualified for the Paralympics.

• 26 июля 2012, 14:02

An Australian woman born without arms and legs after her mother took thalidomide during pregnancy on Wednesday won a landmark multi-million dollar settlement in her class action against drug firms.

• 18 июля 2012, 14:21

Engineers said Friday they had built a device using mass-produced video gaming equipment that lets disabled people control a computer with just their eyes -- with a price tag of under $30 (25 euros).

• 14 июля 2012, 12:30