Now in its fifth year, Italy’s Disability Pride Parade brings an often ignored community onto the streets, which are often tricky for them to navigate.
Tag: Disabilities
Fatal Accident With Metal Straw Highlights a Risk
The disturbing death of a woman in Britain renewed a debate that has followed bans on plastic straws around the world.
U.K. Appeals Court Overturns Order for Mentally Disabled Woman to Have Abortion
Days after a British judge ruled it was in the best interests of a developmentally disabled woman to have an abortion, the Court of Appeal decided in favor of the woman’s mother, who opposes an abortion.
The Saturday Profile: Putin’s Toughest Online Critic Brings His Name, and Wheelchair, Into the Light
Recently revealed as the creator of the online persona StalinGulag, Aleksandr Gorbunov has attracted a huge following for his scathing commentary.
Quiet ‘Hero’ Marks 30 Years Restoring Limbs, and Dignity, in War
An Italian physiotherapist, Alberto Cairo, has spent three decades in Afghanistan leading centers that have treated tens of thousands of disabled people.
Iceland in Uproar Over Secret Recording of Politicians’ Sexist and Crude Remarks
A bar patron recorded incendiary remarks that the group made about female colleagues, then sent them to the news media. Now many Icelanders want the politicians to resign.