Tag: disability
“She caught my eye! »… Visually impaired people from Strasbourg take advantage of the Christmas market
“She caught my eye! », enthuses André, 68 years old and happy owner of a warm cap that he comes to buy in the heart of the Strasbourg Christmas market.…
These new bank cards should make life easier for the visually impaired
They recognize it straight away. Their idea was, initially, not designed to help disabled people. European leader in the manufacture of bank cards, the French company Idemia has developed a…
Valérie Pécresse wants to make line 6 accessible, a 2 billion project
Valérie Pécresse has declared disability a “great regional cause 2024”, and is calling for “unprecedented investments for transport accessibility” for the coming year. It is in this context that the…
Under the banner of equality, able-bodied and disabled people stand together
On the evening of September 8, when the Paralympic Games close, the goal of twenty gold medals may have been achieved. In the meantime, and to achieve this, the organizing…
Accessibility: Interview with Bavaria’s Disability Representative Holger Kiesel – Bavaria
He sits in a wheelchair himself and almost every day encounters thresholds that he cannot overcome on his own: Holger Kiesel, Commissioner for the Disabled, says what needs to change…
Thai man kills his wife and 4 people on their wedding day, before committing suicide
A medal-winning Thai para-athlete killed his wife and four others during his wedding ceremony before turning the gun on himself, police said Monday. Asean Paralympics silver medalist Chaturong Suksuk, 29,…
“I want to tell people that it’s possible! », confides Eléonore who is going to tour the world in a wheelchair
“I saw the others traveling alone and I said to myself: “why not me?” “. If Eléonore Vern, aged 30, asked herself this question ten years ago, it is because…
“The academy is destroying our disabled children”, denounce exasperated parents
“I just want my son to go to school, it’s the wish of all parents,” breathes Sophie*. But when you are the mother of a child with a disability, you…
“We have already done triathlons in waters dirtier than the Seine,” says Alexis Hanquinquant
Six French champion titles, six European champion titles, six world champion titles, one Paralympic champion title, knight of the Legion of Honor… Do you want more? In triathlon, and even…
Guide dogs still refused in certain businesses and public places, despite the law
A barrier to entry. In 2022, 167 people, the majority of whom were women, were banned from entering a public place with their guide or assistance dog last year. Among…