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Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case – WAVY.com
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a mentally disabled Malaysian man condemned for a drug offense after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from his mother and international pleas to spare him. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, 34, had been on death row for over a decade after he was convicted of trafficking about 43 grams …
Disabled veterans explain tax break on Virginia ballot | WJHL
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — This election season, Virginia voters will decide if some disabled veterans should get a tax break. The Constitution of Virginia generally mandates that all property be taxed unless an exception is specifically outlined. If a majority of Virginians vote ‘yes’ on Constitutional Amendment #2, veterans who are fully compensated by the …
Washington man accused of breaking disabled veteran’s jaw over mask dispute
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington man is accused of breaking the jaw of a disabled veteran over a mask dispute. KHQ-TV reported that Cody P. Hansen, 35, was arrested without incident at his home Saturday night and charged with second-degree assault following an anonymous tip to investigators. Hansen is accused of attacking a 72-year-old veteran, …
Comcast shows off eye-control technology for disabled customers | Business
Although Comcast has offered eye-control technology nationwide to customers with disabilities for seven months, the cable giant hadn’t promoted the feature in Colorado Springs until a demonstration Thursday. Colorado Springs gets grants to provide free soccer for some kids The cable giant showed clients from The Independence Center, a Springs-based nonprofit that provides information, resources …
What role can technology play in helping get more disabled people into work?
Whichever reports you look at or statistics you pour over, the employment situation for people with disabilities in the UK is not good. Even though a huge 19% of working age adults, the equivalent of 7.7 million, have a disability, according to the latest government figures they are significantly less likely to have a job …
How Virtual Reality Technology Could Help Disabled Aust…
The phrase ‘virtual reality’ might make you think of video games – but Adelaide researchers say the technology could change the lives of millions of Aussies living with a disability. When Associate Professor Caroline Ellison heard about a new project involving virtual reality (VR) – she knew she had to try it for herself. Putting on …
New tech to help disabled people | Technology
Electrical stimulation Nine years ago, David Mzee was left paralysed by a gymnastics accident and told he would never walk again. Last week, he competed in a charity run during which he walked 390 metres, thanks to an experimental treatment that uses electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to rejuvenate dormant circuits in patients whose …
Feature: Technologies enable China’s disabled in smart ways – Xinhua
BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Hong Zhuo, a visually-impaired masseur in northeastern Beijing, calls a smart assistant his “eyes.” Using just his voice, he can finetune the lighting and temperature in his workshop, as the smart assistant can understand his orders and control connected lamps, air-conditioners and other devices thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and …
Trump signs student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased under a directive President Donald Trump signed Wednesday. Trump ordered the Education Department to “eliminate every penny of federal student loan debt” owed by American veterans who are completely …
In Trump’s world, it’s easier to regulate the bodies of disabled people than to limit deadly weapons (opinion)
Standing before his helicopter, Trump told the press, “We’re looking at the whole gun situation. These people are mentally ill, and nobody talks about that. I think we have to start building institutions again, because you know, if you look at the ’60s and the ’70s, so many of these institutions were closed, and the …
