On a weekday morning in June, 50 people gather at the launch of a new technology shop in a science park outside Cambridge. Dubbed a “store opening” by its hosts, the US firm Ekso, it is quite unlike most retail events. There are no shelves, tills, or counters; no free samples or catalogues.
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Disability Rights International is carrying out the Worldwide Campaign to End the Institutionalisation of Children. The aim of the campaign is to change the perception that children are safe in institutions. It is proven that all children, including those with intellectual disabilities thrive best with their families, in their communities with the backing of family support programs.
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Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to experience violence than non-disabled children, according to a review commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability and published in the medical journal The Lancet.
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July 31, 2012 — The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to begin a revolutionary Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety of transplanting human Schwann cells to treat patients with recent spinal cord injuries.
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Brussels, 22/05/2012 – The European Commission has opened today the competition for the third “Access City Award”, the European Award for Accessible Cities. The annual prize recognises and celebrates cities that are dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all, and for persons with disabilities in particular. The Award is part of the EU’s wider effort to create a barrier-free Europe: improved accessibility brings lasting economic and social benefits to cities, especially in the context of demographic ageing.
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ATLEC (Assistive Technology Learning Through a Unified Curriculum – www.atlec-project.eu) is currently conducting a European survey on the training and usage of assistive technologies (AT). Please follow the survey links below.
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GENEVA, 12 July 2012 – Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to experience violence than non-disabled children, according to a review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and published today in the medical journal The Lancet.
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The European Commission for development and cooperation – Europe Aid has an open Call for Proposals. The overall objective of this Call for Proposals is to ensure equal access to goods, services and all aspects of life, to people with disabilities.
The specific objective is to strengthen capacities of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) of persons with disabilities and of CSOs defending the rights of persons with disabilities and to enhance the dialogue between the General Directorate on Services to Disabled Persons and Seniors and the CSOs in the realm of disability.
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Until the last few decades, it was generally thought that damage to the spinal cord was permanent, as the nerves within our vertebrae stubbornly resist regrowing severed connections after injuries. But a number of studies have helped us understand why exactly it is that the nerves refuse to grow, raising the prospect that we could use this knowledge to intervene and help repair damage to the spine. In the latest indication that progress is being made in these efforts, researchers have used a combination of enzyme treatments and grafts to restore breathing activity in rats that had had their spinal connections completely severed.
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The Guide to Mainstreaming Gender in Public Disability Policies seeks to explore how to effectively include women and girls with disabilities in different areas of life, often overlooked in public policies, and to offer guidance to policy makers and third-sector activists on the topic. The main threads throughout the guide are two benchmark United Nations treaties: CEDAW and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), in addition to the 2nd Manifesto on the Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities in the European Union – A toolkit for activists and policymakers, adopted by the General Assembly of the European Disability Forum in May 2011.
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PhoenixKM as coordinator/partner of ATLEC (Assistive Technology Learning Through A Unified Curriculum – 518229-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-LEONARDO-LMP) project, funded via the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP), invites you to tender for the role of ICT AT expert according to the information provided in this tender.
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