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Stories of resilience, innovation and advocacy aimed at improving accessibility, promoting inclusivity and breaking down barriers

Action from UAE vs Brazil in a men's Group A game on Sunday. Photo: Dubai Club for People of Determination

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All eyes on Dubai for wheelchair basketball world championships

SportJune 13, 2023

James Michael Lafferty, CEO of FHH, with one of the pupils in a new classroom. Photo: FHH

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New classroom for pupils with cerebral palsy opened in Dubai

UAEMay 29, 2023

Celine Dion during a concert in Paris. The Canadian singer has had a very rare neurological disorder diagnosed. AFP

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What is SPS, the condition Celine Dion is battling?

WellbeingMay 27, 2023

Emirati Salem Bawazir works at his desk at the Bayut & Dubizzle offices in Dubai. Shruti Jain / The National

Expo 2020 Dubai's first employee with a disability thrives in private sector

UAEMay 24, 2023

Children with dyslexia could benefit from technology such as spellcheckers and text-to-speech software to develop reading skills, say experts. Getty Images

How to help children with ADHD, autism and dyslexia learn better

WellbeingMay 23, 2023

Shobhika Kalra, CEO and founder of Wings of Angelz, was left stranded in London after her wheelchair was lost in transit.

Dubai campaigner left stranded after airline loses wheelchair

UAEApril 28, 2023

A dancer from the Paris Opera dances with a disabled dancer in her wheelchair during a rehearsal of the ballet "Passage" in Paris, on February 19, 2022. AFP

No surprise that women with disability are good mums

CommentApril 27, 2023

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, attends an iftar banquet with autistic children and their families at the Emirates Towers hotel. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Dubai raises social funding for people with disabilities by 60%

GovernmentApril 17, 2023

A pupil at the Rashid Centre for People of Determination in Dubai at work on an Eid design. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dubai students with special needs design Amazon Eid cards

UAEApril 05, 2023

Trained Emirates staff wear the sunflower pin, which identifies them as able to help. Photo: Emirates

Emirates airline boosts efforts to help passengers with disabilities

TransportMarch 30, 2023

British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen departing in the blue sky during rotation, take off, flying and retracting the landing gear phase, from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS EHAM International airpot. The modern plane, a wide body B787 has the registration G-ZBJE and is powered by 2x RR jet engines. British Airways BA is connecting the Dutch city to UK's capital, London LHR Heathrow airport. BA is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom, member of One world aviation alliance group and is owned by IAG International Airlines Group. The world aviation passenger traffic numbers declined due to the travel restrictions, safety measures such as lockdowns, quarantine etc during the era of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic that hit hard the aviation and travel industry. Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 1, 2021 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

BA launches visual guide for autism-friendly flying

BusinessMarch 30, 2023

Pianist Ahmed Al Mousawi, 12, finds he can express himself best when playing the music he loves. Photo: Al Mousawi Ffmily

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Meet Ahmed, the 12-year-old Emirati piano prodigy impressing the professionals

UAEJanuary 02, 2023

How Sam Ray and his family celebrate Christmas. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National

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Celebrating Christmas with an angel

WeekendDecember 23, 2022

Irish author Christy Brown wrote My Left Foot about his journey with cerebral palsy. Getty Images

Five books I wish people of determination would read

BooksDecember 03, 2022

Google's Accessibility Discovery Centre in London will be used for research and product development for people with disabilities. Reuters

Google opens its first accessibility research centre in the UK

BusinessDecember 02, 2022

Dubai school pupil Amanda Dsilva is pursuing her passion for modelling. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dubai schoolgirl with Down syndrome aspires to make runway more inclusive

EducationOctober 31, 2022

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