Boy in Wheelchair Left Awestruck After Seeing Target Store Ad Featuring Boy 'Like Him'
This 2-year-old boy was spellbound by an advertisement featuring another youngster in a wheelchair-and the heartwarming moment is now inspiring thousands.
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Orchestra Allows Deaf People to 'Hear' Beethoven Through Touch - Much Like the Maestro Did
The Danubia Symphony Orchestra in Budapest lets deaf audience members sit among instruments to feel the vibrations during special performances of Beethoven.
Microsoft is Spending $25 Million to Harness AI and Make Life Better for the Disabled
"By innovating for people with disabilities, we are innovating for us all," said Microsoft President Brad Smith about the huge tech investment.
This App Delivers Instant Sign Language Interpreters For Those Tricky Moments That Need More Than Pen and Paper
The new Jeenie video chat app instantly connects ASL-speakers with interpreters who can translate sign language into spoken word.
Dad Builds Adapted Nintendo Controller for Disabled Daughter-And Her Reaction is Adorable
This devoted dad plans to publish instructions so other parents of disabled children can build his special adaptive Nintendo Switch controller themselves.
Stunning Christmas Light Display Inspires 13-Year-old Girl With Autism to Speak for First Time
This young mother had never heard her 13-year-old daughter's voice before they sat down to watch their neighbor's dazzling light show last week.
Girl Hand-Delivers More Than 1,000 Christmas Cards in Her Village After Having Her Leg Amputated
All this little girl wants for Christmas is to make people smile—so she has taken it upon herself to hand-deliver holiday cards to more than 1,000 people.
Amazing Video Shows Special Needs Teen Walking For the First Time in 8 Years
A special needs youth didn't walk for eight years until a physical trainer from Special Strong gave him the encourage he needed to walk on his own.
Teen Can Return to School After Undergoing Free Surgery to Correct Her Extreme Bow-Leggedness
Valerie can now walk, run, and confidently return to school since a nonprofit team from Mercy Ships has fixed her extremely bowed legs.
American Woman Just Became First Paralyzed Veteran to Complete a Marathon Using a Robotic Exoskeleton
Retired Army Sergeant Theresa Vereline became the first paralyzed American to finish the NYC marathon, and first veteran to complete it with an exoskeleton.
ReWalk Device Approved by FDA Helps Paraplegics to Walk
A robotic exoskeleton that allows some people with spinal cord injuries to walk upright has been approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration and by Health Canada earlier this summer for marketing to consumers. Developed in Israel the ReWalk system is the first motorized device that can help paraplegic people to stand and walk.
Romanian Shelter Gives Paraplegic Dogs Love, Care, and Wheelchairs (LOOK)
These legless pups have been given another shot at a happy life thanks to the shelter that gives wheelchairs to their paralyzed patients.
Disabled Student Can Pursue Her Dreams of Being a Cellist After Teens Build Her a Specialized Prosthetic
When this disabled youngster told her orchestra director that she wanted to play the cello, dozens of volunteers banded together to grant her wish.
Wistful Facebook Comment Leads Dozens of Volunteers to Fulfill Bucket List Wish for Woman With MS
Several decades after Janelle Boston missed her chance to climb Mount Tyson, a group of volunteers rallied together to fulfill her childhood wish.
One-Legged Man Ties His Disability Into the Best Halloween Costumes Ever - Here's His 2019 Genius
Josh Sundquist has never let his amputation get in the way of his Halloween costumes-in fact, he has used his disability to make the best costumes ever.
After Dad Revolutionizes the Modern Playground for His Daughter, Other Cities Adopt His Brilliant Design
Since this Portland dad finished building a more inclusive playground for his daughter, other US cities have followed his example as well.
He Designed a Mountain Bike to Bring Adventure Back to People With Disabilities - Like Himself
The Bowhead Reach is a Canadian bicycle designed by Christian Bagg to help those with physical limitations go mountain biking.
Inspired by Captain Tom, 5-Year-old Walks On New Prosthetic Limbs Raising $1Million for Hospital That Saved Him
5-year-old Tony Hudgell raised over $1 million for the London Evelina Hospital by walking 10km on new prosthetic limbs, inspired by Captain Tom.
World's Largest Open-Air Gallery Was Painted By People With Learning Disabilities-And It's Breathtaking
Okuda San Miguel and a team of painters with learning disabilities have been transforming these drab cement silos into works of art.
Researchers Restore Injured Man's Sense of Touch Using Ingenious Brain-Computer Interface
The scientists from Battelle University say that restoring Ian Burkhart's sense of touch "was a big eureka moment" for the team.
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