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Rebecca Witzofsky, a 20-year-old deaf student at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, and her hearing friend Nikolas Carapellatti wanted to get a coffee. But on Tuesday, Witzofsky finally didn't have to struggle to make her order understood. US coffee giant...

Kenya plans to put in place regulations to promote the use of local sign language, officials said on Thursday. Peter Musakhi, senior assistant director of the ministry of labor and social protection, told a forum for in Nairobi that the government has already formed a...

Blind female musicians perform in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 7, 2018. The audience at one of the halls of Cairo Opera House were so stunned by the performance of an orchestra of about 40 blind female musicians that they seemed hypnotized by the music, yet they couldn't...

Juan Cancio, one of Cuba's foremost physical therapists, arrives at a local clinic in Havana's Plaza district, where he has been volunteering since he retired. Those who know him aren't surprised by the way he moves about the facility with ease, but newcomers are...

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2018 shows a disabled Fashion Show which aims to raise awareness for people with disabilities living in the society in Budapest, Hungary. (Xinhua/Attila Volgyi) Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2018 shows a disabled Fashion Show which aims to raise...

India's Election Commission has for the first time decided to provide free pick-up and drop facility to all disabled people across the country so that they can cast their votes in an election. The general elections are due early next year while some Indian states are...

The World Bank will promote the interests of disabled people in its projects globally, a senior official from the multilateral lender said on Tuesday. Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, World Bank's global advisor on disability, said the new policy will ensure that people...