Forced labour victims protest in wheelchairs, reject S.Korea deal on Japan
The two victims were part of so-called "Labour Corps" where young Korean girls were drafted to work in Japanese munitions factories.
Tue Mar 07 2023
Robotic suit gives paralyzed children gift of walking
The exoskeleton was designed to enable children who use wheelchairs to walk during muscle rehabilitation therapy.
Mon Oct 24 2022
Ashikeen Iqbal wakili Malaysia ke pertandingan Ratu Cantik Kerusi Roda Dunia 2022
Kimi sifatkan peluang ini sebagai platform membuktikan golongan istimewa juga mampu menyahut cabaran sama seperti individu normal.
Wed Oct 19 2022
Yusshazwan proves disability is no obstacle by winning first ever gold in wheelchair tennis
Mohammad Yusshazwan Yusuf has shown that losing both his legs due to bone cancer is no obstacle to creating history for Malaysia at the 2022 ASEAN Para Games (APG) today.
Fri Aug 05 2022
Visitor throws cake at the 'Mona Lisa' in Paris' Louvre
The perpetrator was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of a wheelchair before attacking the glass.
Tue May 31 2022
Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against war in Ukraine
Up to 30,000 men, women and children joined an anti-war demonstration including people in wheelchairs and toddlers in pushchairs.
Mon Mar 14 2022
Tearful Ukrainians in Lviv wait for hours to board trains, fleeing Russian attacks
Families arrived with few belongings. Some were in wheelchairs, others accompanied by pet dogs and cats, uncertain about their fate.
Sat Mar 05 2022
PwD groups urge KPWKM to reinstate EPOKU payment
PwDs with mobility impairments, wheelchair users and those without own vehicles face additional burdens and challenges.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Shanghai wheelchair dancers find their groove
National wheelchair-dancing champion hopes her story can help change perceptions of the disabled in China.
Sun Dec 12 2021
Afghan basketball star makes debut in Spain after leaving Kabul
Bayat and her husband were offered the chance to play for Bidaideak Bilbao BSR, a wheelchair basketball team in the northern city of Bilbao.
Sun Oct 03 2021
Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk
'Dad, you're a robotic engineer, why don't you make a robot that would allow us to walk?'" his father recalls.
Tue Jul 27 2021
PwD vaccine recipients given special treatment at UMK PPV
Various facilities such as wheelchairs, fast lanes and special rooms are being provided for PwD at the UMK Vaccination Centre.
Mon Jun 14 2021
Mother called daughter for help before perishing in fire
When 47-year-old Zailah Jusoh received a frantic phone call from her wheelchair-bound mother at 10.30 am today, she thought that something must have happened to her father.
Mon Jun 07 2021
Former national wheelchair basketball athlete living in dire straits
Jafni, 31, who lives with his younger brother, Abu Dzar, 29, in a dilapidated village house, currently only receives monthly assistance of RM400 from the Social Security Organisation.
Thu Apr 29 2021
In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong
While strapped into a wheelchair, he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on Saturday to raise money for spinal cord patients.
Sun Jan 17 2021