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Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to ‘Feel’ Their Instruments–Uses His ‘Disability’ as Teaching Tool

From a Tampa performing arts conservatory comes the story of a blind jazz saxophonist who uses his disability as a teaching tool. Like Obi-Wan...

Livin’ Good Currency – Ep 5: Emmanuel Kelly on Overcoming Disability to Live His Dreams of Stardom

The Lesson: No demographic factor can get in the way of a life improved by doing good for yourself and others, and GNN's friend Emmanuel...

France’s First Public Official with Down Syndrome Helps Everyone See Disability Differently

In the town of Arras in northern France, the country's first ever appointed official with Down syndrome is leading from the front, changing hearts...

Winning the Fight: Elephantiasis Cases Cut By 150 Million, the Second-Leading Cause of Disability in the World

Humanity is making sterling progress on reducing the global prevalence of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis. Scientists conducting a review for the journal Lancet used...

Young Inventor Turns Her Disability into ‘Superpower’ After Building Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter

By thinking creatively about her underdeveloped arm, Jordan Reeves has used Project Unicorn to help other kids love their disabilities.

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.

Child With Invisible Disability Creates Bathroom Sign With Go-Ahead from Government

Not all handicaps can be seen by the naked eye – that's why Grace Warnock created a sign for Scottish bathrooms reminding people to reserve judgement.

New York’s First Disability Pride Parade Draws 3,000 to Celebrate

Nearly 3,000 people gathered in New York yesterday for the city's first ever Disability Pride parade, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of...

Disability Pride Parade Tomorrow in New York City is First One Ever

At noon on Sunday, July 12, New York City’s first ever Disability Pride parade will commence at Madison Square Park, traveling down Broadway to Union...
Comic art Ammon by-Miroslav Petrov

Disability Kept Him From Soccer Stardom, But His Own Animated Super Hero Turns Disease into Strength

Aaron D’Errico always wanted to play soccer like his superstar dad, who led the USA Men’s National soccer team, but since birth his leg...
Wheelchair inaccessible sign - by Godric Godricson via Morguefile

Disability App Designed by London Terrorism Survivor

A severely injured survivor of the London train bombings has created a smartphone app to help people with disabilities travel around London more easily. Daniel...
Jeffrey Hanson is an artist-philanthropist

Overcoming a Disability, Young Artist Raises $220,000 for Charities

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honors outstanding young do-gooders in America each year. Ten middle and high school students selected this year from...

Landmark UN Disability Treaty Takes Full Force

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force yesterday, one month after the final country of the 20 needed...

Inspirational Basketball Player Defies Disability

A boy plays division 1 basketball, averaging 18.6 points per game, even though he was born with only one hand. His coach says "They...

MacKenzie Scott Has Now Given Away $16.5 Billion with New Grants Announced, Since Divorcing Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

Here's a hypothetical: You want to give away $640 million, but you want to give it away to many different groups. How do you...

Legally Blind Texas Student Defies Odds, Gets Accepted into Veterinarian School: ‘Anything is possible’

Faith Snapp had always grown up around animals; and though she couldn't see them, she "always loved them." Now, she's on the road to becoming...

Cape Verde Becomes the First African Country in 50 Years to Eradicate Malaria

Becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to eliminate Malaria in half a century, Cape Verde has gone three years without a single case of...

Another Study Shows African Psychedelic Plant Ibogaine Treats Traumatic Brain Injury in Vets With ‘Dramatic’ Results

An African psychedelic plant “significantly” alleviated the symptoms of war veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), according to another new study. Ibogaine, a naturally...

English Boy Unwraps Iron Man Prosthetic Arm–a Gift from His Nation Days Before Christmas

An English boy who was born without the lower half of his arm is going to be hugging and opening presents as fast as...

He Crowdsurfed in a Wheelchair to the Stage and Coldplay Pulled Him Up to Play Harmonica (Watch)

It's easy to think that being in a wheelchair means the end of activities that involve intense physical movements—like big wave surfing or, in...