disabilities

Training Cafe

Kazakhstan cafe uses employment to fight disability stigma

With its simple menu and casual atmosphere, the Training Cafe looks like many other local eateries in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty. But unlike the others, its 40-person staff is exclusively composed of patients from local psychiatric institutions.

Kazakhstan cafe uses employment to fight disability stigma
Model Alexandra Kutas.

Meet a Ukrainian model blazing a new path for people with disabilities — on the runway

Meet a Ukrainian model blazing a new path for people with disabilities — on the runway
The Paralympic flag, left, is seen beside the Russian national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, March 7, 2014.

The Paralympic biathlon involves rifle shooting, even if you can't see

The Paralympic biathlon involves rifle shooting, even if you can't see
Tatyana McFadden at the London Paralympics

How do you top winning a major marathon? Win four of them

How do you top winning a major marathon? Win four of them

Transplant Patients Compete in Olympic-like Games

Transplant Patients Compete in Olympic-like Games

A Wheelchair View of the Syrian Civil War

It's bad to be forced to run for your life. Now imagine not being able to run when an attack comes. That's what happening to many Syrians with disabilities. Wheelchair bound, it's difficult, if not impossible, to flee from attacks during the civil war.

A Wheelchair View of the Syrian Civil War

Wheelchair Diaries: Getting Around Europe on Four Wheels

Reid Davenport planned to spend a semester abroad in Italy. He was talked out of it because he uses a wheelchair. He decided to go Europe to make a documentary for people with physical disabilities there. Brigid McCarthy has the story.

Wheelchair Diaries: Getting Around Europe on Four Wheels

Yulia Simonova: Making Russia's Disabled Less Invisible

Yulia Simonova is a 30-year-old disability advocate in Russia. She's used a wheelchair since she was 10 years old. She says she sees a lot of changes in Russia since then. For one thing, people with disabilities are more visible.

Yulia Simonova: Making Russia's Disabled Less Invisible

Deaf Actors Play Tribute to Oliver Sacks

A Kind of Alaska was revived last month as part of a festival honoring Sacks' eightieth birthday. It's a short play, and it was actually performed twice, back to back.

Deaf Actors Play Tribute to Oliver Sacks
The World

Israeli Doctor Paved the Way for Emergency Response in Boston

When Boston hospitals found themselves facing the horrific aftermath of the bombings on marathon day, they were well-prepared: Thanks in part to lessons shared by emergency medical personnel in Israel. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Israeli Doctor Paved the Way for Emergency Response in Boston

Running Forward: One Amputee Marathoner Reflects on the Race

Aaron Schachter speaks with Dick Traum, founder of Achilles, International a non-profit organization that supports runners with disabilities. Traum ran the race in Boston on Monday and reflects on the experience of losing a limb and learning to run again.

Running Forward: One Amputee Marathoner Reflects on the Race

Treating Disabled Syrians

Many Syrians are now disabled, their limbs torn off or their spines paralyzed by rocket attacks. The BBC's Caroline Hawley went to northern Jordan to meet some of the injured Syrians who have made the journey across the border for treatment.

Treating Disabled Syrians
The World

Iranian-Americans Test Political Glass Ceiling

Over the years, Iranian-Americans have been largely absent from the political scene. Here, we meet Cyrus Habib, now the highest-ranking, elected Iranian-American official in the United States.

Iranian-Americans Test Political Glass Ceiling

Fallen Hero: Pistorius Trial Shocks Paralympic Community

Oscar Pistorius was a sports hero. Trooper Johnson is a member of the U.S. National Wheelchair basketball team and has competed in four Paralympic Games. He speaks with anchor Aaron Schachter about what Pistorius meant to the Paralympic movement.

Fallen Hero: Pistorius Trial Shocks Paralympic Community

Ecuador's Paraplegic Vice President Lenin Moreno a Major Force for Disability Rights

Ecuador's Vice President Lenin Moreno is a paraplegic and has been a major force for disability rights and benefits in his own country.

Ecuador's Paraplegic Vice President Lenin Moreno a Major Force for Disability Rights