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Govt to mark UN day supporting rights for disabled

Support for the rights and well-being of people with disabilities will be promoted this week. The United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be marked on Wednesday and observance in Bermuda will be led by the National Office ...
Dec 01, 2014
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Growing food, growing people

An inside look at WindReach’s Life Skills gardening programme By Jessie Moniz Hardy Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant, author Robert Louis Stevenson once said. Unfortunately, if you have fine motor skills pr...
Aug 18, 2014
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Applying a few simple principles could ease accessibilty concerns

The steep flight of stairs in front of St Peter’s Church is a cultural icon in the town of St George. Unfortunately, the same stairs can spell serious disappointment for visitors who would love to see the historic church, but have mobility issues. Th...
Feb 19, 2014
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"New phone service for disabled launched"

A new service primarily for Bermuda’s visually impaired residents was inaugurated at a Prayer Breakfast at the Peace Lutheran Church, Paget. It is called BERMUDA DAITELINE, which is short for Bermuda’s Disabled’s Access to Info Telephone Line. BERMUD...
Oct 12, 2013
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"Hearing-impaired suffer due to TV close captioning glitch"

New technology has left the hearing-impaired in the dark when it comes to watching their favourite television programmes. New fibre optic equipment installed by the Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC) has resulted in its closed captioning service — in...
Sep 10, 2013
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"Blindness can’t hold back high achiever Johnson"

Matthew Johnson has been blind since birth but it hasn’t stopped him from achieving. The 24-year-old speaks four languages and recently graduated from the UK’s University of Law, with distinction. He spent the summer working with the Human Rights Com...
Aug 10, 2013
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"‘Make managers accountable for workplace abuse’"

Sandys man calls on new premier to address abuse of people with disabilities By Elizabeth Roberts A man who says he has been assaulted and bullied in the workplace due to his physical disability has called on new Premier Craig Cannonier to offer grea...
Jan 04, 2013

"Challenges faced by visually impaired brought into focus"

For people who have just lost their vision, getting from one point to another can be disorienting and intimidating. That is where Jane Charlton steps in. As a vision rehabilitation therapist and a specialist in orientation and mobility, she teaches ...
Dec 11, 2012
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"'Fighting for people who don't have a voice"

Like many able-bodied people, Yolanda Bashir had never really considered how difficult it was for people with disabilities to travel around the Island. Those challenges “became crystal clear” last February, after her father Edwin Bashir Sr suffered a...
Dec 06, 2012
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"Six companies honoured for making their facilities accessible"

A cinema, an architecture firm and an insurance company were among businesses honoured yesterday for making their facilities better suited to the disabled. Six Built Environment Accessibility Awards 2012 were given out by Health Minister Zane DeSilva...
Dec 04, 2012
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"PTB producing policy document on wheelchair access on buses"

Wheelchair access on buses is the focus of a policy document being put together by the Department of Public Transportation Transport Minister Derrick Burgess said all bus operators, supervisors and managers have been given a memo outlining a step by...
Dec 12, 2011
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