24 May 2012


A Swedish man lost his finger after it got stuck in a toilet paper dispenser.
[The Local, April 20 2012]
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Independence disability

Italy May 03, 2012

Milan will host an event on the world of disability, a way to share experiences and the future plans to allow the inclusion, independence and [...]
 
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Gestures which do not offend

Italy April 19, 2012

“Words hurt more than swords”, an old proverb says. Gestures do not. This is in synthesis the reason with which the Italian Supreme Court has [...]
 
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Taking care of the vegetative state

Italy February 28, 2012

In Italy, the results of the national project "Functioning and Disability in Vegetative and Minimally Conscious State" are now available. The initiative, financed by the [...]
 
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Multiple sclerosis in Spain

Spain December 20, 2011

In Spain multiple sclerosis affects about 46 thousand people. And 1,800 new cases are diagnosed each year. The Federación Española para la Lucha contra la [...]
 
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Blindness in the world

ItalyWorld December 15, 2011

39 million people are blind worldwide. Of these, 1.4 million children aged under 15 years are irreversibly blind for the rest of their lives. Cataracts [...]