Deaf communities are hoping New Zealand Sign Language could soon be shown in airline safety videos after the Chief Ombudsman ruled the regulatory body's decision not to include it is "unreasonable. Advocacy group Deaf Action New Zealand petitioned to the Civil Aviation Authority to change its rules and enforce use of sign language. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > > > >

Ireland’s first sign language café will provide members of the deaf community with a modern new space to connect, share experiences, and express their cultural identity. The new facility, located in the Deaf Village Ireland premises in Cabra, will also generate opportunities for employment and remote working. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > > >

When introducing himself, Tristram Ingham often begins with a te reo Māori greeting before breaking into English. The New Zealand-native has a voice that’s kind, soft, and sure, with every word carefully chosen and placed. As a physician, academic researcher, and disability community leader, Ingham’s words are his power. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > >

We, together with other organisations such as the International Disability Alliance, participated in and organised many events and bilateral meetings with climate negotiators and stakeholders. The Disability Caucus – the informal group representing the disability movement at COP 28 – coordinated its message to strengthen the move towards inclusive and effective climate action. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > >

Across the globe, persons with disabilities experience mortality rates up to four times higher in natural disasters than people without disabilities. Although 15% of the world’s population has a disability, climate change adaptation efforts do not adequately take their needs into account. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > > >

An inclusive parade of Three Wise Men, featuring three individuals with disabilities, will take to the streets of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) on Friday to raise awareness among citizens and advocate for "a dignified life.Starting at 12 p.m., the Christmas procession will head to the Rectorate of the University of Alcalá de Henares, located in the Plaza de San Diego. From there, it will proceed along Calle Mayor to the Plaza de los Santos Niños and return via Calle Santa Úrsula to the local Town Hall. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > > > >

Park Kyeong-seok, the head of the disability advocacy group Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD), speaks during a rally held on the platform of Hyehwa Station in downtown Seoul on Tuesday, saying the group will file a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (Nhrck) against the police for his arrest last week. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > >

The prosecutor’s office issued a complaint to the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of Dagestan due to the untimely provision of people with disabilities with the rehabilitation means to be provided to them under the law, the “Patient Monitor” human rights organization reported. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > >

Seoul Metro, the operator of Seoul subway lines No. 1-8, announced measures Thursday to ban all subway protests by a disabled advocacy group after they resumed their morning rush-hour protest this week.Seoul Metro said it came up with the three-step countermeasures against Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) on Tuesday, following the resumption of protests after a two-month halt since the last collective action on Sept. 25. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > > >