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The Disabled World disability community website encompasses a broad spectrum of issues and experiences faced by the approximately 1.3 billion people (around 16%) worldwide who live with significant disabilities - https://www.disabled-world.com

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Marla Runyan: Elite Racing With Stargardt Vision Loss - Examines how #MarlaRunyan, diagnosed with #Stargardt disease at about age nine, competed at the highest levels of track and road racing while missing much of her sharp central vision - www.disabled-world.com/disability/a...

disabled-world.comMarla Runyan: Elite Racing With Stargardt Vision LossMarla Runyan, Paralympic champion and two-time Olympian with Stargardt disease, raced at elite speed with central vision loss and incomplete visual information.
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Shamonda Virus: First Human Infection and What It Means - #ShamondaVirus, a midge-borne #cattle #virus, caused its first known human infection in France in 2026. How it spreads, who is at risk and what experts know - www.disabled-world.com/news/researc...

disabled-world.comShamonda Virus: First Human Infection and What It MeansShamonda virus, a midge-borne cattle virus, caused its first known human infection in France in 2026. How it spreads, who is at risk and what experts know.
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Alex Zanardi: Rebuilding Control After Double Amputation - #AlexZanardi racing career after a double leg #amputation shows how #handcontrols, #prosthetics and #handcycle design rebuilt his driving and #Paralympic success - www.disabled-world.com/disability/a...

disabled-world.comAlex Zanardi: Rebuilding Control After Double AmputationAlex Zanardi's racing career after a double leg amputation shows how hand controls, prosthetics and handcycle design rebuilt his driving and Paralympic success.
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Living With Crohn's Disease as an Invisible Disability - A graduate student with #CrohnsDisease explains how chronic illness, #InvisibleDisability, treatment costs and #Healthcare access shape education and work - www.disabled-world.com/disability/b...

disabled-world.comLiving With Crohn's Disease as an Invisible DisabilityA graduate student with Crohn's disease explains how chronic illness, invisible disability, treatment costs and healthcare access shape education and work.
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Internalized Ableism: Rejecting #Shame and #DisabilityPride - This information looks at internalized #ableism, which is what happens when society’s negative messages about #disability get absorbed by #disabled and #nondisabled people alike - www.disabled-world.com/editorials/i...

disabled-world.comInternalized Ableism: Rejecting Shame and Disability PrideHow internalized ableism and disability shame form, how they limit careers, health and relationships, and how disability pride and access break the cycle.
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Snowball Accessibility App Named in TIME's Best Inventions - #Snowball brings together #accessibility assessments, user reviews and practical details so people can judge whether a restaurant, hotel, shop or attraction suits their needs before they leave home - www.disabled-world.com/assistivedev...

disabled-world.comSnowball Accessibility App Named in TIME's Best InventionsSnowball, the free accessibility app founded by Simon Sansome, was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 for helping disabled people find places to visit.
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#PlaynookGames: Free #Accessible Browser #Games for Everyone - A collection of 16 classic browser games, including #Chess, #Checkers, #Sudoku, #Minesweeper, #Solitaire, #ConnectFour and #WordNook - www.disabled-world.com/entertainmen...

disabled-world.comPlaynook Games: Free Accessible Browser Games for EveryonePlaynook Games offers 16 free accessible browser games, including Chess, Sudoku and Solitaire, with high-contrast design, tap controls and no sign-up required.
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Lesya Ukrainka: Chronic Illness, Writing and The Forest Song - How #LesyaUkrainka wrote The Forest Song while living with #tuberculosis and variable capacity, and how her 1911 drama became the animated film #Mavka during war - www.disabled-world.com/disability/a...

disabled-world.comLesya Ukrainka: Chronic Illness, Writing and The Forest SongHow Lesya Ukrainka wrote The Forest Song while living with tuberculosis and variable capacity, and how her 1911 drama became the animated film Mavka during war.