Matters Disability
Kenya Amputee Football selects team ahead of the Paralympic games
Kenya Amputee Football team has selected a provisional team consisting of 25 players that will represent the country at the forthcoming 2023 African Paralympic...
World Breastfeeding Week: Empowering Mothers with Disabilities for Workplace-Related Breastfeeding
World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated from August 1st to August 7th, is a powerful global campaign that highlights the significance of breastfeeding in nurturing...
Nutrition Tips For Persons With Disabilities
Good nutrition is important for everyone, but it is especially important for persons with disabilities because they are at an increased risk of malnutrition due...
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger syndrome, also known as Asperger's is a developmental disorder that falls under the broader category of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is character...
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by the presence of involuntary and repetitive movements or vocalizations known as tics. These tics ar...
Apert Syndrome
Apert syndrome, also known as acrocephalosyndactyly type I, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive craniofacial and limb abnormalities. The con...
Rotary Club Of Kirinyaga Donates Wheelchairs To Children With Disabilities In Kutus
The Rotary Club of Kirinyaga has donated mobility aid equipment to children with disabilities in Kutus, Kirinyaga County. The equipment includes specialized whe...
Gov't's Plan To Facilitate PWDs Economic Empowerment
Economic Planning Principal Secretary James Muhati has revealed plans by the government to put in place initiatives that will promote gender equality, and facil...
Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects individuals worldwide, causing a range of developmental and intellectual disabilities.Fragile X syndrome i...
Netherlands Ambassador To Kenya Underscores Need To Support PWDs
Netherlands Ambassador to Kenya Maarten Brouwer during his visit to the country underscored the need to support the special populations which include persons wi...
PWDs In Murang'a County Receive Assistive Devices
Murang’a governor Irungu Kang’ata in collaboration with the catholic diocese of Murang’a donated wheelchairs and other mobility assistive devices to persons wit...
Muscular Dystrophy
In our diverse and ever-evolving world, the significance of inclusivity and understanding cannotbe overstated. Among the many facets of diversity, visible disab...
Important Steps Your Company Can Take For Inclusivity
Companies that recognize and value the importance of hiring and retaining employees with disabilities know what is needed to provide a culture and workplace tha...
Persons With Disabilities In Kajiado County Benefit From Inua Jamii Funds
BY KNA's Seline NyangerePersons with disabilities in Kjiado County are among the 10,534 vulnerable residents who received money from the Inua Jamii cash transf...
Parents Encouraged To Enrol Children With Disabilities In Schools
BY KNA's Linet WafulaThe Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) has urged parents of children with various forms of disabilities not to hide them at home b...
Disability Pride Month: Know Your Rights
July is Disability Pride Month, however, not yet officially recognized in Kenya and many other countries.According to the Human Rights Watch Website, July was c...
Gov't Urged To Involve PWDs In Tree Planting Campaign
Tessie Musalia, the wife of Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, in partnership with the National Police Service (NPS), persons with disabilities (PWDs),...
Deafblind Awareness Week
Deafblind Awareness Week is an annual event that is observed in the United States and Canada during the last week of June, however, for the purpose of disabilit...
DP Gachagua hosts Special Olympic team, gifts them Ksh.10 million
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his spouse, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi on Wednesday gifted Sh10.2 million to Kenya's Special Olympic team for their commendable...
Happy Father’s: Celebrating Fathers With Disabilities
BY ESTHER MUTURIFather’s Day is a holiday honoring one’s father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers...