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Marcel Hug claims Men's Wheelchair Marathon, Scaroni secures Women title
Switzerland's Marcel Hug secured his sixth men's wheelchair crown in Boston on Monday, clocking a time of 1:17:06 and further broke his own course record.Hug to...

Understanding The Deaf Culture
Did you know that the lowercase "deaf" and the uppercase "Deaf" are different? well, the lowercase deaf refers to the physical condition of hearing loss while t...

Pomp and Color at 5th edition of Uhai Festival
The 5th edition of the Uhai Festival held on 24th March 2023, at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kakamega County was filled with po...

Gain Your Independence
A person with a disability's desire and ability to be independent depends on various factors most of which can be overcome.Some of these factors include parenta...

Discovering Your Unique Abilities
For a human being to understand his/her potential, one has to clearly understand what they are dealing with.This, for instance, to understand a cat’s potential...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) such as the fear to get contaminated that lead you to do repetitive...

First amputee player to win Puskas Award
The seventh edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards took place in Paris on Monday night with Pomp and color filling the arena not to mention top football stars...

Dorcas Rigathi attends Special Games for PWDs at Kasarani
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi attended the special games for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday at the Kasarani Stadium, where she agreed to become the Special Olym...

First Chess Olympiad for Persons with Disability opens
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the chess world have come together to recognize the importance of chess in helping Persons with disabilities to ov...

Kibai, Wawira feted in SOYA Awards.
Double Deaflympics Champion Simon Kibai was on Friday feted the Sportsman of the Year Award (SOYA) Sportsman with Disability category, winning the coveted price...

Persons With Disabilities called to fight corruption
National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) in Murang’a County has urged Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Murang’a to come-up with various strategies to f...

Paralympians Chelagat, Wawira headline Nominees for SOYA Sports Woman with Disability Award.
Paralympians Nancy Chelagat and Hellen Wawira are leading the shortlist for the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) Sportswoman with disability.Chelaga...

Top Golfer Makokha shortlisted for SOYA, Sports Man with Disability award.
Deaf top golfer Isaac Makokha is among nine nominees selected for the Sportsman of the Year Award (SOYA) Sportsman with Disability category.Makhoha, a Vet Lab S...

Media Urged To Stop Representing Persons With Disabilities Incorrectly
Media organizations have been urged to stop misrepresenting persons with disabilities in their reporting.According to various speakers at the disability reporti...

Parents Of Children With CP Want Govt's Support
Parents with cerebral palsy children want the government to come up with mechanisms on how to assist in taking care of these children including building special...

2nd Edition Deaf Film Kenya Festival
The 2nd Edition of the Deaf Film Kenya Festival took place at the National Theatre in Nairobi on December 5 and 6.The two-day event was sponsored by the Kenya F...

"No One Out, InJob"
NO ONE OUT Organization in partnership with Christian Blind Mission (CBM), companionship at work (CoWA), Girl child network, and Technical and vocational educat...

Nurturing Children With Disabilities
Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) held its fourth conference in Kasarani, with the theme, “Parental Empowerment and Engagement in Nurturing Potential...

Effectiveness Of Brain Games On Helping Prevent Dementia
Dementia is a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions that intervenes with day to day activities. It is caused by Alzeheimer'...