Diabetes: healthy life expectancy is reduced
The healthy lifespan of people with diabetes is almost 10 years shorter than the average, according to an Australian study.It ...
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World Autism Day: Paris is mobilized
The City of Paris is organizing a day of cultural and fun events at the Parc Floral to raise awareness ...
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Disability: 6,000 adults wait in children’s structures
For lack of places, thousands of young disabled adults are taken care of in institutions for children. A possible maintenance ...
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Seniors: less dependency, more light handicaps
Life expectancy is increasing, but not always in good health. While addiction and cognitive problems decrease, older people suffer more ...
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KillLaBetise: the shock campaign to break down stereotypes about disability
VIDEO - The tone is grating and intends to react to the stereotypes developed around people with disabilities. Kill stupidity. ...
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Disability: 70,000 “doubly vulnerable” children
Children with disabilities who have been entrusted to social assistance for children (ASE) face restrictions on their fundamental rights. In ...
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World Day: occupational therapy facilitates the return to autonomy
Daily support to regain autonomy. Occupational therapy is a discipline that is still little known but increasingly in demand.They are ...
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Autism: 127 associations denounce the abusive placement of siblings
A reaction that follows a decision of placement in Isère. A mother is accused of causing the troubles of her ...
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Bruno Richard: “My son suffers from lack of care every day” (VIDEO)
Bruno Richard, the father of a severely disabled teenager, got a meeting at the health ministry today at 6.30 p.m. ...
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Mental health: 1 in 5 French people affected by a mental illness
This March 10 marks the start of the Mental Health Information Weeks. In 3rd place in terms of frequency, mental ...
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Stephen Hawking: his open access communication system
The communication system developed by astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and the company Intel is available in open source. It allows him ...
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Accessibility: RATP’s ambition to reach out to 100% of the disabled
Public transport benefits from new deadlines to complete the work that will make these places accessible to the disabled. In ...
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Spinal cord injuries: 5 paraplegics move their legs again
They regained partial mobility. 5 paraplegic men were able to move their legs using transcutaneous electrical stimulation.To move your leg, ...
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Sexual assistance: an association calls for an exception to pimping
SURVEY - Sexual support still has no legal framework in France. People with disabilities therefore often have to rely on ...
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Disability: discovering pleasure at 50
INTERVIEW - Sexual support still has no legal framework in France. People with disabilities therefore often have to rely on ...
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Disabled: training to provide sexual support
SURVEY - Sexual support still has no legal framework in France. People with disabilities therefore often have to rely on ...
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Parking: a hologram monitors the spaces for the disabled
VIDEO. In Moscow, when a valid driver is about to park in a "handicapped" place, a hologram representing the silhouette ...
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Biopic on Stephen Hawking: spotlight on Charcot’s disease
He is an icon of science. Stephen Hawking, whose biopic hits theaters this week, is also known for having suffered ...
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Handicap: a mobility-inclusion card from January 1
© istockThe new year rhymes with novelties for the French. While not all of them are good, like the expected ...
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Accessibility to the disabled: angry associations
Hard blow for the disabled. The Council of Ministers has adopted an ordinance which lengthens the deadlines for upgrading to ...
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An exoskeleton allows paraplegics to walk again
Get up, walk, stand up. These three actions will now be possible for some paraplegics. The first exoskeleton was approved ...
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Diabetes, hypertension: football improves patient health
Football, even played as a simple hobby, is a health asset. An experiment in diabetics and hypertension showed the effects ...
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Paraplegic kicks off the FIFA World Cup
For a few minutes, a paraplegic will forget his chair to walk on the lawn of the Brazil-Croatia match. Thanks ...
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Multiple sclerosis: stopping work is not inevitable
One in two patients is unemployed ten years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Maintaining a professional activity is however ...
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Cochlear implants: children 5 times more at risk of cognitive delays
While the majority of people with cochlear implants are children, a study shows that they are 2 to 5 times ...
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A rare disease helps us better understand Alzheimer’s
Researchers have identified the cause of a very rare disease. By understanding its mechanism, they hope to learn more about ...
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1st in France: an electrosensitive compensated because of his disability
For the first time, financial assistance has just been granted to a man whose electrosensitivity has been recognized as a ...
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An electric implant stimulates the legs of paraplegics
Researchers have succeeded in developing an electrical stimulator. Implanted in the spine, it allows paralyzed patients to regain control of ...
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Accessibility of the disabled: a petition denounces the lack of action
Accessibility for the disabled cannot wait 10 more years. The Association of the Paralyzed in France has launched a petition ...
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Accessibility: disabled people will have to be patient
Establishments open to the public will have an additional 3 to 9 years to make themselves accessible to people with ...
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