#HumanRightsWatch
Brazil just took a major stop in the right direction by passing a resolution to help protect its citizens living with #differingabilities 🙌
Learn more:
https://t.co/cad3QgbZY8
"People often infantilize people with #disabilities. For example, whenever I’m with someone else, people address questions, even questions about me, to that person. They don’t look at me directly, even when they have to talk to me"
#Inclusion#Diversity
https://t.co/ThJBVOV70x
“If I’m not relaxed, all kinds of nerves fire,” Stieber said.
The result: Her bionic hand spins in circles with a little whirring noise.
“But if I relax and think, ‘Open hand,’ it just opens my hand.’
#Robotic#Prosthetics#Amputee#BionicWoman
https://t.co/7onHpb6bla
This #startup in #Victoria#BritishColumbia is giving people fashion-forward options for their #prosthetics ♥️
"To feel like a piece of art ... is the best feeling in the world."
https://t.co/j2UoYIrfFw
Jimmy Mlejnek was #homeless - sleeping in his car in sub-zero conditions. This eventually led to a double #amputation and some brand new friendships
“The minute I get my prosthetics, I’m coming there to give Mary and her crew a hug” he promised.
#BeKind
https://t.co/0F9qmL5X9i
“I’ve been opened up to a whole new world," Robert said,
"I didn’t even know that prosthetics was a thing until this team from LSU helped me... They showed me that we really can do this.”
https://t.co/6X0RbkP04p
#Prosthetics#LifeChanging#LoveOthers#InclusionMatters#makers
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