13 articles
Design
Chinese amputee ‘Iron Leg Man’ shares his hi-tech prosthetic leg design online so others can use it
Liang Kaiyu, 30, created his own prosthetic leg and then modified it by adding LED lights, shock absorbers and a self-charging interface. ...
Bryan Ke
Asia
‘He’s got an IQ of 69’: Malaysian man to be hanged in Singapore for possessing 1.5 ounces of heroin
Lawyers are making last-resort efforts to save a mentally impaired Malaysian man from being hanged in Singapore for drug charges next week. ...
Restaurant that employs disabled workers posts pictures of empty tables online in plea for help
On Tuesday, diners from all walks of life flocked to Dignity Kitchen, an eatery in Boon Keng, Singapore, to show their support as the busine...
News
Hard of Hearing Baristas Serve Coffee With ‘Bear Hands’ at Hit Shanghai Café
Customers are flocking to a specialty café in Shanghai for its forward-thinking business model that provides employment to disabled employee...
Ryan General
Feature
Badminton Player Prepares for Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
This article was originally published on Shuttlers. Meet Tim Wong Chun-yim, a 30-year-old professional disabled badminton player who is now ...
Boy Loses $40,000 Hearing Aid, Entire Chinese City Helps To Search
A 3-year-old boy in eastern China reunited with his lost hearing aid after a successful city-wide search. The child from Zhengzhou, Henan pr...
Carl Samson
Chinese Painter Proves that You Don’t Need Hands to Create Amazing Artwork
This painter from China is proving to everyone that you don’t need hands to create amazing works of art — just pure dedication to mast...
Instagram
Woman with Dwarfism Regains Confidence Through Cosplaying
While some people may take up cosplaying as a hobby or to express their artistic side, others join the lifestyle as a way to regain their co...
‘Silent’ Bubble Tea Shop in China Hires Only Deaf Employees
China’s Silent Beverage bubble tea shop is garnering interest from locals in Guiyang due to its unique premise of exclusively hiring e...
Kyle Encina
Man in a Wheelchair Travels Around Japan By Heartwarming Strangers
Yusuke Terada, a 27-year-old office worker and Tokyo resident bound to a wheelchair, is now seeing more of his country after launching a cam...
Heather Johnson Yu
Business
Blind Asian Man Kicked Out of Subway Because Of His Guide Dog
A Subway sandwich outlet in New York has issued an apology after it received criticism for reportedly turning away a blind customer just bec...
Meet the Blind Lawyer Who Works for Google in New York City
Despite being legally blind, this Google employee commutes to work each day from New Jersey to his office in the Chelsea neighborhood of New...
Laura Dang
Misc
Disgusting Note Left to Disabled Person Simply Because She Didn’t Look Disabled
A harsh note placed on an Australian woman’s windshield has spurred her to speak out on the stigma faced by those with “invisible” disabilit...
Editorial Staff