Sentences with phrase «give disabled people»

Exoskeletons, the proper name for these mechanical suits, could help firefighters cut victims from wrecked buildings or vehicles far faster than they can right now, and give disabled people new - found mobility - perhaps even put a motorised spring in their step.
Today's changes come hot on the heels of the government's launch of a new Office for Disability Issues (ODI) last week, which will aim to give disabled people a stronger voice in policy - making.
Just # 1 can pay for a «Ability Counts» Football session which gives disabled people the opportunity to get involved in the beautiful game.
The whole point of wheelchairs, see, is that they have wheels — an innovation that gave disabled people an efficient, dignified way to get a bag of chips from the kitchen or flee an axe murderer.
Given some extensions, such as rope handles on doors and light switches, dogs can give a disabled person complete mobility within her or his home.
This gives the disabled person time to recover and return to work without being forced to prematurely sell his / her business interest.

Not exact matches

Schroepfer said this feature has now been disabled, but also noted that «given the scale and sophistication of the activity we've seen, we believe most people on Facebook could have had their public profile scraped in this way.»
Anna Stubblefield had dedicated much of her career to advocating for the «radical inclusion» of disabled persons — and given her principles, rape was the only way to do it.
The Church's public presence lifts people's hearts, and the service she gives — in Catholic schools, homes for the elderly, chaplaincies in prisons and hospitals, and the vast range of projects for the poor and disabled and so on — is generally appreciated.
So if you don't like to give to government so it can spend it on bridges and roads to help employ folks to build them or help the poor and disabled to keep their heads above water, because as conservatives including Beck himself has said, all it does is perpatuate «laziness»... how do you suppose a person with that kind of mentality is going to approach «charity»?
Give a small stipend to some poor elderly disabled person for home heat during the coldest weather months and its all about redistributing the wealth.
Stubblefield had dedicated much of her career to advocating for the «radical inclusion» of disabled people — and given her principles, rape was the only way to do it.
«This feels like another unachievable soundbite to try and change the government's image given that the UN classifies the UK government as having committed systematic violations of the rights of disabled people recently.
I have seen vulnerable / disabled people get told they will have to live on less and the elder generation suffer in the cold due to less funding, then I turn round and see a EPL team get given this much...
Political agency for some disabled people can not be conceived in the usual terms of (Habermasian) deliberation or the (Rawlsian) giving of publicly - intelligible reasons.
If long - term funding commitments had been set in place, this would have given some of the positive measures in the white paper a real opportunity to make a difference to the lives of disabled and older people and carers.
I am not arguing that the elderly, the disabled, etc., need what reasonable people can agree is a basic decent level of health care appropriate to our society and the state of our economy which keeps them alive, but you are advocating giving free health care that exceeds what someone who pays thousands of dollars in insurance premiums every year can receive!
Scope has been calling for disabled people to be taken off the Work Programme and instead be given specialist, personalised support that is appropriate to the kind of work they're looking for.
Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg separately gave evidence, with all three leaders being challenged about what they are doing to improve the proportions of people likely to be elected to Parliament who are women, LGBT, disabled, or from an ethnic minority.
DLA is the key to the outside world for disabled people in residential care, giving them the chance to leave their homes, get out and about in the community, go shopping and visit friends and family.
Yet I've been deemed fit to work so I think the labour party should look at why Freud and Purnell delivered an ESA and WCA medical so bad it has caused massive concern to disabled, people, why is it labour has hit the poorest in society, Blair gave the pensioners a 75 p pension rise while delivering a 60 % pay rise and pension rise and expenseses rise to MP's.
Labour is calling for the cut in capital gains tax (CGT) to be scrapped, saying it would give investors already making money about the same, on average, as the government had planned to take from disabled people under changes to benefits.
Politicians can give something back to disabled people: the ability to enjoy an active social life.
The royal father commended Buhari for appointing a disabled person into office as a Special Adviser on Disabled Matters and urged the SSA who is on a nationwide tour to sensitized the people on the need to give the disabled the chance to add value in the disabled person into office as a Special Adviser on Disabled Matters and urged the SSA who is on a nationwide tour to sensitized the people on the need to give the disabled the chance to add value in the Disabled Matters and urged the SSA who is on a nationwide tour to sensitized the people on the need to give the disabled the chance to add value in the disabled the chance to add value in the society.
Under this proposal, disabled people's benefits or pensioners» winter fuel allowance could be cut because landlords jack up rents or because employers don't give decent pay rises.
James, an ally of de Blasio who's clashed with him at times, has filed a record total of 11 lawsuits since she took office, including one against the city for its treatment of children in foster care and another alleging the city Department of Buildings violates disabled people's civil rights by giving landlords a pass on fixing elevators.
Called Audetel, (audio described television), it was originally designed to give visually disabled people the chance to enjoy TV by providing an audible des - cription of what is happening on the screen and transmitting it with ordinary TV signals.
Given the often disabling or fatal consequences of a stroke, and the increasing use of methamphetamine among young people, particularly in countries around the Pacific rim (North America, East and Southeast Asia, and Oceania), the findings are a cause for concern, warn the researchers.
What better way to make yoga a household name than by giving kids tools to help with anger management, disabled people a little more movement, and decrease likelihood of disease?
Disabled Passions gives people who are part of the Disabled community a place to find one another.
This is rather unfair, and the few people who've given someone disabled a chance know they only difference between disabled and able - bodied people is their appearance.
With her stabilizing presence, this rude comedy shows us that people who are «different» — the retarded, the disabled, nonwhites, gays — can also be funny, and we are given permission to laugh — loudly.
With her stabilizing presence, this rude comedy shows us that people who are «different» — the disabled, nonwhites, gays — can also be funny, and we are given permission to laugh — loudly.
Poignant, maybe, is the observation that the audience for Knoxville's «Jackass» is the very audience that needs a little sensitivity training — better would be the question of whether the picture succeeds in deflating bigotry or, more likely, giving the jerk - offs of the world a cluster of disabled people to laugh at.
Instead, «What you want is to give folks an entry point» into the pain or difficulty that can come along with living as a person of color, a queer person, a woman, a disabled person, a refugee — or anyone whose experiences are marginalized and different from your own.
From participation in cooperative learning activities, students with emotional disorders can (1) learn from positive role models how to control emotions and behave appropriately in group settings; (2) develop sensitivity to the needs of others and understand people «as individuals rather than as stereotypical members of a particular group»; 14 (3) increase their ability for self - direction; (4) increase their interest in learning; and (5) gain an increase in self - esteem.15 Likewise, students who are not disabled are given the opportunity to become more understanding and accepting of students who are emotionally behaviorally disordered.
The car's maximum speed is reduced, none of the safety features can be disabled and, once that person brings the car back, they're given a comprehensive report card indicating how many times they did something unsavory, like tailgating.
«The IPA guide gives our members — national publishers associations — and the publishers they represent, excellent advice on how to honor the treaty's provisions and contribute fully to tackling the «book famine» suffered by blind, visually impaired and print disabled people
«I hope that more people consider disabled dogs, because I feel that they have a little extra love to give
There are a lot of physically disabled people who agree with Bill that unless the dog is fetching, alerting, etc, that it doesn't count, and that psychiatric service dogs should not be given the same priviledges as theirs.
We sold everything, paid off all debt and established enough savings to sail our ship around the world while sharing our experiences with the world... Unlike some who use Patreon and such to charge people to subscribe to their content, we opted to give it away for frer... I am disabled but completely capable of taking care of our business when it comes to boat maintenance, sailing our ship and navigating foreign countries.
Sunset Overdrive seems to have the makings of a successful third person shooter for disabled gamers due to its apparent forgiving nature and customizability, given its emphasis on a wide array of weapons and arcade rather than simulation style gaming.
Providing support and workplace training for disabled people will provide an additional pool of resource for employers and give many disabled people additional skills and self - esteem to gain opportunities of work.
The only likely way in which that will happen is if Khrapunov is present in court in London in person: «the administration of justice is liable to be brought into disrepute if the court is disabled from enforcing a freezing order in the most effective way possible» and «The public interest in the court trying to give maximum practical effect to the freezing order it has granted against him and in being seen to do so is strong».
The Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (CDCA 2000) gave carers the right to request an assessment that was not dependent on the local authority carrying out an assessment of the needs of the cared - for person (s 1).
In evidence overlooked by the trial judge, Professor Catherine Frazee stated that these are» [c] onditions that become routine aspects of life for disabled people... [that] give rise to deep and persistent unease among persons immersed in the values of an ableist culture.»
I guess the don't give leave to poor disabled -LCB- thalidomide -RCB- people sueing rich lawyers.
Under the Governor's proposal persons who have become permanently disabled due to a workplace injury would be completely cut off from wage loss benefits after a given number of years.
Notice is given that persons disabled by barriers may request that relevant supports be provided
Given the primacy of protecting the best interests of disabled persons, it is appropriate to require such disinterest on the part of a
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