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Woman in wheelchair beats fate, turns old items into colourful flower baskets

Suffering from spinal cord inflammation and cancer, Nhung has kept moving forward, spreading positive energy to others with her ideas of recycling items to protect the environment.

Armless girl doesn't let disability hold her back

Linh Thi Hong is admired by her teachers and peers alike at Ngoc Thanh C Elementary School in Vinh Phuc Province for her dedication to her studies and boundless optimism.

Software launched to better support disabled people

As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had registered with a software managing information of people with disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.

 

The boy who is a dab hand, with his feet

While most children take school for granted, stepping into the classroom for the first time eight years ago was the best day of Nguyen Tan Sang’s life.

Overcoming difficulties with determination

Duong Huu Phuc, a third-year student at the Ha Noi University of Business and Technology’s Department of Architecture, carefully draws his homework on a computer in a slum along Nguyen Khoai Street in Hanoi

No one calls Hoa a ’weirdo’ any more

 VietNamNet Bridge – It took a lot of efforts for Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident of the northern port city of Hai Phong’s Tu Doi Village, to learn how to use scissors.

’Please do not beat’: a loving father’s plea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Watching children grow up and learn new things in life brings great happiness to every parent.

Obesity 'could be a disability' - EU courts rule

 Obesity can constitute a disability in certain circumstances, the EU's highest court has ruled.

Vietnam has 1.2 million disabled children

There are about 93 million children under age 14 with disabilities in the world, including 1.2 million in Vietnam. Many children are affected directly from the consequences of war, such as Agent Orange and explosives.

Vietnam loses 3% of GDP for not using workers with disabilities

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has up to 15% of the population who are the people with disabilities and they do not have stable jobs and income.

The girl without hands dreams of being an IT expert

Born without hands at birth, Tham can write, draw, sew, type... by her feet. Her painting won the second prize in a painting contest while her notebooks are on display at the Vietnam Women's Museum.