Ten-level steel wheelchair ramp dumbfounds DunbartonshireWest Dunbartonshire council's '£40,000' solution to disability access complaint leaves neighbours and Lally family dumbstruckStaff and agenciesThe Guardian, Thursday 13 February 2014 20.06 GMTA ramp with 10 levels installed by West Dunbartonshire council at the home in Duntocher, Clydebank so wheelchair user Katie Lally,...

By Damon RoseBBC News, OuchRaul Krauthausen with his 3D-printed rampContinue reading the main storyMore from OuchDeaf children of our timeGrowing up with Down's syndrome, a coming-of-age storySee Hear: Scottish deaf school told to improveDisabled people often need personalised equipment to help with their individual needs. Could 3D printing...

Tonight I attended a fundraising dinner hosted by Global Deaf Muslim (GDM) which was part of their campaign to the translate the Quran into American Sign Language(ASL). The event was held at the Muslim Community Association (MCA) in the South bay and featured GDM President, Nashiru Abdulai and keynote speaker, Wisam...

James Meikle and agencyThe Guardian, Wednesday 5 February 2014 22.43 GMTThe bionic hand sends electrical signals to allow Dennis Sorensen to feel what he is touching. Photograph: Patrizia TocciA man who lost his left hand in a fireworks accident has described how he could feel things that he had not...

SEATTLE -- There is a deaf football player about to play in the Super Bowl. He's the best listener on his team.Seconds after the Seahawks won the NFC Championship, Derrick Coleman stood inside delirious CenturyLink Field -- noise swirling like confetti -- and felt only vibrations. But he read every...