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Judo for People with Disabilities Can Help With Social and Motor Skills
A new judo studio aimed at people with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities has opened in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia
19 January 2020 by Rachel Worsle...

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A Lamp That Makes Reading Easier for Dyslexics
Research has suggested that people with dyslexia have two dominant eyes that send two different streams of information to the eye,
18 January 2020 by Rachel Worsle...

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Adaptive Surfing School Allows People with Disabilities To Catch Their Own Waves
Surfability UK is a community interest company that provides adaptive surfboards for wheelchair users as well as people with physical disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions. They provide tandem surfboards that allow people to sit up unaided. The company originally started off helping people on the autism spectrum to participate in surfing and expanded into other areas of disability. There is always a team of coaches on hand to help people select the right surfboard, help them into the water and teach them how to catch their own waves. 
11 January 2020 by Rachel Worsle...

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Modified Minecraft Creates Safe Haven for Autistic Adults and Children
The popular computer game Minecraft, which has been described as virtual Lego, has an autism-specific whitelisted version called Autcraft. Autcraft modifies the rules of Minecraft by not allowing swearing, bullying, killing and stealing, as well as providing specific in-game support and different types of activities. Once registered and approved, players can mingle with other autistic adults, kids or their family members. The creator, Stuart Duncan, is an autistic man who also has an autistic child. He created the game to allow others on the spectrum to play Minecraft without fear of bullying or discrimination. https://www.autcraft.com/
11 January 2020 by Rachel Worsle...

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Braille Dice For the Visually Impaired to Play Role-Playing Games
Jack Berberette, the founder of the DOTS RPG program, loves playing role-playing games (RPGs) but realised many people with visual
5 January 2020 by Rachel Worsle...

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A Micro-Business Incubator That Allows Autistic People to Monetise Their Special Interests
The proposed micro-business incubator would provide support, guidance and resources for autistic people to monetise a special inte
2 January 2020 by Rachel Worsle...