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After bone fracture surgery to restore height, Chinese couple remains disabled for life


After bone fracture surgery to restore height, Chinese couple remains disabled for life

A controversial height-enhancing surgery that involves breaking people’s leg bones has come under fire in China after two people expressed regret at undergoing the procedure. Earlier this month, central China’s Henan TV reported that a woman from eastern China’s Jiangsu province spent 600,000 yuan ($84,000) traveling abroad to undergo surgery to make her 13 centimeters […]

Mold forces Omaha school to cancel classes for third day in a row


Mold forces Omaha school to cancel classes for third day in a row

OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) – JP Lord School was empty again Monday after students were dismissed early Thursday because staff discovered mold in the building. Charles Wakefield, COO of Omaha Public Schools, said the equipment was stored over the summer. “When staff went to take the equipment out at the beginning of the school year, they […]

‘Be fearless’: Deaf author and playwright from Saskatchewan wants to challenge assumptions about disabled people in literature


‘Be fearless’: Deaf author and playwright from Saskatchewan wants to challenge assumptions about disabled people in literature

Adam Pottle does not limit himself to a single writing style. Born in British Columbia and based in Saskatoon, he is a children’s author, university professor, playwright, memoirist and leader in the deaf and disabled cultural community, among other things. His published work includes a memoir, several novels, a volume of poetry and two plays. […]