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@baraza.africahttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/5/30/how-a-palestinian-man-with-autism-was-killed-by-israeli-police
One year on, a mother remembers the day her son, Eyad al-Halaq, was shot and killed by Israeli police.
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/technology/-digital-device-learning-easier-for-500-blind-students-3344122
Visually impaired learners no longer need to struggle with costly braille paper following development of a portable digital device.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/her-body-was-a-prison-how-a-new-gene-therapy-changed-the-lives-of-two-canadian-girls-1.5356554
A new gene therapy for an extremely rare disorder has offered two Canadian children a new chance at life, allowing them to move on their own after years of being trapped within their own bodies.