Willem-alexander of the netherlands articles
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Rebecca Alexander, NBC's Peter Alexander's Sister, on Usher Syndrome
When Rebecca Alexander was in college, she was grappling with a recent diagnosis of Usher syndrome, a genetic condition that causes vision and hearing loss. Meeting the head of deaf and hard of hearing students, Joan E. Smith, empowered her. “(Her office) was my safe haven. It was a place where I felt so normal. It was a place where she made me feel like who I was and what I was dealing with and what my accessibility needs were (were) commonplace,” Alexander, 45, a psychotherapist in New York...
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The Netherlands at risk of a drought
The effects of climate change continue to show across Europe; in the Netherlands they are resulting in increasing drought, especially during the summer. Floods and rises in sea levels are expected throughout the summer in the Netherlands, as reported by the Government´s Environmental Assessment Agency, PBL. “We know extreme events will happen but not exactly when and where. […]
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Olly Alexander in 60 seconds
The pop singer is representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest