Visually impaired articles
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Iowa City students training to guide runners who are visually impaired
The motto “Sharing the joy of adaptive running … one run at a time” is displayed on the website of Team Runfree, a nonprofit organization dedicated to training guides for visually impaired people to run outside and in races. This motto rang true on Sunday when the organization hosted a session in the Old Capitol
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Impaired driving charges down in Sarnia, not necessarily impaired driving: police deputy chief
Fewer impaired driving charges in Sarnia to start 2024 doesn’t mean there’s been less impaired driving, the city’s police deputy chief says. What a dip usually means is fewer calls from the public, and less time for enforcement programs like RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere), said Julie Craddock. “It’s just an important reminder that the […]
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Visualizing The Size Of The Global Senior Population
Visualizing The Size Of The Global Senior Population The growth of the senior population is a consequence of the demographic transition towards longer and healthier lives. Population aging, however, can pose economic and social challenges. Here, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu maps the size of the world’s population aged 65+ for 1980, 2021, and 2050 (projected). The data is from the World Social Report 2023 by the United Nations. Global Aging Currently, population aging is most...