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Ancient Greece
Athens Acropolis Becomes Accessible to the Visually Impaired
The Acropolis of Athens has become accessible to the visually impaired through a route unveiled on Thursday that combines models of monuments, haptic feedback points, and signs in Greek and English Braille.
During the unveiling, Culture and Sports Minister Lina...
Diaspora
Greek American Swimmer Anastasia Pagonis Wins Gold at Paralympic Games
Greek American swimmer Anastasia Pagonis, who is blind, won the US' first gold in the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Thursday.
Pagonis made her Paralympic debut winning gold in the women’s 400-meter freestyle S11 with a new world record of 4:54:49....
entertainment
Blind Greek Cook Wows MasterChef Judges
A nearly-blind contestant moved the audience and the judges from the television reality show MasterChef on Wednesday not only with his cooking skills but also his determination to prove that his disability can turn into an advantage in the...
Animals
Greece's First Trained Guide Dog Lara Dies at 16
A black Labrador named Lara, who worked as Greece's first officially trained guide dog for people with visual impairment, died on Tuesday night at the age of sixteen.
Lara became a symbol of the rights of disabled people in Greece,...
Greece
Refugee Carries Blind Wife While Clutching Onto Baby [pictures]
The boatloads of migrants making the perilous sea crossing over the Aegean may have dwindled, however the new arrivals continue to be impressive. A boat made its way to the shore of Skala Sykamnia on the island of Lesvos...