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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.

Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.

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People Fixing The World: Challenging attitudes to disability

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Challenging attitudes to disability

28/02/2023 GMT

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The silent cafe and VR game trying to make life better for people with disabilities

The silent cafe and VR game trying to make life better for people with disabilities.

Across the African continent, people with disabilities are often stigmatised. The discrimination they face can impact their ability to go to school, find a job and even to feel safe.

We look at the projects trying to change people’s attitudes and help people with disabilities flourish.

We speak to Lilian Dibo Eyong, who is trying to change attitudes to people with disabilities in Cameroon.

In Uganda, we visit the “silent café” - which is run by deaf people and you order in sign language. 

And we test out a virtual reality game designed in Nigeria that’s helping people understand what it’s like being a child with an autism spectrum disorder.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: Eric Mugaju and Craig Langran
Producer: Ann Hepburn
Series producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

(Photo: Lilian Dibo Eyong. Credit:  Lilian Dibo Eyong)

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