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Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76

 World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.

University students invent wheelchair operated by head movements

Understanding the difficulties of people with disabilities, a group of electrical and electronic engineering students at Transport University decided to design a wheelchair that would help them move easily. 

Unafraid of death, woman fosters will to live

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thao Van, 27, sits in her wheelchair, busily answering her business contacts via cell phone. Standing next to her, an assistant also holds a 3G-connected iPad for her to keep in touch with her social networks.

People with disabilities struggle through daily life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Minh Hao, 22, used his arms to climb the stairs at a supermarket in District 9 with great difficulty.