Bright sparks

When knowing the right answer won't let you sit still, in Egypt.
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Got it! A hearing test at a school for hearing-impaired children, Chazanga, Zambia.
Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures

Practice makes perfect for this youngster with learning disabilities, in Haiti.
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Mum and son work together in Tuguegarao, The Philippines. It's not uncommon here for disabled people to be kept hidden at home, so parental involvement is the key.
Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures

Sight, touch, and very loud sounds are key to communication, in Navsari, India.
Photo: Paul Quayle / Panos
This article is from
the November 2005 issue
of New Internationalist.
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