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Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people | Letter

Guardian readers reflect on the ableism rife in the debate about Ray-Ban Meta eyewear, despite the life-changing difference they can make Your editorial on Meta’s smart glasses acknowledges their value to blind and visually impaired people, then asks that this “not be allowed to distract” from the harms ( The Guardian view on Meta’s smart glasses: regulators must get on the front foot, 10 August…

Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people | Letter

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Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón dies 11 years after sustaining brain damage in the ring

The boxing world was in mourning Friday following the death of Puerto Rican fighter Prichard Colón at the age of 33, 11 years after he sustained brain damage in the only defeat of…

  • Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón died at 33, 11 years after brain damage
  • Brain bleed from 2015 fight against Williams caused irreversible damage
  • WBC and WBO honored Colón as honorary champion for safety advocacy

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