The Buenos Aires Ombudsman intervened in response to the national government’s announcement about the closure of the inpatient and guard service of the “Laura Bonaparte” National Mental Health Hospital, and demanded that the Executive guarantee the continuity of the treatments of the people who attend this health center. The request of the organization led by … Read more
In Germany, a severe disability does not automatically lead to the loss of account fees. Read here what exactly is important. According to the Federal Statistical Office, at the end of 2023 there were 7.9 million people living in Germany with severe disabilities – i.e. a degree of disability of at least 50. In this … Read more
Over the next week and the following week, most of the autonomous communities will begin their vaccination campaigns against grasp and covid. Despite the fact that several provinces have already started preventive vaccinations in residential centers for the elderly and disabled, the goal is now to achieve the highest vaccination rate among those over 60 … Read more
Connor is nine years old and a spirited and clever boy. Nevertheless, he was hardly at school for two years because he became so afraid of some teachers and classmates that he no longer wanted to go there and became ill from fear. “A teacher told him he was stupid and would stay stupid,” says … Read more
KPÖ club leader Claudia Klimt-Weithaler and self-representative Heinz Sailer remind the state government of their promises On October 26, 2008, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in Austria. This was the first time that the human rights of people with disabilities were recorded in a separate document. … Read more
Oldenburg (Schleswig-Holstein) – Anna’s world is twelve square meters and consists of a bed, a monitoring monitor, a feeding pump and an oxygen device. The former bedroom of the single-family home is the intensive care unit for the mother of two. Anna Krumpas (41) lives there in complete darkness. Since the hospital employee from Oldenburg … Read more
The first bell rang for the students and the schoolyards were once again filled with student laughter and teasing. There are a multitude of children attending special schools – even in the center of Athens – who once again struggle to get to their schools. Transportation of students with disabilities presents problems and dire shortages. … Read more
Status: 14.09.2024 07:09 How can the job prospects of people with disabilities be improved? 13 companies, including companies from Hamburg, have been working on this question for three years. The companies involved have now drawn a positive conclusion. In the “Innoklusio” model project, the initiators tested new approaches for the professional participation of people with … Read more
Paris. Italian transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo failed to reach the final of the women’s 400m T12 for visually impaired runners after finishing third in the semi-finals on Monday at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Petrillo, 50, had a best time of 57.58 seconds in the second semifinal, but fell behind Iran’s Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani and … Read more
The deaf community of Parral and Chihuahua breaks barriers to enter the art of painting through the association “Conscientemente Inclusivos”, which has more than one hundred people registered in both municipalities, and they seek to bring art to different exhibitions between both cities, the last one held this weekend in the Palacio de Alvarado. According … Read more