Nicosia says it respects rights of the disabled
Nicosia municipality on Wednesday sought to defend itself against claims of discrimination and announced a project is underway to make Eleftheria square and the surrounding...
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Larnaca pilots city tour for visually impaired
An innovative tour for the visually impaired has taken place in Larnaca to develop city tours for visually disabled tourists and making the city more...
Nicosia pavements ‘a hazard for the blind’ (Updated)
Nicosia municipality on Tuesday denied major projects such as Eleftheria Square were inaccessible to the disabled, saying granite boulders aimed to prevent illegal parking and...
When a dislike of dogs simply goes too far
Uphill struggle to get businesses to allow entry for those needing guide and other assistance dogs By Bejay Browne Sander Strijthagen couldn’t believe it when...
A Ball for All event sensitises able-bodied athletes
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday visited the School for the Blind in Nicosia where a blind football game was organised between visually impaired pupils...
Two blind children remain at home in row over teaching aides
Citing lack of progress in the case of two blind children who continue not to attend school, the Pancyprian Organisation for the Blind said on...
Coronavirus: Remote learning marginalising disabled students, says NGO
Distance learning at all levels is marginalising students with disabilities to the point of excluding them completely from the education system, the Pancyprian Organisation for...
Thoughtlessly confining the blind
By Annette Chrysostomou I recently went to take photographs of obstacles on pavements with tactile paving, a system of textured sections of pavements with slight...
Doctors believe blind Dani will see
DOCTORS in Russia believe that a blind six-year-old boy from Paphos will eventually gain his sight after a series of ground breaking operations, the first...
Parents of children with disabilities to demonstrate on Monday
Parents of children with disabilities announced on Saturday they are to stage a protest outside the education ministry on Monday to request the application in...
