High number of people with disabilities face financial problems
Cyprus has one of the highest percentage of adults with a disability who face financial difficulties among EU countries, Eurostat reported on Thursday. In 2019,...
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Third of those with disability at risk of poverty
Thirty three per cent of the Cyprus population with a disability was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2019, placing the country at...
Parents of disabled children want more school chaperones
Around 50 parents have filed complaints with the children’s rights commissioner over the last few days over the non-appointment of school chaperones for their disabled...
Larnaca gets beach wheelchairs
LARNACA has received three special wheelchairs that will provide disabled people easy access to the sea, mayor Andreas Vyras said on Friday. Two will be...
Obesity can be deemed a disability at work -EU court
Europe’s top court ruled on Thursday that obese people can be considered as disabled, meaning that they can be covered by an EU law barring...
Govt. restores disability allowance
The cabinet has restored an extra disability allowance axed by the previous administration as part of an austerity drive. The issue relates to a monthly...