Tourism ministry announces improvements to beach access for the disabled
The deputy ministry of tourism on Tuesday announced a scheme to improve the infrastructure and safety at beaches from 2019 until 2020, with a focus...
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Road death during mobility week a ‘tragic irony’, technical chamber says
The Technical Chamber Etek on Thursday slammed the authorities for sitting on their hands after a man was killed last Saturday when his mobility scooter...
Free scuba diving for the disabled
A free scuba diving event for the disabled is taking place for the first time this Saturday in Limassol, the National Paraplegic Committee announced on...
Koursoumba slams shabby treatment of two disabled children
Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba said that she had found a number of violations of the rights of two children, one with visual impairment, the...
Wheelchair swing installed in Strovolos park
Strovolos municipality announced on Tuesday that one of its parks now includes a swing for children on wheelchairs. The wheelchair swing – donated by GC...
Paralimni to provide wheelchairs for disabled visitors
Paralimni municipality has received wheelchairs for disabled people, the municipality announced on Monday. The resort got eight to be used on beaches and five hand-driven...
Changing area for disabled opens at Larnaca airport
A changing area for people with disabilities has opened at Larnaca International airport, Hermes airports said on Tuesday. The Changing Place facility is located in...
Cabinet improves strategies to improve life of disabled
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved two national strategies concerning people with disabilities aimed at improving their quality of life. Submitted by Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou,...
Disabled say they’re being victimised over electricity bills
The energy ministry is trying to save money on the backs of the seriously disabled with proposed changes to discounts on electricity bills, the national...
MPs discuss safeguarding welfare cash
MPs on Tuesday decided to begin drafting legislation ensuring that money currently allocated to the Welfare Lottery Fund continues to be disbursed to disabled persons...
News podcast: facilities for disabled children in schools lacking; cyclists ask drivers to be careful on the road
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Petrides announces new measures to help disabled
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday decided to meet the demands of the Cyprus Paraplegic Organisation, such as the introduction of new arrangements regarding...
Larnaca airport comes top of 500 for disabled access
Larnaca airport has come in top place against 500 other airports for being the most accessible for disabled persons, it emerged on Wednesday. In a...
Government called on to increase numbers getting disability allowance
Lawmakers on Tuesday called on the government to comply fully with a Supreme Court ruling on granting disabled people severe motor disability allowance. In January...
Infrastructure for the disabled decades behind
‘If the state doesn’t care about its disabled citizens, why should private businesses?’ BUSINESS may be booming in Limassol but a section of its population...
Police say manhandling of ‘disabled’ convict was within mandate
POLICE officers who appeared in a video allegedly manhandling a 48-year-old convict in a wheelchair at Limassol hospital on Thursday acted within their mandate, police...
Cyprus preparing new national action plan for people with disabilities
A new national Action Plan for Disability, covering the period 2017-2020, is being drafted, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou has said. In an interview with Cyprus...
‘Stupid women’ laws to be amended
MPs on Wednesday agreed to update terminology in three laws dating back decades, two of which refer to ‘stupid women with reduced mental levels’. MPs...
Cyprus tourism loses out due to poor accessibility, paraplegics say
The paraplegics association has written to the island’s tourism organisation (CTO) to protest its failure to implement legal provisions for at least five per cent...
Lift at Larnaca airport aids people with reduced mobility
Larnaca airport has purchased new equipment for people with reduced mobility and disabilities. The Eagle Passenger Lifter is designed to lift passengers from their own...
