Prodromou calls for empathy for disabled at schools
We need to feel, think, and understand how our fellow human beings with disabilities live, and pass on this empathy to children, Education Minister Prodromos...
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Improved disabled access at Lady’s Mile beach
The British bases have announced the construction of a wheelchair ramp on Lady’s Mile beach to improve disabled access. It is the fourth ramp installed...
New eco-friendly lifeguard tower for Oroklini
A new eco-friendly lifeguard tower is being built in Oroklini, the community’s leader Neophytos Fakontis said on Tuesday. The tower will have sanitation facilities, electricity...
Lottides highlights discrimination against the moderately disabled
People with certain disabilities cannot access the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) scheme or an allowance because they are classified as having mild or moderate disabilities...
War disabled lost benefits with introduction of Gesy
About 700 war-disabled lost free access to health care following the introduction of the national health scheme (Gesy), MPs heard on Tuesday. Speaking at the...
Housing costs for the disabled in Cyprus least burdensome in EU
People with a disability in Cyprus experienced the lowest rate of housing cost overburden in the EU in 2019, Eurostat has reported. The housing cost...
Work on listed buildings in Larnaca gets underway
Work to support listed buildings on Larnaca’s Ayios Lazaros Street is underway in preparation for a wider revamp to make the neighbourhood more accessible to...
Works ongoing in Larnaca to aid movement for disabled
Roadworks are still going on in central Larnaca as part of efforts to cater to the needs of the disabled, the municipality said on Wednesday....
Lottides suggests public sector exams be more ‘individualised’ for people with disabilities
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides is calling on the public services commission to make the necessary exam adjustments for people with hearing and other disabilities that would...
Coronavirus: Disabled people forgotten by the state, NGO says.
The chairman of the Cyprus Confederation of Organisations of the Disabled (KYSOA) Christakis Nicolaides claims very little has been done by the government to protect...
