Disability rights
Acropolis: Famous disabled blogger is “super impressed” with accessibility (video)
He also announced he would be preparing a “course” with travel tips for people with disabilities based on his experiences
Ecuador decriminalizes euthanasia
Ecuador decriminalized euthanasia on Wednesday, becoming the second Latin American country to allow the procedure, in response to a lawsuit brought by a terminally ill patient.
With seven of its nine judges voting in favor, the country's Constitutional Court opened the door for doctors to help an untreatable patient die without going to jail.
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Enough signatures collected to table assisted dying bill
Silver Thread, an association campaigning for dignified old age, has collected the required 5,000 signatures to submit a bill on assisted suicide to the National Assembly well before the deadline.
In its announcement on 5 June, the association said it expected the considerable support for the bill to send a clear message to decision-makers in the National Assembly.
Digital card gives disabled free access to museums, sites
With a simple scan of their Digital Disability Card, disabled people can now have immediate and free access to the archaeological sites and museums that are under the jurisdiction of the Culture Ministry, without the need for a ticket. Their companions will also be enabled free access in the same way, where this is provided for.
Bulgaria: People with Disabilities can receive up to BGN 20,000 to Start their Own Business
People with disabilities can receive up to BGN 20,000 to start their own business through a competition of the Agency for People with Disabilities. It will finance up to BGN 740,000 and proposals for the creation of Sheltered Employment Centers.
Coronavirus - the Reason for Necessary Changes
With millions under lockdown, many non-disabled people are experiencing, for the first time, how it feels to have external barriers preventing you from participating in everyday life.
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New Zealand Is One Step away from Legitimizing Euthanasia
The authorities in New Zealand have voted to legitimize euthanasia, paving the way for the issue to be brought to a referendum by next year, BGNES reported.
The law allowing terminally ill people to claim medically assisted death was passed by 69 to 51 votes in its last reading ending years of heated parliamentary debate on the topic.
Rights of disabled people being flouted, Ombudsman report finds
The Greek Ombudsman's first-ever report on people with disabilities is a scathing condemnation of the country's failure to ensure that their fundamental rights are being upheld.
Parliament Has Set New Prices For Social Services
Part of the social services will be free after the National Assembly adopts a completely new Social Services Act.
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Ankara center trains disabled individuals to perform jobs
The Hacettepe Center for Vocational Rehabilitation in the capital Ankara, which trains individuals with disabilities to improve personal skills and practices that will enable them to find jobs, has so far provided trainings for 150 people with disabilities since its establishment two years ago.