Disability
Government presents new disability law project in Congress
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The Argentine government will resume debate in Congress on a new disability law, focusing on invalidity pensions and mandatory re-registration. The bill replaces one approved by the opposition last year and draws rejection from organizations for eliminating the benefits nomenclature and deregulating health insurance negotiations. It does not address existing debts to providers.
The County Administrative Board in Dalarna is working to include people with disabilities in crisis preparedness. People with disabilities risk being hit extra hard in a crisis. Falu resident Helena Fridlund expresses concern about her dependence on others during an alarm.
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Police in Lunawada arrested a 70-year-old man accused of raping his 26-year-old niece with a mental disability. The case has raised local concern. Investigators are pursuing charges under sexual assault and disability laws.
Citizens with disabilities in Bourges confronted the mayor and an opponent about urban accessibility challenges. The meeting aimed to make them feel the daily obstacles faced by people with disabilities. Issues include roads, transport, public buildings, and information, all under municipal responsibility.
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A contact person for a disabled woman expresses shame in a letter to the editor in Nerikes Allehanda. Previously, the woman received carrying assistance for paratransit trips, but now this support is denied. The author describes how the help involved practical aid during travels.
Ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, the few candidates and elected officials with disabilities demand to be taken seriously rather than treated as symbolic figures. A recent study counts just 102 disabled elected officials out of over 520,000 in France. A December 2025 reform aims to better fund aids for exercising mandates, but not for campaigning.
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In Benguet, a father's initiative is creating a database to aid in locating children with autism who wander off. After personal ordeals with his own sons going missing, Dean Cuanso leads Ausome North in compiling photos and contacts for police stations. The project seeks to hasten reunions in an area with over 200 recorded cases.
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