Funksjonshemming

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.

25. april 2026 Rapportert av AI

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.

1. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

En kontaktperson for en funksjonshemmet kvinne uttrykker skam i et leserbrev i Nerikes Allehanda. Tidligere mottok kvinnen bærehjelp for reiser med spesialtransport, men nå nektes denne støtten. Forfatteren beskriver hvordan hjelpen besto av praktisk bistand under reiser.

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.

10. januar 2026 Rapportert av AI

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.