Failing disabled people 
It's shameful that the British government still hasn't ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tom Shakespeare guardian.co.uk, Monday 5 January 2009 17.
Disabled people fight for their rights
As Brazil gears up for presidential elections in October, BBC Brasil's Paulo Cabral travels through remote mountains, arid countryside and deep jungle to find out what 21st Century politics mean in the Brazil that normally goes unreported.The disabled
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I have just had a rather disturbing conversation with a guy in my As environmental science class, it all started as a guy described Goalball as a sport for “handicapped people” my response to that was along the lines of “thanks very
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Disabled workers share the same general employment rights as other workers, but there are also some special provisions for them under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).Under the DDA, it is unlawful for employers to discriminate against disabled people for a reason related to their disability,
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Small businesses and union leaders have joined forces to demand a £1.2bn government-backed wage subsidy scheme that could prevent mass redundancies.
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Thousands of indebted university graduates face a pay freeze on starting salaries because of the economic crisis. By Ben HarringtonWith the economy
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The number of people out of work in the UK rose by another 81,000 between May and July, to 1.72 million, according to government figures.That took the official unemployment rate up from 5.
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