Australian ambassador calls for more integration

John Griffin, Australia's ambassador to Greece, has called on the country to aid the integration of mentally and physically disabled members of society.

During a special event at the embassy in Athens yesterday to mark the hanging of a painting presented to the embassy by students from the Aghios Dimitrios School of Special Professional Education and Training, Griffin said that the inclusion of the mentally and physically disabled in society was vital.

"The purpose of today's event is very simple and very important. When we arrived in Athens, my partner Pete and I were surprised that we didn't see people with special needs in the street - and hardly any facilities for them. Social inclusion is a basic human right in society. Everyone deserves that Australian fundamental value of a 'fair go,'" he said, also referencing the American Declaration of Independence article...