Disability

Administrative Reform Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou on Wednesday green-lighted the process for offering jobs for life in the civil service to people who were seriously injured or lost family in July's deadly eastern Attica wildfire.

The president of Greece's Union of Municipalities and Communities (KEDE), Giorgos Patoulis, has urged the government to improve accessibility for disabled people.

He issued the plea in the wake of report on Monday that a man in a wheelchair was forced to travel in the enclosed car deck of a ship because there was no accessibility to the passenger areas.

Sixty percent of refugee children in Turkey have at least one type of psychological illness, according to Dr. Veysi Çeri from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department at Marmara University's Pendik Training and Education Hospital. 

About 16 percent of the working population in Bulgaria over 16 years of age (just over 6 million people), or nearly 960 thousand Bulgarians, had health problems and had a certain discomfort on their daily lives and their lifestyle, according to research data of Eurostat.

People with disabilities go to a national protest today against changes to the Disability Assessment System  that will reduce their social benefits and income.

At 11 am they will meet before the Council of Ministers to express their dissatisfaction.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Wednesday, at a meeting with representatives of the support associations for people with disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, Down's Syndrome and rare diseases, that the Government has found a solution for a part of the reported difficulties.

Istanbul decorated in blue lights for autism awareness

Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76, his family said on March 14.

Around 30,000 unemployed will be included in training and job search programs. This is enshrined in the National Employment Action Plan for 2018, the Social Ministry announced, BNT reported.

This year, the subsidized employment budget provided by the state remains 73 million leva.

In recent years, Turkey has taken important legal steps in regards to equality, accessibility, and employment opportunities for the disabled community, but due to a lack of change in mentality, the difficulties disabled people face show the country still has a long way to go in terms of providing opportunities for their meaningful participation in public life.