Disabled getting better access to forests
The Forestry Department is further upgrading recreation areas in forests to secure access and mobility for disabled people, it was announced on Friday.
The department said the works are being ...
Larnaca’s tourist sites lack accessibility, study finds
Many of Larnaca’s tourist attractions are inaccessible to the disabled by their lack of wheelchair ramps, suitable parking, inadequate signage, dangerous pavements and limits on free movement caused by ...
Huge failings in disabled access to doctors
Hundreds of doctors’ offices in Cyprus have no disability access in their offices, despite an obligation to do so dating back to 2011, the House human rights committee heard on Monday.
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Disabled accessibility in Paphos upgraded with new purchases
Beaches in Paphos are set to become more accessible for people with disabilities after the region’s tourism board Etap announced the purchase of new equipment.
Three floating wheelchairs, which ...
Social media outrage over mobile camera van parked in disabled parking bay
Photographs showing a van operating as a mobile traffic camera parked in a disabled parking spot sparked outrage on social media as commenters decried double standards.
The photo, circulating over ...
Illegal garage traps disabled woman
Disabled rights group Kisoa has decried state officials for not upholding the law as a disabled woman is being restricted access to her home after a garage was illegally built, ...
Improved access for the disabled in Larnaca centre almost ready
The Larnaca municipality has said that the project for the reconstruction of streets and facilities for the disabled in the centre of the town was in its final phase and ...