#Kysoa

The Cypriot system for assessing disability is riddled with serious shortcomings and delays, MPs warned on Tuesday after a House committee session. Chair of the House labour committee Andreas Kavkalias ...

Buried behind closed doors lies a legal practise that allows people with disabilities to be forcibly sterilised if their guardian deems them unfit to be a parent. Branded as a ...

The horrors have not been left in the past Cyprus may have come a long way in how disabilities are treated, but the horrors people with special needs have experienced ...

An organisation for people with disabilities has lambasted the annual Radiomarathon hosted by state broadcaster CyBC, saying it patronises them and does not treat them as equal citizens. “The Radiomarathon ...

The Cyprus disabled persons confederation reacted negatively to a proposed state housing project saying it contradicts the ethos of integration. The council of ministers on Tuesday, gave the green light ...

The government on Monday was on the defensive over allegations it had abandoned people with disabilities. In a statement, the deputy social welfare office said contrary to media reports, it ...

People with disabilities in Cyprus are not treated with dignity but instead ignored and looked upon with pity, Cyprus’ confederation of organisations of the disabled (Kysoa) said on Wednesday, announcing ...

A decision to assign an eight-year-old student to a special education unit has nothing to do with exclusion, the education ministry reiterated on Tuesday. The decision was made by experts, ...