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Well it seems equal rights for all have not quite filtered down to those on the ground looking at the report from The Guardian 😠
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/disabled-workers-paid-12-less-damning-uk-official-figures-show
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Disabled workers paid 12% less, 'damning' UK official figures show
Charities say negative attitudes and lack of understanding of disability hold people back
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I can never understand how someone makes these decisions (or ones based on gender etc). How can you look at another human and say “pay this person less than the others because…”
Glad there seems to be some follow up to the conference in Dubai
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/021219/bengaluru-infra-for-disabled-tourists-learning-it-from-dubai-meet.htmldeccanchronicle.com
Bengaluru: Infra for disabled tourists, learning it from Dubai meet
People with determination was the term used to address persons with disability. This is a positive approach: Poornima Anand.
Wish I had been able to attend!
https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/accessabilities-expo-and-tourism-summit-opened-with-call-to-enhance-inclusion-effortstraveldailynews.com
AccessAbilities Expo and Tourism Summit opened with call to enhance inclusion efforts
DUBAI - The AccessAbilities Expo and Dubai Accessible Tourism International Summit (DATIS) opened yesterday in Dubai at the World Trade Centre with a call to enhance inclusion of persons of determination and make the country friendly for them with Dubai … Continue reading
Wish I had been able to attend!
https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/accessabilities-expo-and-tourism-summit-opened-with-call-to-enhance-inclusion-efforts“This is not an inconvenience, it can be a life-altering emergency. The Air Carrier’s Access Act was passed 33 years ago, yet the skies remain unfriendly to so many passengers with disabilities”
Great to see this discussed at the highest levels as a campaign… Read more- Load More
