Tag: disabled
Spain moves closer to ban on ‘dwarf bullfights’ as law approved by Senate
SPAIN has taken a step closer to banning comedy bullfights where the human protagonists are dwarves, as well as erotic shows at stag or...
Wheeled marauder: Wheelchair-bound Dutchman mugs German tourist in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca
A DISABLED Dutchman stalked two German tourists then punched one in the face and stole his wallet before racing away at high speed in...
EXCLUSIVE: How British tourists are bypassing disability rules to rent mobility scooters in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Benidorm have launched a crackdown on tourists renting mobility scooters and issuing fines of up to €500 after it emerged many of...
Help at last: Gibraltar to open first school for students with special needs
Gibraltar will open its first independent Special Education Needs (SEN) school later this year at the old St Martin’s School building.
It is set to...
International Day of The Disabled commemorated this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COUNCIL BUILDINGS across Orihuela and Orihuela Costa will light up this Friday, December 3, to commemorate International Day of The Disabled.
The Social Welfare Department,...
OPINION: Accusing a Benidorm bar of a ‘hate crime’ for renting out a midget is political correctness gone mad
If an upcoming investigation finds their dwarf to be proud of his work, and doing it without any coercion or humiliation, then we should crouch behind him
British woman in Spain arrested over murder of homeless Romanian man with no legs who was strangled and set...
A two-month investigation led officers to the British woman and the court hearing will now take place in private
Woman dies in Marbella apartment fire while disabled daughter survives after locking herself in bedroom
The mother was found dead in the living room while the daughter shielded herself from the flames in the bedroom
WATCH: World’s first ‘high cuisine’ restaurant staffed 100% by disabled people in Spain’s Andalucia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW1jWSkyg-M
Accessing disability benefits for Brits in Spain post-Brexit
There will doubtless be people who are thinking that their entitlement to these benefits may cease
Seven in ten Spanish properties are unsuitable for wheelchair users
Idealista.es puts the problem down to bad planning, rushed construction and a lack of empathy for people with disabilities
Crossing the line… Alicante police parking blunder
Olive Press opinion piece on a pair of Alicante policemen who left their vehicle parked in a disabled space... and then fined an onlooker for photographing it
Massive boost for disabled entrepreneurs
Number of disabled people setting up their own businesses soars
Blue badge bother in southern Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Partially disabled driver’s car towed away in Estepona despite displaying valid blue badge
Junta grant delay may cause disabled centre to close
Amival - who the Junta owes 206,000 euros - has been unable to pay its staff