by Khadija Tachfine Hespress.com The more than 400,000 visually impaired people in Morocco continue to struggle to access education, employment, health services, and other services, despite reforms the country adopted to promote inclusion. From the UN Disability Convention to the 2011 Constitution and Framework Law 97.13, which aims to protect and promote the …
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France May End ‘Marital Duty’ To Have Sex
by Hugh Schofield BBC France is one step from enshrining in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in France’s National Assembly adds a clause to the country’s civil code to make clear that “community of living” …
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Humbly Gleaning In God’s Good Field
by Kevin Burton From the Old Testament book of Ruth comes a message of faithful, steady industry, to the gain of those who walk with God. Our lesson today is about gleaning. Ruth is a love story, but without sappy sentiment. It is a picture of what God has done for humanity, …
British Businesses Say No To The Blind
by Sophie Huskisson The Daily Mirror Twenty percent of businesses say they would not be willing to adapt their workplaces to employ a blind or partially sighted person, research has found. One in five companies said adjustments to make their firm more accessible would be too costly, with nearly half not knowing how …
Words From The Wrong Side Of The Law
by Kevin Burton Some of the entries on today’s word list from Merriam-Webster I learned as a wee lad, by following the news about the federal government. If it hadn’t been for the Nixon Administration and the Watergate scandal, I would have thought hush money was money a parent spends to keep the …
ADA Enforcement Is Tough Sledding
by Kevin Burton I let the 33rd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act pass July 26 without writing anything about it. Why? It was partly because I ran out of time, as I was preparing to travel to the Beep Baseball World Seies in Oklahoma. But it was mostly because I …
Hotel Ejects Blind Woman Over Guide Dog
by Kevin Burton If I ever go back to London, I know where I am not staying. The Premier Inn in North London ejected a blind woman, her partner and her guide dog, saying the woman “didn’t look blind,” according to published reports. My information comes from reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes, writing …
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