To think in the modern age that a disabled person can't get access to a high street service is just unbelievable.
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This time the labour ministry alleged that the magazine had failed to comply with a law requiring it to hire a disabled person.
Even an able-bodied person may have problems opening these with their hands but a disabled person may resort to using a knife and putting that knife or scissors into their mouth.
Her installation featured a remote-controlled harness and sling to help get a disabled person out of a hospital-style bed, as well as a "cozy chair" that tilts and adjusts easily, and moves around on wheels.
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On his way to Tuesday's Mass, Pope Francis rode in an open, white jeep, instead of the bulletproof pope-mobile often used by his predecessors, stopping to greet well wishers and getting out of the car to bless a disabled person.
From where I was looking on, it felt like any old disabled person could have a go.
Wheelchair user Vicci Chittenden said it is this kind of lack of access that "makes a person with an impairment disabled".
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Other options discussed included an evening drop-in club, care in the home and taking the disabled person out for a meal, while the carer has a break.
This can be extremely helpful when moving the disabled person from the wheelchair to a couch, and opening things such as doors and microwaves.
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The more of these health practices a person followed the less likely he or she was to become disabled or to die prematurely.
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But, as it stands, there's also little threat of legal action being taken, as the burden is on the disabled person to take action through the small claims courts, which is a complex process.
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