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Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Equality, discussed the EU's 2030 disability rights strategy, emphasizing the need for enhanced accessibility, independent living, and better labor market inclusion for the 90 million people with disabilities in Europe, while acknowledging that the initiative's execution may require further ambition and resources. #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #Inclusion #EU

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Lahbib pushes for disability inclusion in jobs, housing
Hadja Lahbib sat down with Europe Today to discuss disability rights and accessibility across the EU. Around 90 million people in the European Union live with a disability.
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Amy Warrington, a 25-year-old deaf activist, expresses her feelings of exclusion from the political process in Wales due to the lack of accessible British Sign Language (BSL) manifestos for the upcoming Senedd election, highlighting that only Plaid Cymru has provided a full BSL version, while the other parties' limited efforts underline the ongoing barriers faced by the deaf community in accessing political information. #Accessibility #Inclusion #DeafRights #GB #WLS

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Lack of BSL Senedd manifestos leave deaf community feeling excluded
As debate around the Senedd election hots up ahead of Thursday's vote, Amy Warrington feels excluded because she is deaf.
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Disabled individuals and advocates in Surrey have raised concerns about public transport accessibility, highlighting issues such as inadequate information from drivers, difficult platform conditions, and reliance on costly wheelchair accessible taxis, prompting calls for improved training and measures from transport providers as local elections approach. #Accessibility #PublicTransport #DisabilityAwareness #GB

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Disabled passengers on transport issues ahead of local elections
Getting on and off buses and trains, a lack of information from drivers to passengers, accessibility at railway stations, and problems caused by slopes and surfaces on platforms are some issues raised by disabled people and campaigners in Surrey about travelling on public transport.
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Ahead of the upcoming Senedd election, disabled candidates in Wales have highlighted significant barriers they face in politics, including environmental and attitudinal obstacles, and emphasized the crucial need for greater representation of disabled individuals, as they make up over 20% of the population. #DisabilityRepresentation #InclusivePolitics #AccessibilityAwareness #GB

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Disabled Seneddd election candidates on the barriers they face
Steep hill, low letter boxes and common misconceptions - these are just some of the barriers that disabled candidates have said they face ahead of the Senedd election.