https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Organisations say people with learning disabilities and carers in Germany are not being supported enough by the government. How can this be improved? https://www.thelocal.de/20201203/forgotten-in-the-pandemic-disabled-people-in-germany-often-left-behind Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:41:28 +0100 forgotten-in-the-pandemic-disabled-people-in-germany-often-left-behind New figures reveal that 9.3 percent of the German population last year were considered severely disabled. https://www.thelocal.de/20161024/nearly-one-in-ten-germans-are-severely-disabled Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:59:01 +0200 nearly-one-in-ten-germans-are-severely-disabled Several dozen disabled people spent Wednesday night chained up near the Bundestag in Berlin to protest a new law they say leaves them disadvantaged in Germany society. https://www.thelocal.de/20160512/dozens-of-disabled-people-chain-themselves-up-in-berlin-protest Thu, 12 May 2016 13:08:15 +0200 dozens-of-disabled-people-chain-themselves-up-in-berlin-protest A centre in Nuremberg is offering a course to sex industry professionals on how to cater to the sexual needs of disabled clients. Those who complete training successfully attain a certificate in “sexual accompaniment and assistance.” https://www.thelocal.de/20130511/49655 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 +0200 49655 A man in a wheelchair was refused the use of the toilet in Düsseldorf town hall during the weekend's Karneval opening celebration, after a guard deemed him a "safety risk," a newspaper report said. https://www.thelocal.de/20121113/46143 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:48:00 +0100 46143 Germany won its first medal in this year's Paralympic Games on Thursday after triumphing in the air rifle shooting. Manuela Schmermund had already bagged a silver medal in the Beijing Paralympics, and gold in Athens. https://www.thelocal.de/20120830/44679 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:23:00 +0200 44679 A deaf couple have decided to move out of their apartment in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia after neighbours complained they were just too loud. https://www.thelocal.de/20111130/39205 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:27:00 +0100 39205 A new study shows roughly half of all physically disabled women in Germany have been sexually abused during their youth. Women are also subjected to widespread physical abuse, according to the study. https://www.thelocal.de/20111123/39037 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:35:00 +0100 39037 Just over a year after its launch, a revolutionary German website is reshaping the lives of wheelchair users with online information about the accessibility of thousands of locations worldwide. https://www.thelocal.de/20111024/38407 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:56:00 +0200 38407 German society must better accommodate the needs of little people, according to the national organization representing their interests. https://www.thelocal.de/20110603/35433 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:40:00 +0200 35433 Germany has been slow to develop schools including children with special needs despite signing an international accord to create a more inclusive educational system, a new study revealed Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101129/31475 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:05:00 +0100 31475 Seriously disabled children of Hartz IV welfare benefits recipients have no right to additional benefits, Germany's Federal Social Court ruled Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100506/27023 Thu, 06 May 2010 17:07:00 +0200 27023 Lübbenow authorities said Thursday that the parents of the 13-year-old girl hidden in their home for years had lied to public school officials about plans to put her in a private school. https://www.thelocal.de/20090806/21079 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:32:00 +0200 21079 Lübbenow authorities said Monday they are planning to institutionalise a 13-year-old girl discovered last week after being hidden by her parents for years, never attending school or seeing a doctor. https://www.thelocal.de/20090803/21007 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:24:00 +0200 21007