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 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 representative of the German Labour Ministry went before a UN Committee on Friday to discuss the government's plan for improved rights for disabled people. https://www.thelocal.de/20150327/germany-seeks-to-improve-disabled-rights Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:58:59 +0100 germany-seeks-to-improve-disabled-rights Benjamin Traub, a sad-eyed German boy born in 1914, was considered a bright child by his parents and called gifted by his teachers. His life would end in a Nazi gas chamber. https://www.thelocal.de/20140831/berlin-to-open-memorial-to-nazis-disabled-victims Sun, 31 Aug 2014 10:38:00 +0200 berlin-to-open-memorial-to-nazis-disabled-victims The 82-year-old mother of a disabled woman must stop her daughter making too much noise, a court in Bonn ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140328/german-court-rules-disabled-woman-must-stop-being-so-loud Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:49:00 +0100 german-court-rules-disabled-woman-must-stop-being-so-loud The fire which killed 14 people at a workshop for the disabled in the Black Forest on Monday was probably caused by a gas leak, officials said on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20121127/46421 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:46:00 +0100 46421 At least 14 people were killed on Monday when a fire spread through a workshop for people with disabilities in southern Germany. Seven more are said to have been injured. https://www.thelocal.de/20121126/46401 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:11:00 +0100 46401 Disabled people in Germany live in a separate world, shut out by insufficient efforts to create barrier-free public spaces and fears from the rest of society, the country’s federal commissioner for the disabled said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101203/31569 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:51:00 +0100 31569