The Local Germany 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 Speedy disabled man told: Get out and walk A disabled pensioner was recently stopped by German police for speeding on his electric cart and reportedly ordered to continue his journey on foot. https://www.thelocal.de/20130308/48421 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:57:00 +0100 48421 Website revolutionizes wheelchair accessibility 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 Germany's disabled live in a separate world, official says 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