Victims Complain about Two-Year Prison Term for Confessed Armenian Pedophile
A school teacher in Armenia who confessed to the repeated sexual abuse of mentally challenged students received to a two-year prison term on May 24. Lawyers for the victims complained that the...
View ArticleArmenians Try to Fight Child Abuse in Special Needs Schools
Copyright show: No The academic year is getting underway in Armenia amid efforts by administrators and non-governmental activists to overhaul the way the state’s 24 special-needs schools operate. The...
View ArticleMongolia: Ulaanbaatar Grapples With Challenge of Equal Access for Disabled
Copyright show: No Munkhtulga Tseveldorj is successful for a 22 year old. Author of two poetry books, he has a third on the way. He’s a good student in the library management program at the Mongolian...
View ArticleCentral Asia: Disabled Citizens Find Avenues to Advancement Blocked
Copyright show: No As a child, Feruza Alimova dreamed of becoming a lawyer so she could help disabled people. read more
View ArticleKyrgyzstan: Schools Wrestle with Equal Access Issue
Copyright show: No The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which former interim President Roza Otunbayeva signed over a year ago, is awaiting ratification by the Kyrgyz...
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Georgia: Living a Life Apart in Tbilisi’s Settlement for the Blind
Editors' Picks: No 01.jpgEvery morning, a soup kitchen in Tbilisi's small southeastern suburban district fills up with people holding white canes in one hand and canvas bags in the other. After...
View ArticleArmenia’s Blind Gain Opportunities in Massage
Copyright show: No Artur Tadevosian gently guided his fingers across the strained neck of a client in a warmly lit office in the Armenian capital Yerevan. He knew exactly where to unwind a knot with...
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