"Russia's disabled suffer neglect and abuse" - bbc.

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"The BBC has obtained shocking evidence of the abuse and prejudice which campaigners say is widespread against the estimated 13 million people with disabilities in Russia.

Many are like prisoners inside their own homes, unable to go outside because of the lack of basic facilities in the towns and cities, while tens of thousands of children with disabilities go without any education.

Vadim Voevodin, who has suffered more than most, is behind a campaign to improve life for those with disabilities in Russia, and as we sat inside his tiny Moscow apartment, he showed me a shocking video.

In the black and white CCTV footage a man kneels on the ground outside his apartment, under attack."

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8302633.stm

the lack of basic facilities is shared worldwide, though in some countries it's really hateful.
here in italy there's really no attention nor investments in that.

the pier walk here where i live, just an instance. if you're on a wheelchair, you simply can't enjoy such a simple thing as the view of the sea from there. and on the streets, the pedestrians sides without smooth down slides to let disabled people go.

just not full citizens - that's what they are.
sad news, really.

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1. Happens all over the world, of course. But yes, Russia is pretty bad about a lot of things,

including how it treats mental and physical disabilities.