Parents and disability organisations held a protest outside Cyprus’s Education Ministry in Nicosia on Monday, demanding better support and educational conditions for children with disabilities.
The demonstration was organised by the Angalia Elpidas Association, the Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind and the Association for Children with ADHD.
Participants gathered around 10:00 a.m. in front of the ministry, calling for support and improved educational conditions for children with disabilities.
Youla Pitsialli, speaking as a mother of a child with a disability, said there are children who attended universities and are now employed. “This is their tactic, this is all orchestrated. They are trying to make dependent citizens, without education, so they can benefit them later,” she added.
Maria, a child who attended a special unit, also spoke. “Children must have knowledge, they must trust people. These children should not be in the unit,” she said.
(Picture: MATTPRESS/George Christophorou)
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