TALLINNThe risk of remaining unemployed in Estonia is five times higher if a person is disabled, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs.Margit Rosental, head of Handikapp, a youth club for disabled people, said that even if a disabled person gets a job in Estonia, "physically handicapped people are unable to go because of limited access to public transportation and businesses.""Also Estonia guarantees all citizens a basic education, but physically handicapped people have no access to public schools without ramps or lifts," said Rosental, who is herself disabled. "There have been a numb...
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