Tag: disabilities

How One Woman is Making the Case for Inclusion in Employment for Women with Special Needs

Of the 624,000 people living with disabilities in Azerbaijan, according to Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund Salim Muslumov, over 290,000 are women, and a majority of them are unemployed. Sara Rajabli recognized this issue and sought to address this lack of inclusion in employment for this population. She founded BUTA Art & Sweets … Continue reading How One Woman is Making the Case for Inclusion in Employment for Women with Special Needs

The Argument Against the Plastic Straw Ban

I'm all for the movement to eliminate single-use plastics in the world, but we need to consider all populations and listen to all voices, including those from the disabled community, when making these decisions.