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Surfen mit Sehbehinderung: Barrieren bremsen blinde Surfer aus

Wenn Jan Eric Hellbusch im Internet surft, ist die brabbelnde Blechstimme seines Computers immer mit dabei. Bewegt er den Cursor per Tastatur ĂŒber eine Grafik, stĂ¶ĂŸt sein Rechner monotone Roboterlaute aus und erklĂ€rt, was sich hinter der Bilddatei verbirgt. Jeden Tastendruck erzĂ€hlt die Stimme penibel genau nach. Wenn die Sprachgeschwindigkeit schnell eingestellt ist, hört sich […]

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Empowering women in Saudi Arabia

At a recent forum looking at the role of Saudi women in the year 2020, it was clear that women have an important role to play in the future of Saudi Arabia. In her keynote address, Princess Adelah bint Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz stressed the importance of women’s empowerment and cautioned that the country will […]

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EU publishes report on women with disabilities

The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to “ensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]

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Agenda for an ageing workforce

A report released by Manpower this month, highlights the very real and complex threat to employer’s ability to compete. This threat is about the draining of skills and knowledge that occurs every time an experienced older worker retires with no one ready to succeed him due, in part, to poor planning by employers and lack […]

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Bewusster Bruch mit GeschlechterdomĂ€nen – alle Beteiligten profitieren davon

Eine GeschlechterdomĂ€ne brechen – das kann fĂŒr so manchen Mann zum großen Spaß werden. Im Kindergarten des baden-wĂŒrttembergischen Esslingen ist der Iraner Masoud Rafienejad der Liebling der Kiddies. Eine mĂ€nnliche Kindergartenmutti? Rafienejad ist Erzieher – eine seltene Ausnahme in Baden-WĂŒrttemberg sowie bundesweit. Doch die gezielte Ansprache mĂ€nnlicher Bewerber war ein voller Erfolg:

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Malaysia, truly diverse

Singapore and Malaysia. After a couple of days in the city-state of Singapore, the financial metropolis of South East Asia and migrant hub for peoples from neighbouring states as well as a large number of Europeans, we are now on our way north to Malaysia. “Malaysia truly Asia” is this country’s marketing slogan and it […]

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Recommendation to eliminate racism in school

Across Europe racist incidents among young people are on the rise. According to Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, school is the place to make or break our efforts to stop this trend. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published a Recommendation comprising a list of measures which are […]

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Foreigners struggle with unwritten rules in the workplace

A Danish study, supported by the Integration Ministry, has found that many immigrants in the workplace have problems interpreting the less concrete communication forms used by their Danish colleagues. Danish workplace culture is often difficult for employees of foreign background to understand, and their unknowing failure to follow accepted behaviours can discourage them. The study […]

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