A. whereas the combination in the Sahel region of drought, floods, soil degradation, low crop yields, high food prices, displacement, a refugee crisis, chronic poverty, weak governance and, as a result of conflicts, a deteriorating situation for security and human rights is affecting millions of people across the region;

There is the disability tax credit, the disability tax credit supplement for children, medical expense tax credit, the caregiver credit, the infirm dependant credit, the disability supports deduction and a refundable medical expense supplement.

It is to be expected that these improved facilities will lead to an increase in the number of qualified visually impaired people who can work more easily in Brussels.

This morning, European Commission Vice-President Neil Kinnock opened the Commission's first documentation facility for visually impaired people ("VIP") at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels.

5. Regrets very much that the Commission's communication, which itself contains a significant section on accessibility for people with disabilities, was not in fact accessible to blind and partially sighted people, being available only in PDF format on the Commission web site and stresses that the current Commission proposal for a directive on copyright and related rights in the Information Society would result in the imposition of technical blocks on information on the Internet, which would prevent legal "copying” such as the transposition of information into an alternative format, and will severely hinder the participation of visually ...[+++]impaired people in the Information Society,

Persons with sensory disabilities are particularly affected by poorly designed signage on vessels so it is important to give them specific mention in relation to Annex III point 2.