Air travel and disabled
In November 2008, the Federal Court of Appeal of
Canada handed down its decision against Air Canada that it and other
carriers do not have the right to charge disabled or obese people
for an extra ticket when they need an additional seat or an
attendant to accompany them. The Court refused to hear an appeal
from the airline and rejected a Canadian Transportation Agency
ruling that the applicant had to satisfy the Agency both that she
was disabled by reason of her obesity and that she had encountered
an undue obstacle in air travel.
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Yala is a call for meditation
Yala is about wildlife. That’s the story. It is
not incorrect. I first went to Yala in 1971. Family trip. I remember
seeing peacock and jungle fowl, deer and wild buffalo. And of course
elephants. The next trip was in the late eighties. Friends. All of
the above and leopard too. Sure, there were birds and butterflies,
trees and flowers and the odd wild boar and crocodile, but it’s
mostly elephant, deer and peacock. I had different eyes then and
possibly better vision too. This time it was different and not just
because of changed ecological, social, political, cultural and
economic contexts.
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Developing Telemedicine:
Benefits for rural people
In promoting e-health, expatriate experts
(particularly experts in the areas of health and ICT) can make a
significant contribution by bringing their knowledge, skills and
expertise. After the war President Mahinda Rajapaksa made an open
invitation to experts from expatriate communities to come back and
give their fullest support to the development of the country. It is
gradually happening now
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