Erasing lines Ecstatic UAE score after in the sand Filipinos 14 seconds in 4 welcome10 pope Bahrain46 win Min 07º Max 20º FREE www.kuwaittimes.net NO: 16404- Friday, January 16, 2015 Restore subsidies, lawmakers demand See Page 9 KUWAIT: Kuwaiti lawmak- ers including MP Jamal Al- Omar, shown here, voted unanimously to ask the government to restore sub- sidies on diesel and kerosene barely two weeks after they were scrapped following price hikes to several products. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Local FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015 Local Spotlight By Muna Al-Fuzai Let go of my parking,
[email protected] I’m handicapped! he problem for special needs people in Kuwait is not in their disability, but Tin the way they are treated by the community, which demonstrates an absence of humanity, awareness of human rights and respect for the disabled. Some even violate the few rights granted to the handicapped, like parking spaces in front of the main entrances of markets, malls and public places. Occupying the parking spots of the handicapped is depraved behavior. It reflects the perception of inferiority towards the disabled, and such an act shows igno- rance and crudeness. Unfortunately, in the absence of awareness and activation of international agreements and amendments of the country’s laws by the government, change is impossible. While Kuwait was the first country to enact a law for people with disabilities in the Arab world, the prominent problem is in overcoming the ignorance of the society, ing space - among other obstacles such as or so and no wasta should be entertained.