Dear All,
This is my first posting with the message list.
Just a quick question. Is anyone aware of how people with disabilities are
faring in the new Russia? GI recently corresponded with a sociologist in
this country, who is doing some work in Russia, and her summary of the
situation there is that the country is "stuffed". Given that trained
professionals are paid in vodka, and that the international community just
sits back and treats this as some sort of necessary teething probelm while
it eases into capitalism, I was thinking that this will not bode well for
people with disabilities, who, even if opportunities to work arose, would
not do well in the increasingly competitive vodka market.
Anyone able to shed any light on this issue, or recommend anyone who is
concerned about what must total millions of people in that country?
Yours,
Michael Bleasdale
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