WOWPetition’s Change.Org Petition For A Full Debate In The Commons
From Change.org. Please sign and lets see if we can get this petition recognised by the site and sent viral.
From Change.org. Please sign and lets see if we can get this petition recognised by the site and sent viral.
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a UN-day. The theme for this year's is: "Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all".
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