By Cam McGrath
"CAIRO, Apr 7, 2010 (IPS) - Egyptians find it hard to see past Mahrousa Salem's wheelchair, so they look away.
The veiled Egyptian woman is one of more than a million Egyptians with physical or mental disabilities living in the shadows of society. They are excluded from the education system, overlooked by employers, and invisible to city planners.
"We're not beggars and we don't want people's pity," says Salem. "We just want the basic rights for which we are entitled."......"
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