Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will host the 8th National Wheelchair Marathon "NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship 2007" in cooperation with local community organizations for three days from November 30 to December 2, 2007. The marathon takes place in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. First held in 2000, the national wheelchair marathon is aimed at promoting sports amongst the disabled while contributing towards local communities.

Although progress has been made at combating discrimination in the workplace, rising gender disparities in income and other forms of discrimination - including age, sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS status - are cause for growing concern, the United Nations Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report released today.

Rachel steered her wheelchair into a Chicago area medical center for a series of upper gastrointestinal tests. But when Rachel, who has cerebral palsy, entered the radiology lab, the technician told her she had to stand up to take the test.