The deputy delegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, held a working meeting with José Luís Delgado and Natalia de Llano, president and director of the Association of Acquired Brain Damage of A Coruña - Adaceco, in which she conveyed her gratitude for the work they carry out in promoting the personal autonomy of people with acquired brain damage and the support they provide to their families.
The subdelegate had the opportunity to listen to their demands, especially those related to care and assistance needs. From Adaceco they transferred the needs of people with brain damage and their families in terms of specific resources for rehabilitation, daytime care, residential care, or occupational care.
In this regard, they said that these services are reaching a tiny part of the more than 35,000 people with acquired brain damage in Galicia, so they demand that the right to continuity of care be guaranteed once these people are discharged from the hospital.
María Rivas, wanted to recognize the work of the entities of Social Economy highlighting that in the province of A Coruña there are 98 centers of social initiative that provide service to people with disabilities, noting that the sector employs more than 25,000 people in Galicia.
The subdelegate stressed the Government’s permanent commitment to advancing social justice, as reflected in the Spanish Social Economy Strategy and the future Comprehensive Law on the Social Economy. He highlighted the importance of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, which through the Social Economy EERP “mobilizes more than 1.7 billion euros and has the involvement of ten Ministries”.
He also stressed that the Comprehensive Plan to Boost the Social Economy promotes the creation and consolidation of an inclusive and sustainable economic fabric, betting on the financing of the projects of the entities of social economy, through five programs that will mobilize in two years 80 million euros.
The Brain Damage Association Coruña, is part of the Brain Damage Federation Galicia, which together with the associations of Lugo, Ourense, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo, bring together more than 2,200 members. Its objectives include providing rehabilitation and leisure activities, guiding and supporting families, and providing the necessary resources to improve the quality of life of people affected by DCA. They offer rehabilitation activities through physiotherapy, neuropsychology, occupational therapy and speech therapy; social support through social work and social emergency services; and offer transportation adapted to facilitate access to their services; all of which are combined with the realization of awareness and prevention programs.
The subdelegate recalled that entities such as Adaceco “are examples of social commitment, promoting values that strengthen our democracy, working for inclusion and equality.”