- The formats in pictograms, sign language, easy reading and braille allow access to people with autism, with hearing, intellectual and visual disabilities, respectively
- The presentation was made by members of the Spanish Committee of Representatives of Disabled Persons (CERMI) of the Community of Madrid
- The delegate has announced three commitments from the Government Delegation to improve the care provided to people with disabilities at its headquarters
- Both Francisco Martín and CERMI have reiterated the request to the Community of Madrid to modify, in its Statute of Autonomy, the term disabled by that of people with disabilities
The government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín, received this morning the text of the new article 49 of the Spanish Constitution in pictograms, sign language, easy reading and braille, formats accessible to people with autism and with hearing, intellectual and visual disabilities, respectively.
It was in the course of an event, which had the Spanish Sign Language Interpreter Service, organized by the Government Delegation and the Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities (CERMI) of the Community of Madrid.
It was attended by: the president of CERMI Comunidad de Madrid, Óscar Moral; its general secretary, María Teresa Rodríguez, and all the representatives of CERMI of the Community of Madrid and its Entities.
They were also present, among others: Juan Carlos Serrano, president of the Senate Committee on Disability; Emilio Sáez, paralympic athlete and spokesperson of the PSOE in the Congressional Committee on Disability; Borja Fanjul, president of the plenary of the Madrid City Council; Juan Lobato, spokesperson of the Madrid Assembly and general secretary of the PSOE Madrid; Ana Lima, councillor of the Madrid City Council; Rita Maestre, councillor spokesperson of Más Madrid in the Madrid City Council; and Marina Prieto, general secretary of the UGT.
Three commitments of the Delegation with the integration
During his speech, the delegate shared three commitments to improve the provision of services offered by the Delegation to people with disabilities.
The first is to expand the scope of the “The Administration Near You” Program so that it works with specific groups, such as people with disabilities.
The second, to join the general audit on the accessibility of the services provided in the Delegation that is being promoted by the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, and to work on aspects such as employee awareness, architectural barriers or the management of parking for people with disabilities who come to the Delegation to do some processing.
And, the third, in view of the upcoming electoral processes, to open a bipartite table between CERMI and the Delegation to jointly analyze how to make them more inclusive.
Necessary reform of the Statute of Autonomy of the Community of Madrid
In his speech, Francisco Martín affirmed “the honor” that for the Government Delegation means welcoming this act in which “something very important is claimed: the third constitutional amendment, the first of a social nature”. In addition, he has highlighted the achievement of having achieved in this reform of Article 49 the consensus of almost all political parties.
In this regard, it has reiterated its request to the Community of Madrid to take the necessary steps to modify in its Statute of Autonomy the term disabled by that of people with disabilities, a request that has been joined by the president of CERMI Community of Madrid, Óscar Moral.
He has also appealed directly to President Díaz Ayuso to stop blocking the reform and not to forget the thousands of people with disabilities living in this region, where the data reflect that 3 out of 10 are at risk of exclusion, and decide "which side it is on." “It’s a matter of dignity,” he said.