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The groups of people with disabilities claim their dignity and the right to equality (01/12/2017)

The Murcian federations and associations of the collective commemorate in the Plenary Hall the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

José Ballesta: "Your dignity and illusion is exactly the same as that of any other Murcian and from the City Council we put ourselves at your service to realize that right to equality and full inclusion."

The Plenary Hall hosted this morning the institutional act on the occasion of the International Day of People with Disabilities, which is commemorated this next December 3, an occasion that representatives of the different associations and associations Murcia belonging to this group wanted to take to claim "Respect for the dignity of persons with disabilities" and their right to "equal opportunities", through the reading of a Manifesto.

The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the Councilor for Social Rights, Conchita Ruiz, presided over this event in which the representatives of the following entities took the floor: Federation of Associations of Disabled Psychics of the Murcian Community (FADIS), Federation of Deaf people in the Region of Murcia (Fesormu), Federation of Associations of Families with Intellectual Disability (Full Region of Murcia), Federation Parkinson Murcia (Fepamur), Federation of Associations of Relatives of People with Alzheimer's in the Region of Murcia ( FFDARM), Mental Health Federation Region of Murcia (Feafes), Predif Federation of Murcia-Platform representative of people with physical disability, National Organization of Spanish Blind People (ONCE), Federation of Murcia Associations of People with Physical and Organic Disability (FAMDIF) .

The mayor said that "the Constitution states that all Spaniards are born free and equal in rights and obligations, and although it seems that much progress has been made in freedom, not so much in equality" and addressed the attendees stating that "you are the responsible to remind us that we are all the same, regardless of our physical or intellectual abilities ".

"There are not capable and not capable people, but people with determination willing to reach their goals with effort and courage, which are the qualities that characterize you," said José Ballesta, who added that "your dignity and illusion is exactly the same as that of Any other Murcia and from the City we want to put ourselves at your service to realize that right to equality and full inclusion. "

Musical interpretation of ONCE harpist Miguel Alcantud

The institutional act on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities included the musical interpretation of the harpist Miguel Alcantud Rubio, member of ONCE.

The representatives of the attending groups recalled in their Manifesto that "disability is part of the human condition itself if we take into account that most individuals will experience some type of disability, whether transient or permanent, at some point. of its life cycle. "

"All people have value in themselves and the right to develop a life project, to participate and contribute something to society.

Therefore, we help to break down the invisible barriers that make it difficult for people with any disability, whether sensory, physical, intellectual, degenerative or mental, feel accepted, exercise their rights and have the opportunity to participate in all areas of life "

"Therefore, we have an obligation in solidarity to articulate all possible means and actions to promote civil dialogue and cross-cutting policies that ensure respect for the dignity of persons with disabilities, independent living, equality of opportunities, non-discrimination, universal or integral accessibility and design for all, "they concluded.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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