Manual promotes access of people with disabilities to information from public and private institutions
A document prepared by the Disability Directorate of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) disseminates recommendations and standards applicable to all areas of daily communication, from writing an email, publishing on networks or casual interaction with a person with a disability. It is aimed at all people and areas of communication, in public and private organizations.
The main objective of the Accessible Communication Manual 2024 is to disseminate mechanisms to formulate and issue messages, so that everyone can access the information.
As detailed in the document, accessibility guarantees that all people participate in society on equal terms, through the full exercise of their rights. To this end, it contains suggestions, recommendations and rules applicable to everyday areas of communication, from writing an email, publishing on social networks or a casual interaction with a person with a disability.
“The manual is in line with the work we do on a daily basis to break down all the barriers that exist for the full and effective inclusion of people with disabilities in society,” indicated the Director of Disability at MIDES, Karen Sass.
He added that the purpose is to reach the areas whose tasks involve communication, in public and private organizations, so that they implement the suggestions and take into account people with disabilities. “Accessibility is a precondition for the exercise of any right; If there is no accessibility, people cannot access their rights,” he considered.
The document, prepared by the National Secretariat of Care and Disability of MIDES, provides tools so that people can access information and carry out activities of daily living in a more inclusive and accessible way, he indicated.
