Carolina Gomez Mena
Newspaper La Jornada
Sunday December 4, 2022, p. 7
In the country there are 1.3 million beneficiaries of the Pension for the welfare of people with disabilities, with a social investment that amounts to 22 billion pesos.
In addition, 584,000 rehabilitation therapies have been financed for those who experience this condition in the zero to 17-year-old range, for which just over 700 million pesos were channeled between 2021 and 2022.
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Ariadna Montiel, head of the Welfare Secretariat, explained that rehabilitation therapies are carried out through an agreement with the Teletón Foundation so that the beneficiaries are cared for in the Child Rehabilitation and Inclusion Centers, through Wellness Vouchers.
In addition, the National Council to Prevent Discrimination (Conapred) disseminated the publication Nothing of us without usto promote the right to participation and consultation of people with disabilities in public decision-making. This work disseminates the minimum components of any consultation and public participation process for this sector of the population.
People with disabilities face greater obstacles to the recognition, enjoyment and effective exercise of their rights and freedoms in all social spheres, due to the negative stereotypes and prejudices that normalize the historical and systematic discrimination they face.
In this regard, the 2017 National Survey on Discrimination mentions that, although 76 percent of the population approves considering the opinion of people with disabilities in public decision-making, in practice it is rare for inclusive participation processes to be carried out. and consult.
