The Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE) is a non-profit NGO established in 1980. Its purpose is to achieve an inclusive society that guarantees the full exercise of the rights of persons with physical and organic disabilities.
This Thursday, they presented the handbooks “Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guide to Universal Accessibility” and “Defense of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guide to Action”, aimed at promoting the effective exercise of the rights of this social group and facilitating reporting and redress in cases of discrimination and violations. These documents were developed in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
COCEMFE hopes that these guides will be instrumental in preventing any violations of the rights of persons with disabilities and in removing barriers, ensuring full inclusion within the framework of legislation promoted by the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda:
- The guide ‘Defense of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guide to Action’ aims to strengthen capacities for the identification of situations involving discrimination and rights violations, as well as providing guidance on defense mechanisms by organizations representing persons with disabilities. Its contents include examples of rights violations and key strategies to identify them, along with various defense and grievance mechanisms, as well as templates and forms for submitting claims and formal complaints.
- The guide ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guide to Universal Accessibility’, in addition to outlining a theoretical framework regarding the meaning of accessibility and its legal configuration, the types of discrimination, and their prohibition within the sphere of disability, provides a comprehensive list of measures to be adopted in situations of discrimination and lack of accessibility, both at the national and international levels.
Laura Alconada
